Terry Allen, a 57-year-old resident of Rosedale, Maryland, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for her role in a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and for money laundering. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander.
The announcement was made by Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, along with officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Baltimore Field Office, Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Washington Division, Health and Human Services-Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) Philadelphia Regional Office, and the Baltimore County Police Department.
According to court documents and Allen's guilty plea, an FBI investigation in 2022 found that Allen received more than $270,000 from another individual under investigation. Authorities determined that Allen supplied this individual with diverted prescription drugs and identified her as the leader of a drug trafficking organization operating in the Baltimore area. Between 2022 and 2023, this group distributed thousands of oxycodone pills throughout the community.
Investigators reported that members of Allen’s organization used a network of so-called pseudo-patients—individuals recruited to visit clinics under false pretenses to obtain prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances such as oxycodone. These pseudo-patients would then provide their prescriptions to members of the organization in exchange for cash or pills.
In early 2023, law enforcement intercepted communications among members of the drug trafficking group after receiving court authorization. These intercepted calls showed that Allen openly discussed large quantities of oxycodone she had available for redistribution and revealed collaboration with a co-conspirator who managed multiple pseudo-patients acquiring prescriptions.
Authorities also uncovered evidence of money laundering during their investigation. A review of Allen’s bank records showed she handled over $2 million between 2017 and 2023 through various transactions, including those made via peer-to-peer payment applications like Zelle and Cash App.
In May 2023, law enforcement executed more than 30 search warrants related to the case. During a search at Allen’s residence in Rosedale on May 31, agents discovered nearly $40,000 in cash, drug ledgers documenting distribution activity, medical appointment calendars for pseudo-patients, two firearms—a Glock handgun and a Remington shotgun—and prescription medications linked to ongoing drug sales.
After being arrested and released on home detention following her bail hearing, authorities learned that Allen continued distributing oxycodone while under supervision. A subsequent search in September recovered additional prescription bottles containing hundreds of oxycodone pills.
Records obtained from Maryland’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program indicated that participants in the conspiracy illegally redistributed significant quantities—at least 3,000 kilograms converted drug weight—of oxycodone.
Prosecutors detailed that through her operation Allen sold thousands of pills at varying dosages and prices: about 4,454 pills containing 30 milligrams each at $45 per pill; approximately 12,835 pills containing 20 milligrams each at $30 per pill; around 6,749 pills containing 15 milligrams each at $20 per pill; and roughly 770 Adderall pills at $20 per pill. She received about $735,860 from these sales. Proceeds were used to pay off her mortgage on her Rosedale property.
At sentencing, the court imposed a forfeiture money judgment matching these proceeds and ordered forfeiture of Allen’s house.
The case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) initiative aimed at dismantling major criminal organizations using coordinated efforts across federal, state, and local agencies (https://www.justice.gov/ocdetf).
Kelly O. Hayes commended all agencies involved in investigating this case and acknowledged Assistant U.S. Attorneys Calvin C. Miner and Ari D. Evans for prosecuting it.
More information about the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office can be found at https://www.justice.gov/usao-md or https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/community-outreach.
