Nysifah Deaveareaux Admits Role in Fentanyl Conspiracy and Distribution

A Passaic County, New Jersey, woman today admitted participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.

Nysifah Deaveareaux, 28, of Paterson, New Jersey, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler to an information charging her with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and 100 grams or more of heroin and one count of distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court: From May 2020 through Aug. 13, 2020, Deaveareaux conspired to distribute heroin and fentanyl. On June 11, 2020, Deaveareaux transported approximately 12,500 glassines of heroin and fentanyl from New Jersey to Vermont, where she distributed them to another person.

Each count carries a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years in prison, and a fine of at least $5 million. Sentencing is scheduled for March 16, 2022.

Acting U.S. Attorney Honig credited special agents and task force officers with the DEA in New Jersey and New England, under the direction of Special Agents in Charge Susan A. Gibson and Brian D. Boyle, respectively, with the investigation leading to today’s guilty plea.

This investigation was conducted as part of the Paterson Violent Crime Initiative (VCI). The VCI was formed in 2020 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey and the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, for the sole purpose of combatting violent crime in and around Paterson.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Francesca Liquori, of the Organized Crime and Gangs Unit.

Nysifah Deaveareaux Defendant Information:

Defendant Name: Nysifah Deaveareaux

Exact Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and 100 grams or more of heroin, and distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl

City and State: Paterson, New Jersey

Exact Date (crime/arrest/sentencing): May 2020 – August 13, 2020 (conspiracy), June 11, 2020 (distribution)

Sentence or Outcome: Pleaded Guilty, Sentencing Scheduled for March 16, 2022

Dollar Amounts: Fine of at least $5 million

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