United States Attorney's Office District of Connecticut
Press Release

BRIDGEPORT MAN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR STORING NARCOTICS FOR MAJOR BRIDGEPORT CRACK DEALER

Nora R. Dannehy, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LUIS MOJICA, 23, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute crack cocaine.  MOJICA pleaded guilty on August 24, 2007.

According to documents filed with the Court and statements made in court, Dennis Broadnax of Bridgeport paid MOJICA to store hundreds of kilos of cocaine and crack at MOJICA’s apartment at 36 Park Street from the spring of 2005 through September 2006.  Broadnax also “cooked” some of the cocaine into crack at MOJICA’s apartment, and MOJICA would assist Broadnax in bagging up the crack into small black bags for street level resale.

The investigation revealed that Broadnax sold distribution quantities of cocaine and crack cocaine to others, and also managed a crew that sold crack known as “black bag” in the P.T. Barnum housing project, 24 hours a day for seven days a week from the summer of 2005 through the day of his arrest on October 13, 2006.  From the summer of 2005 to October 2006, Broadnax trafficked more than 200 kilograms of cocaine, at least 26 of which were converted into crack cocaine.

On June 23, 2008, Broadnax, also known as “Beagle” and “Sato,” was sentenced to 240 months of imprisonment.

This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Bridgeport Violent Crimes Safe Streets Task Force.  This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Felice M. Duffy and Peter D. Markle.

CONTACT:

U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Tom Carson
(203) 821-3722
thomas.carson@usdoj.gov