Fairfield Woman Sentenced on Federal Drug Charge

Fairfield Woman Sentenced on Federal Drug Charge

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on March 4, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

BANGOR, Maine: A Fairfield woman was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced.

U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Stephanie Pelletier, 29, to 32 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Pelletier pleaded guilty in October 2020.

According to court records, between Sept. 1, 2018, and March 3, 2019, Pelletier participated in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine base. She obtained the narcotics from out-of-state suppliers and distributed them for sale in central Maine.

The Waterville Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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