Medford man, Paul Williams, was sentenced to three years in prison for distributing oxycodone throughout the North Shore. He was also sentenced to three years of supervised release. Williams, 54, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute oxycodone in March 2017.
According to investigators, Williams supplied oxycodone to Joseph Romano, who distributed over 5,000 30 mg. oxycodone pills throughout the North Shore. Williams was held accountable for the distribution of 1,678 oxycodone 30 mg. pills.
During an August 2017 search of Williams’ home, agents seized 400 30 mg. oxycodone pills and approximately $23,350.
Williams was one of nine defendants involved in the conspiracy. Eight of the defendants have been sentenced. Romano was sentenced to four years in prison, while Panarese was sentenced to 46 months in prison. Vaughn was sentenced to two years in prison, and Marcelle Milbury was sentenced to one year in prison. David Turner Sr. was sentenced to five years of probation, while Ashley Turner was sentenced to four years of probation with a six-month curfew. Sans Milbury was sentenced to three years of probation.
Co-defendant Jarod Presterone has pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing.
The investigation was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Massachusetts State Police, and the Danvers Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney James E. Arnold of U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lelling’s Narcotics and Money Laundering Unit prosecuted the case.
Paul Williams, defendant, exact criminal charges: conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute oxycodone, city and state: Medford, Massachusetts, exact date: March 2017, sentence or outcome: three years in prison and three years of supervised release, dollar amounts: $23,350.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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