ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A 37-year-old man from Hughesville, Maryland, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a massive oxycodone conspiracy that spanned over five years.
William Delonta Granberry, who pleaded guilty on February 10, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release.
According to a statement of facts filed with the plea agreement, Granberry admitted to fabricating prescriptions of oxycodone using legitimate prescription paper delivered to his residence. He also admitted to fabricating the prescribing information of legitimate physicians obtained from the website DEANumber.com, and using primarily fictitious patient names.
Granberry then recruited a network of co-conspirators who used individuals called “runners” to fill these fraudulent prescriptions at various pharmacies. After acquiring the fraudulently obtained oxycodone from his co-conspirators, Granberry distributed the oxycodone to other individuals for a high profit.
Since 2008, the criminal organization has fraudulently obtained approximately 130,000 oxycodone pills. Eight other defendants have pleaded guilty and been sentenced as part of the investigation to date.
Five other defendants are awaiting sentencing: Sheila Coleman will be sentenced July 8; Dmitri Walls-White on July 22; Andre Granberry on August 12; James Powell on September 9, and; Roxanne Granberry on September 16.
This sentencing is the product of a multi-year, multi-jurisdictional, and multi-agency Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation designated “Operation Circuit Breaker.” Operation Circuit Breaker focuses upon the illegal procurement and sale of prescription pain medication across the mid-Atlantic region.
The U.S. Attorney thanked the Department of Defense–Office of the Inspector General, Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, Charles County Sheriff’s Office, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, Virginia State Police, and the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office for their assistance in this matter.
This case is part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), Operation Circuit Breaker, which focuses on the illegal procurement and sale of prescription pain medication across the mid-Atlantic region.
Defendant/Respondent: William Delonta Granberry
Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to distribute oxycodone
City and State: Alexandria, Virginia
Date: April 21, 2023
Sentence: 120 months in prison, followed by a three-year term of supervised release
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Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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