Cameron Street Gang Associate Pleads Guilty To Drug & Weapons Trafficking

Monday, October 28, 2024, 2:55 P.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

BOSTON, MA.- On Thursday, October 24, 2024, Steve Depina, 34, of Brockton, Massachusetts, appeared in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young to Distribution of Cocaine; Distribution of Crack Cocaine; and Being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition.

     During Thursday’s hearing and after entering his guilty pleas, Judge Young accepted Depina’s pleas and scheduled sentencing for February 25, 2025, in U.S. District Court. At that time, Depina faces a maximum federal prison term of 30 years and up to a $1,250,000 fine.

According To The U.S. Attorney’s Office

     According to Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy, During an investigation into the criminal activities of the Cameron Street gang, a violent Boston gang that had a history of drug trafficking, Depina was identified as an older associate of the gang. In 2018, Depina was convicted in Plymouth Superior Court of possession with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl and received a three to five-year state prison sentence.

     After being released from prison and during an ongoing investigation, Depina was recorded as he distributed cocaine and crack cocaine to a cooperating witness. Depina also sold a cooperating witness a 9mm handgun and 16 rounds of ammunition. On April 15, 2022, during a search of his residence, another firearm and cocaine were uncovered and seized from Depina.

     According to charging documents presented to the court, Cameron Street is a violent gang mainly based in the Dorchester section of Boston that routinely uses violence and threats of violence to preserve, protect, and expand its territory, promote a climate of fear, and enhance its reputation and stranglehold in communities throughout Boston.