A Sinclairville woman has been handed a two-year supervised release after being convicted of conspiring to sell fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl, and crack cocaine.
Tracy Griffin, 38, was sentenced to time served plus two years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara following a conviction for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, the illicit substances.
Prosecutors stated that in January 2019, Griffin and co-defendant Brandon Blackshear conspired to sell the drugs. On January 2 and January 22, 2019, the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force conducted controlled purchases of crack cocaine from Griffin and Blackshear.
As part of the investigation, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, under the direction of Jason Thompson, Associate Director of the Office of Justice Services, worked alongside the Southern Regional Drug Task Force, under the direction of the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Timothy Whitcomb, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Ray Donovan, New York Field Division.
Brandon Blackshear was previously convicted and is awaiting sentencing, officials said.
The sentencing is a result of the collaborative effort between law enforcement agencies to combat the spread of narcotics in the region.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who handled the case, Griffin and Blackshear’s actions had significant consequences on the community.
Contact: Barbara Burns, (716) 843-5817, (716) 551-3051
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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