John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, announced that JOSEPH GRIFFIN, 42, of Hartford, pleaded guilty
today before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to one count of
possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, fentanyl. Griffin also admitted that he violated the conditions
of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction.
According to court documents and statements made in court,
Griffin was arrested on January 17, 2019, in Hartford, after investigators made
a controlled purchase of more than five grams of fentanyl from him. Griffin possessed an additional two grams of
fentanyl at the time of his arrest.
In January 2019, Griffin was on federal supervised release
for a 2009 conviction for distributing crack cocaine. Griffin was sentenced to 10 years of
imprisonment and five years of supervised release for that offense. He was released from federal prison in
December 2017.
Judge Shea scheduled sentencing for February 10, 2020, at
which time Griffin faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years for
distributing fentanyl, and additional penalties for violating the conditions of
his supervised release.
Griffin is released on a $50,000 bond pending sentencing.
This matter has been investigated by the FBI’s Northern
Connecticut Violent Crimes Task Force, Hartford Police Department and U.S.
Marshals Service. The case is being
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney David T. Huang and First Assistant U.S.
Attorney Leonard C. Boyle.
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