ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr.
announced today that Angel Fernando, 29, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty
before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to conspiracy to distribute 40
grams or more of fentanyl. The charge carries a minimum penalty of five years
in prison, a maximum penalty of 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Cassie Kocher, who is handling the
case, stated that between August and December 11, 2018, the defendant conspired
with others sell fentanyl. After a
lengthy investigation, a search warrant was executed at Fernando’s residence
and a quantity of fentanyl was seized.
Fernando is one of eight defendants charged and convicted in
this case.
The plea is the result of an investigation by the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the direction of Special
Agent-in-Charge John B. Devito, New York Field Division; the Rochester Police
Department, under the direction of Chief La’Ron Singletary; U.S. Border Patrol,
under the direction of Patrol Agent-in-Charge Luis R. Tafoya; the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Rochester Office, under the direction of Special
Agent-in-Charge Gary Loeffert; and the Drug Enforcement Administration, under
the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Ray Donovan, New York Field Division.
Sentencing is scheduled for December 17, 2019, at 3:30 p.m.
before Judge Larimer.
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