BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Heidi Jankowiak, 35, of Franklinville, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possessing with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Misha A. Coulson, who is handling the case, stated that on January 23, 2021, while on routine patrol in the Town of Salamanca, City of Salamanca Police Officers observed a vehicle with an obstructed license plate fail to use its turn signal. The officers conducted a traffic stop and, upon approaching the driver of the vehicle, believed the driver was operating the vehicle while impaired by drugs. The defendant was in the front passenger seat, while another person was in the back seat of the vehicle. The driver advised the officers that there was methamphetamine inside the vehicle. Following this admission, officers conducted a search of the vehicle and recovered a small purse belonging to Jankowiak. Inside the purse, officers recovered a digital scale, two suboxone strips, two hypodermic needles, a large quantity of methamphetamine, and cocaine.
The plea is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Ray Donovan, and the Salamanca Police Department, under the direction of Acting Chief Jamie Deck.
Sentencing is scheduled for October 22, 2021, before Judge Vilardo.
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