SCRANTON – A Lackawanna County woman has been sentenced to 33 months’ imprisonment for her role in a heroin trafficking conspiracy.
Nicole Ann Bozek, 32, of Nicholson, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on March 2, 2022, to 33 months’ imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion following her conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute heroin.
According to U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus, Bozek conspired to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin, equivalent to approximately 50,000 individual retail bags of heroin, during the conspiracy.
Bozek was one of eleven defendants indicted in May 2020. With the exception of Tysheen Gott, a/k/a ‘LB,’ all other co-conspirators pleaded guilty. Gott was convicted after trial in August 2021 and is awaiting sentencing.
The case was the result of a year-long investigation, in part driven by multiple federal wiretaps conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Wilkes-Barre Police Department, the Scranton Police Department, the Pittston City Police Department, the Plymouth Police Department, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office, the Wyoming County District Attorney’s Office, and the Office of Pennsylvania Attorney General.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michelle Olshefski and Robert O’Hara prosecuted the case. The case was part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime.
The case was also brought as part of a district-wide initiative to combat the nationwide epidemic regarding the use and distribution of heroin. Led by the United States Attorney’s Office, the Heroin Initiative targets heroin traffickers operating in the Middle District of Pennsylvania and is part of a coordinated effort among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who commit heroin-related offenses.
Defendant: Nicole Ann Bozek
Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute heroin
City and State: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Date: March 2, 2022
Sentence: 33 months’ imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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