Rodney Cote, Oxycodone Distribution, Connecticut 2020

Waterford Man Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Oxycodone

A Waterford man has been sentenced to prison for distributing oxycodone. RODNEY COTE, 54, of Waterford, was sentenced to nine months of imprisonment, followed by six months of home confinement and three years of supervised release, for distributing oxycodone in Hartford.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Cote was obtaining a monthly prescription for 120 80mg oxycodone pills and selling the pills for cash. The investigation revealed that Cote had been filling the monthly prescription for at least three years.

On four occasions between May and July 2018, investigators made controlled purchases of 120 pills from Cote in exchange for $2,000. On September 20, 2018, investigators purchased 240 pills for $5,000. Cote was arrested on November 7, 2018, after he agreed to sell another 240 pills.

Cote pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, oxycodone on March 4, 2019. As part of his sentence, Cote was ordered to forfeit $19,700. Cote was released on a $75,000 bond and was ordered to report to prison on April 7, 2020.

This matter was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration's New Haven Tactical Diversion Squad and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jocelyn Courtney Kaoutzanis.

Rodney Cote, a 54-year-old Waterford man, has been sentenced to prison for distributing oxycodone. Cote's nine-month sentence is followed by six months of home confinement and three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to forfeit $19,700.

The investigation into Cote's activities revealed that he had been obtaining a monthly prescription for 120 80mg oxycodone pills and selling them for cash. Over the course of several months, investigators made controlled purchases of the pills from Cote in exchange for large sums of money.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/waterford-man-sentenced-prison-distributing-oxycodone