Bath Salt Dealers Plead Guilty
Bangor, Maine – In a shocking turn of events, Gina Nelson, 31, of Bradley, Maine and Michael Tardiff, a/k/a “Bub”, 54, of Old Town, Maine pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute MDPV, a chemical compound commonly referred to as “bath salts” or “monkey dust”.
According to court records, the members of this conspiracy illicitly distributed MDPV in Penobscot County and elsewhere between April and December 2011. The defendants obtained MDPV from other members of the conspiracy and traded, sold or otherwise distributed it using cellular telephones and other means of communication.
The defendants face up to 20 years in prison, a $1,000,000 fine, or both. They will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office.
Nelson and Tardiff are two of fourteen defendants charged by indictment as part of the conspiracy. An indictment is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Co-defendants Elizabeth Mikotowicz, a/k/a “Beth,” Steven Orosco, a/k/a “Pablo,” Alan Alan Ketchen, a/k/a “AJ,” Daniel Hines, Adam Hathorn, and Tina Keaton, a/k/a “Fumble,” all of Bangor; Jessica Bryden, of Greenbush, Maine; and Matthew Tardiff, of Old Town, Maine; previously pled guilty to the conspiracy charge and await sentencing.
The case was investigated by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency with assistance from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bangor Police Department.
Contact Assistant United States Attorney Joel B. Casey for more information at (207) 945-0373.
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Key Facts
- State: Maine
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime|Sex Crimes|Cybercrime|Public Corruption|Weapons|Human Trafficking|White Collar Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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