BOSTON – A Lawrence man pleaded guilty today in federal court
in Boston for selling fentanyl to an undercover officer.
Jonathan Marquez, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of
distributing fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin scheduled
sentencing for May 12, 2020. Marquez was arrested in September 2019 and has
been detained since October 2019.
In September 2019, an undercover officer placed an order
with a fentanyl dealer, and Marquez then met the undercover officer at an
arranged location in Lawrence. Marquez handed the officer 11
individually-wrapped bags containing brownish powder in exchange for cash. Laboratory results later determined that the
brownish powder contained fentanyl.
The charging statute provides for a sentence of up to 20
years in prison, at least three years and up to life of supervised release and
a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court
judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory
factors.
United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Joseph R.
Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Boston Field Division; Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug
Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division; and Jason Molina, Acting
Special Agent in Charge of the Homeland Security Investigations in Boston made
the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Abely, Deputy Chief of
Lelling’s Major Crimes Unit, is prosecuting the case.
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