Michael Augment, 38, of Lorton, Virginia, was sentenced on June 2 in U.S. District Court to 81 months in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl in the District of Columbia, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
“Augment repeatedly sold fentanyl in quantities large enough to kill hundreds of people, flooding a city already ravaged by an opioid crisis with one of the most lethal drugs on the market,” said U.S. Attorney Pirro. “This sentence reflects the grave danger he posed to our community and our determination to hold fentanyl traffickers accountable.”
Augment pleaded guilty on March 4 before Judge Timothy Kelly to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. In addition to the prison term, Judge Kelly ordered Augment to serve five years of supervised release. Federal prosecutors had requested an 87-month prison term.
According to court papers, between April 2024 and October 2024, Augment conspired with others to distribute fentanyl in Washington, D.C., selling the drug multiple times—including about 157 grams for $4,000 and another sale of approximately 278 grams for $8,750—to a law enforcement agent.
In July 2024, Virginia State Police stopped Augment’s vehicle after he left a co-conspirator’s apartment in the District. Officers recovered fentanyl and about $12,473 in cash from his vehicle as well as a ledger containing money orders totaling around $32,478. A subsequent search at his home led authorities to discover about $27,000 in cash along with a heat sealer and a handgun case. Augment admitted responsibility for distributing between 400 grams and 1.2 kilograms of fentanyl.
The investigation was conducted by the DEA Washington Division with assistance from Virginia State Police. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nihar Mohanty and Solomon Eppel.