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Lampkin, Meth Kingpin, Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison, Michigan 2024
DETROIT, Mich. – Robert Lampkin, a 41-year-old Detroit man, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for leading a methamphetamine trafficking organization that brought in over 9 kilograms of the illicit substance from a supplier in California.
Lampkin’s accomplices, JoShawn Bennett, 37, Tiffany Stockman, 24, and Tammie Wade, 32, transported the methamphetamine back to Michigan in airline luggage. In addition to the methamphetamine trafficking charges, Lampkin and his accomplice Brenden Lockridge, 26, were also convicted of stealing $2.1 million from pandemic unemployment insurance agencies by using stolen personal identifying information of other individuals to file fraudulent claims.
Lampkin’s and Lockridge’s sentences also require them to pay back the $2.1 million stolen from multiple states as restitution. The money was intended to assist struggling American workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
United States Attorney Dawn Ison stated, "We will use every resource available to combat those who spread the scourge of illegal drugs in our communities. We also won’t cease our efforts to hold accountable those who used a global pandemic to enrich themselves at the expense of taxpayers."
DEA Special Agent in Charge Orville O. Greene added, "The men and women of the DEA and our law enforcement partners remain committed to targeting interstate methamphetamine traffickers contributing to the nation’s drug crisis. This sentence reflects our continued resolve to partner with all our law-enforcement counterparts to fight greed, violence, and drug addiction."
Special Agent-in-Charge Irene Lindow stated, "Robert Lampkin conspired with Brenden Lockridge to file fraudulent unemployment insurance (UI) claims in the names of identity theft victims, receiving benefits to which they were not entitled. They enriched themselves by defrauding a program that was intended to assist struggling American workers during an unprecedented global pandemic."
The case was investigated by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Labor Office of Inspector General. Assistant United States Attorney Paul Kuebler prosecuted the case for the United States. This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation.
OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.
Lampkin’s sentencing marks a major victory for law enforcement in the ongoing fight against methamphetamine trafficking and pandemic unemployment insurance fraud.
Key Facts
- State: Michigan
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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