LilChrosin Paul Mauldin, IV, Ecstasy Trafficking, Alabama 2025

MOBILE, AL – A Prichard man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a Ecstasy trafficking operation. LilChrosin Paul Mauldin, IV, 31, was sentenced to 151 months in prison for his crimes, which included possession with intent to distribute MDMB-4en-PINACA, a schedule I controlled substance, commonly referred to as Ecstasy, and possession of a machine gun conversion device, commonly referred to as a "Glock switch."

According to court documents, Mauldin sold the controlled substance to a confidential informant and represented that it was Fentanyl. The informant also asked Mauldin whether he could help obtain a weapon, to which Mauldin responded that he had previously possessed a "box" of them but could find one for the informant. Mauldin subsequently contacted the informant to say that he had obtained a switch that he could sell to the informant.

On October 31, 2025, United States District Court Judge Kristi Dubose imposed a 151-month sentence for the drug count and a 120-month sentence on the machine gun conversion device count and ordered that the sentences run concurrently. The judge further ordered that Mauldin serve five years of supervised release following his imprisonment. As conditions of Mauldin’s supervision, he will also undergo testing and treatment for drug and/or alcohol abuse and he will be subject to a search of his person and premises upon reasonable suspicion.

No fine was imposed but the judge ordered that Mauldin pay $200 in special assessments. U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama made the announcement.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Mobile Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gloria Bedwell prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the government to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the government’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

Mauldin was charged with two federal counts: possession with intent to distribute MDMB-4en-PINACA (Ecstasy) and possession of a machine gun conversion device. He pled guilty to these charges in July of 2025.