Marquise Maxey, a 39-year-old resident of Haledon, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 151 months in prison and a term of supervised release for distributing fentanyl. The sentencing took place on January 13, 2026, before Senior United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion in Scranton.
United States Attorney Brian D. Miller stated that Maxey pleaded guilty in 2024 to one count of fentanyl distribution. As part of his plea agreement, Maxey admitted to selling about 26 grams of fentanyl to a confidential source for $18,000. Authorities noted that this amount is equivalent to more than 13,000 potentially fatal doses.
The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Pocono Mountain Regional Police, Scranton Police Department, Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office, and Monroe County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney James M. Buchanan prosecuted the case.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, “This case was brought as part of a district wide initiative to combat the nationwide epidemic regarding the use and distribution of heroin. Led by the United States Attorney’s Office, the Heroin Initiative targets heroin traffickers operating in the Middle District of Pennsylvania and is part of a coordinated effort among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who commit heroin related offenses.”
