CONCORD - Korin Gendreau, 32, of Stewartstown, pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to distribution of Oxycodone and Vicodin, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 19, 2018, Gendreau sold Vicodin, also known as Hydrocodone, to an individual who was cooperating with law enforcement officers. On Jan. 11, 2019, Gendreau sold Oxycodone to the same cooperating individual. Gendreau was arrested in April of 2019.
Gendreau is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 21, 2020.
“The illegal distribution of prescription painkillers has contributed to the opioid crisis in New Hampshire," said U.S. Attorney Murray. “We will continue to work closely with our law enforcement partners to identify and prosecute those who unlawfully sell these powerful prescription drugs."
This matter was investigated by the DEA, with assistance from the Colebrook Police Department, the Pittsburg Police Department, the New Hampshire State Police, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Coos County Sheriff’s Office, the New Hampshire Liquor Commission’s Division of Enforcement and Licensing, and the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Charles L. Rombeau and John S. Davis.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
