LOCKPORT, N.Y. – A local nurse has been found guilty of hiding her boyfriend’s illicit activities, according to a court filing.
Janelle Hawkins, 36, a registered nurse from Lockport, pleaded guilty to misprision of felony, a charge that carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both.
The crime took place from July 2009 to August 17, 2010, when Hawkins knew her boyfriend, Eric Williams, was using her residence at 118 Chestnut Street in Lockport to engage in drug trafficking activities.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Catherine Baumgarten stated that after conducting an extensive criminal investigation, including obtaining a wiretap for Williams’ cellular telephone, members of the Niagara County Drug Task Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration executed a federal search warrant at Hawkins’ residence on August 17, 2010.
Agents seized drug paraphernalia and $8,614.00 in cash. They also seized more than a half kilogram of cocaine after apprehending Williams in a downstairs bathroom at Hawkins’ residence as he was flushing cocaine down a toilet.
Williams pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine and was sentenced to five years in prison. Hawkins is one of 23 defendants convicted as a result of this drug investigation.
The plea is the culmination of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Brian R. Crowell, Special Agent in Charge, New York Field Division, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Brian P. Boetig, and the Niagara County Drug Task Force, under the direction of Sheriff James Votour.
Hawkins is scheduled to be sentenced at a later date.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- 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 ↗
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