Parkland Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 32 Months for Counterfeit Xanax and Steroids

GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: In a grim culmination of a multi-jurisdictional investigation, Frank Fiore, a 60-year-old Parkland resident, was today sentenced to 32 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to traffic counterfeit Xanax and illegal steroids.

Federal prosecutors revealed that Fiore not only sold the counterfeit drugs to law enforcement agents and an informer but also sought to arrange the murder of two associates and threatened violence against his brother-in-law. The case underscores the gravity of drug trafficking and associated crimes in Broward County, Florida.

According to United States Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer for the Southern District of Florida, Fiore conspired with Anthony Carbone and Gary Lee Jones to distribute illicit substances. Carbone, 31, from Deerfield Beach, and Jones, 55, from Boca Raton, were also sentenced to 24 months imprisonment each.

Carbone’s previous conviction for conspiracy to traffic counterfeit drugs and distribution of controlled substances was a prelude to this sentencing. Jones faced charges including conspiracy to traffic in a counterfeit drug and possession of a firearm after a felony conviction.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Marc Osborne prosecuted the case, with commendations from Ferrer for the relentless investigative efforts by the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigations and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

The sentence handed down today serves as a stark reminder of the consequences for those who engage in organized crime and drug trafficking. For more information on this case, visit the website of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida or the District Court for the Southern District of Florida.