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Hagerstown Woman Pleads Guilty to Heroin Distribution
Erica Buffolino, a 25-year-old Hagerstown woman, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin and distribution of heroin. According to her plea agreement, the fatal overdose occurred on April 13, 2015, at Buffolino’s mother’s residence in Hagerstown, Maryland.
A 19-year-old Clear Spring woman, who had recently been released from jail, had asked Buffolino for heroin. Despite initial reluctance, Buffolino agreed to share her ‘morning stash’ of heroin, which the victim injected and became high from.
Buffolino later called co-defendant Cory Kline to obtain more heroin. Kline and another co-defendant arrived at the residence, and the victim purchased half a gram of heroin. The victim again asked for some heroin, and after injecting it, became very high and reported feeling ill.
The victim’s body was discovered the following day in her car in a church parking lot in Hagerstown. The medical examiner reported that the cause of death was heroin intoxication.
Buffolino faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett has scheduled sentencing for March 22, 2016, at 3:00 p.m.
Cory Allen Kline, age 32, of Hagerstown, Maryland, previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin and is scheduled to be sentenced on April 11, 2016, at 3:00 p.m.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein commended the DEA and Washington County Narcotics Task Force for their work in the investigation. Mr. Rosenstein thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christina Hoffman and Robert R. Harding, who are prosecuting the case.
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Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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