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Date: 12-15-2023
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Case Number: 8:20-cr-00245
Judge: David N. Hurd
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Oneida County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office in Utica
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Utica, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with smuggling cocaine.
Guillaume Latour-Laitre, age 27, of Prevost, Quebec, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. In doing so, he admitted that from November 2019 through December 7, 2019, as vice president of a commercial trucking company in Quebec, he trafficked cocaine from the United States to Canada via tractor trailer. On December 7, 2019, Latour-Laitre’s co-conspirator and employee at the trucking company, Jason Nelson, attempted to leave the United States for Canada at the Derby Line, Vermont Port of Entry. At the border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers performed an outbound inspection on Nelson’s tractor trailer and discovered approximately 142 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a secret compartment in the trailer. Latour-Laitre was extradited from Canada in December 2022 to face the charges.
Nelson was sentenced, on April 27, 2022, to 72 months in prison and 5 years of supervised release.
United States District Judge David N. Hurd also imposed a 5-year term of supervised release, which will start when Latour-Laitre is released from prison. Upon his release from prison, Latour-Laitre may be removed/deported from the United States.
HSI and CBP investigated the case and Assistant United States Attorney Douglas Collyer prosecuted the case. The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs provided substantial assistance in securing the arrest and extradition of Latour-Laitre.
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Outcome: Upon his plea of guilty to Count 1 of Indictment 8:20cr245, Guillaume Latour-Laitre is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 120 MONTHS. The Court recommends the defendant be housed in FCI Raybrook. A term of Supervised Release of 5 YEARS with standard and special conditions is imposed. Parties waive reading of special conditions. No Fine is imposed. Special Assessment of $100, which is due and payable immediately.
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