John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, announced that ADAM CLARKE, 38, of Norwich, was sentenced today by
U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to three years of
probation, six months of home confinement and a $750 fine for assisting a drug
dealer while Clarke was working as a state judicial marshal.
According to court documents and statements made in court,
in 2017, law enforcement conducted a long-term investigation into the
distribution of drugs in the Norwich and New London area. On multiple occasions in October 2017, Clarke
was intercepted on a court-authorized wiretap discussing the distribution of
heroin and prescription narcotics. The
investigation revealed that Clarke, who was employed as a state judicial
marshal, received prescription pills from a known drug dealer while he was at
work, assisted the drug dealer in avoiding detection by law enforcement by
identifying law enforcement actions and vehicles, and agreed to broker at least
one heroin transaction between the drug dealer and a third party.
On October 25, 2018, Clarke pleaded guilty to one count of
conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, heroin.
Clarke is no longer employed as a state judicial marshal.
This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the Norwich, Waterford and Town of Groton Police
Departments. This case was prosecuted by
Assistant U.S. Attorney David C. Nelson.
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