Todd Austin, Methamphetamine Trafficking, New York 2023

ALBANY, NEW YORK – A 64-year-old Gloversville man has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in a Capital District drug trafficking organization.

Todd Austin, age 64, of Gloversville, New York, was sentenced on Friday to 78 months in prison for distributing and possessing with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of pure methamphetamine.

As part of his previously entered guilty plea, Austin admitted that between March and July 2023, he obtained methamphetamine from his Albany-based drug supplier that he then sold to others from his Gloversville residence.

United States District Judge Anne M. Nardacci also imposed a 3-year term of supervised release to begin after Austin is released from prison.

Todd Austin, 64, of Gloversville, New York, was charged with: Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine (21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1))

He was found guilty and sentenced on Friday in the Northern District of New York.

Austin was one of nine defendants to be charged in this investigation. The following defendants have pled guilty and have been sentenced or are pending sentencing:

Andrew Deleon was sentenced to 72 months in prison, to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release;

Stefanie Plass was sentenced to 24 months in prison, to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release;

Ahmad Burke was sentenced to 14 months in prison, to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release;

Keisha Duboise is scheduled to be sentenced on September 30, 2025;

Flor Arencibia is scheduled to be sentenced on December 4, 2025;

and Melissa Karwan is scheduled to be sentenced on November 24, 2025.

Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III said, “Methamphetamine is a terrible drug that has plagued Upstate New York communities. With our law enforcement partners, we are fighting back. Anyone distributing meth in the Northern District of New York should be prepared to do federal prison time.”

This case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation, led by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS).

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/member-capital-district-drug-trafficking-organization-sentenced-78-months-prison