Calvin Elston, Jr., Fentanyl Conspiracy, New York 2023

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Calvin Elston, Jr., 41, of Buffalo, was sentenced to serve 235 months in prison for his role in a fentanyl conspiracy.

Elston was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 400 grams or more of fentanyl.

Between July 2013 and May 2015, Elston conspired with co-defendants to distribute fentanyl, oxymorphone, oxycodone, and amphetamines, Schedule II controlled substances.

Elston obtained prescriptions in his own name, and in the names of others, from co-defendant Brandon Coburn, a former nurse practitioner. Coburn would write prescriptions without legitimate medical purpose, resulting in 253 prescriptions being issued.

Elston and others would recruit individuals to visit pharmacies and submit the prescriptions, with those individuals being paid for their services. Coburn would also be paid for writing each prescription.

In total, ten defendants have been convicted and sentenced in this case, including Brandon Coburn, who was sentenced to 108 months, and Jennifer Courton, who was sentenced to 180 months.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/buffalo-man-going-jail-nearly-20-years-distributing-fentanyl-final-defendant-be