Daitwaun Fair, Cocaine Trafficking, New York 2023

A Syracuse man has been sentenced to 102 months in prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking operation.

Daitwaun Fair, 33, of Syracuse, was sentenced on for his convictions for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base ('crack cocaine'), possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and maintaining a drug involved premises, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Field Division; Thomas F. Relford, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); New York State Police Superintendent Keith Corlett; Sheriff Eugene Conway, Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office; and William J. Fitzpatrick, Onondaga County District Attorney.

The defendant was also ordered to serve a four-year term of supervised release following his release from prison, and ordered to forfeit $112,500.00 in proceeds from his drug trafficking activity.

In imposing sentence, the Court found that Fair and his coconspirators were responsible for distributing between 3.5 and 5 kilograms of cocaine in the Syracuse area from July to September 2018. The Court also found that Fair was the organizer of the drug trafficking operation, which included 12 other coconspirators, all of whom have previously pled guilty.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the New York State Police, the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office, and the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicolas Commandeur.

The investigation and prosecution of this case were a collaborative effort between multiple law enforcement agencies and the U.S. Attorney’s Office. This case highlights the ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking in the Syracuse area and bring those responsible to justice.

Fair’s sentence is a reminder that those involved in drug trafficking will face severe consequences. The U.S. Attorney’s Office will continue to work tirelessly to disrupt and dismantle these operations and hold those responsible accountable for their crimes.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/syracuse-man-sentenced-102-months-following-drug-trafficking-convictions