Bay Area Meth Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
A 65-year-old Concord man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking ring that operated in the Bay Area.
Donnie Joe Phillips, 65, of Concord, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez on February 7, 2023 for his involvement in the conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
According to evidence presented at trial, Phillips and his co-defendant Gordon Owen Miller, 60, of Clayton, supplied methamphetamine to co-defendant Phyliss Mosher, 51, of Vallejo, who in turn supplied it to an undercover agent. The drug deals took place in Solano and Yolo Counties between June 2014 and February 2015.
On January 25, 2018, Mosher was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to the methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy on May 9, 2017. Miller was sentenced to 20 years in prison on May 15, 2018.
The case was the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office, the California Highway Patrol, the Vallejo Police Department, and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jason Hitt and Jill Thomas prosecuted the case.
This case was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), a program established in 1982 to conduct comprehensive, multilevel attacks on major drug trafficking and money laundering organizations.
Phillips was found guilty of eight counts of distribution and two counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, while Miller was found guilty of two counts of distribution and two counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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