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Heroin Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
A Monroe County man has been sentenced to 181 months in federal prison for his role in a heroin trafficking conspiracy and violating the conditions of his supervised release. 41-year-old Kerion Johnson, of Effort, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on unspecified date by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Richard P. Conaboy.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Johnson pleaded guilty to committing the crime between November 2013 and April 22, 2014 in Monroe County. Johnson also admitted to committing the crime while he was on supervised release from an earlier federal drug conviction.
The investigation into Johnson’s activities was conducted by special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Pennsylvania State Police. Johnson was charged in a Criminal Information filed by the United States Attorney on June 4, 2014.
Johnson was sentenced to 151 months in prison for the conspiracy offense. A short time later, Senior U.S. District Court Judge James M. Munley imposed a 30-month sentence on Johnson for violating the conditions of supervised release, and ordered the 30-month sentence to run consecutive to the 151-month sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Francis P. Sempa prosecuted the case.
Kerion Johnson, 41, of Effort, Pennsylvania, was sentenced for Heroin Conspiracy in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The exact crime dates were between November 2013 and April 22, 2014. Johnson’s sentence was a total of 181 months in prison, with 151 months for the conspiracy offense and 30 months for violating supervised release conditions, to run consecutively.
Johnson’s case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Pennsylvania State Police, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Francis P. Sempa.
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- 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 â†â€â€
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