ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr.
announced today that Jonathan Velasquez, 25, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty
before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to conspiracy to distribute over 40
grams of fentanyl. The charge carries a minimum penalty of five years in
prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Cassie Kocher, who is handling the
case, stated that the defendant conspired with others to distribute quantities
of heroin throughout the Western District of New York.
The plea is the result of an investigation by the Rochester
Police Department, under the direction of Chief La’Ron Singletary; the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the direction of Special
Agent-in-Charge John B. Devito; the New York State Police, under the direction
of Major Eric Laughton; United States Border Patrol, under the direction of
Patrol Agent-in-Charge Jeffrey Wilson; the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Gary Loeffert; the Orleans
County Sheriff’s Department, under the direction of Sheriff Randy Bower; and
the Orleans County District Attorney’s Office, under the direction of District
Attorney Joseph V. Cardone.
Sentencing is scheduled for September 5, 2019, at 11:00 p.m.
before Judge Larimer.
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