SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In a major blow to the opioid trafficking trade, 35-year-old Charles Connor of Anchorage, Alaska, has been sentenced to six years and six months in prison for his role in distributing and possessing with intent to distribute oxycodone.
According to court documents, the United States Postal Service in Anchorage intercepted a package sent to Connor from co-defendant Stacy Mistler, a resident of Marysville, California, on December 17, 2012. The package contained 300 oxycodone 30‑mg tablets. Law enforcement delivered the package to Connor and then arrested him.
Further investigation revealed that between November 7, 2011, and December 17, 2012, Mistler sent prescription drugs from Northern California to Connor in Alaska. Connor made deposits into Mistler’s bank account to pay for the pills. In total, Mistler shipped approximately 9,600 pills to Connor. About two-thirds of the pills were oxycodone and one-third of the tablets were morphine. In exchange for the pills, Connor deposited approximately $125,000 into Mistler’s bank account.
On April 21, 2016, Judge Troy L. Nunley sentenced Mistler to 35 months in prison. The case against Connor was the product of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the United States Postal Service, the Alaska State Troopers, the California Department of Justice Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud & Elder Abuse, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and the U.S. Marshals Service. Assistant United States Attorney Christiaan Highsmith prosecuted the case.
This case was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). The OCDETF program was established in 1982 to conduct comprehensive, multilevel attacks on major drug trafficking and money laundering organizations. OCDETF’s principal mission is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking and money laundering organizations and those primarily responsible for the nation’s drug supply.
The harsh sentence handed down to Connor serves as a warning to those involved in the opioid trafficking trade. The Grimy Times will continue to follow this story and bring you updates as more information becomes available.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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