Greenbelt, Maryland – In a shocking turn of events, Philip Rice D’Ávanzo, a 29-year-old man from Bethesda, Maryland, has been sentenced to 3 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone.
A U.S. District Judge, Theodore D. Chuang, handed down the sentence, which will be followed by 3 years of supervised release. D’Ávanzo was also ordered to pay a $10,000 fine and forfeit three luxury wristwatches, his pick-up truck, and $241,352 in cash.
The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge William P. McMullan of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives – Baltimore Field Division; and Chief J. Thomas Manger of the Montgomery County Police Department.
According to D’Ávanzo’s plea agreement and court documents, from June 2014 through September 25, 2014, D’Ávanzo, Richard Michael Mathisen, and others, conspired to distribute oxycodone. As part of the conspiracy, co-conspirators obtained MRIs, which another co-conspirator altered to make them appear as though the individuals required prescriptions for pain medication.
The co-conspirators either gave or sold to D’Ávanzo or Mathiesen all or some of the oxycodone obtained from the prescriptions. The defendants then used some of the oxycodone for themselves and distributed some of the oxycodone to others.
A search warrant was executed at D’Ávanzo’s residence on September 25, 2014, and Montgomery County Police officers recovered pill bottles in the names of people who did not reside at his residence. They also found a shotgun and a semi-automatic assault rifle next to D’Ávanzo’s bed, and eight 30-round magazines, including one that was fully loaded and was found adjacent to the semi-automatic assault rifle.
Related Federal Cases
- Donald Russell, Oxycodone Distribution, Maryland 2015 · Virginia
- Daniel Webster Ray Jr, Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy, Maryland 2018 · Virginia
- Lawrence Brinkley, Oxycodone Distribution, Delaware 2016 · Delaware
- Daniel Alexander, Oxycodone and Alprazolam Conspiracy, Maryland 2024 · Maryland
- Lamar Vinson Kaintuck, Heroin Distribution, Maryland 2015 · Ohio
Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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