Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution Conspiracy

Federal Authorities Seize Assets, Including Cash, Firearms, and Bank Accounts

Defendant Admits to Distributing Oxycodone and Fentanyl in Massachusetts and Other States

BOSTON - A Texas man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone and fentanyl. He was also ordered to forfeit $860,833, four firearms, and four bank accounts.

Rodolfo Gonzalez, 34, of Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone and fentanyl. U.S. District Court Senior Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled sentencing for June 2, 2023.

Gonzalez was arrested on Jan. 19, 2022, after an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration's Boston Field Division. According to the charging documents, Gonzalez was part of a drug trafficking organization that distributed oxycodone and fentanyl in Massachusetts and other states, including Texas and California. Gonzalez supplied oxycodone and fentanyl pills to other members of the organization, who then distributed the pills to customers.

During the investigation, law enforcement seized approximately $860,833 in cash, four firearms, and four bank accounts from Gonzalez. The seized assets are subject to forfeiture as part of Gonzalez's guilty plea.

"This case demonstrates our commitment to investigating and prosecuting drug trafficking organizations that distribute dangerous opioids in our communities," said United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins. "We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to hold accountable those who profit from the sale of these deadly drugs."

"DEA is committed to investigating and disrupting drug trafficking organizations that distribute dangerous opioids in our communities," said Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Boston Field Division. "We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to hold accountable those who profit from the sale of these deadly drugs."

The DEA investigated the case with the assistance from the Houston Police Department, the Massachusetts State Police, the Boston Police Department, the Cambridge Police Department, the Somerville Police Department, and the Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation Division.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Pohl of Rollins' Narcotics and Money Laundering Unit is prosecuting the case.