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Date: 05-30-2019
Case Style:
United States of America v. Jonathan Felch
Case Number: 1:18-cr-00049-JD
Judge: Joseph A. DiClerico, Jr.
Court: United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire (Marrimack County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Georgiana L. Konesky, Seth R. Aframe, and Debra M. Walsh
Defendant's Attorney:
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Description:
Corcord, NH - Goffstown Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy
Jonathan Felch, 37, of Goffstown, pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a fentanyl drug trafficking conspiracy.
According to court documents and statements made in court, during an ongoing drug trafficking investigation that included court-authorized wiretaps, agents and task force officers with the Drug Enforcement Administration learned that Felch regularly obtained fentanyl from a source in Lawrence, Massachusetts and then sold the fentanyl in New Hampshire.
On April 6, 2018, investigators learned that Felch intended to travel from New Hampshire to Lawrence to purchase drugs. Agents conducted surveillance of Felch and observed him meet with another individual in Lawrence. Later that day, Felch returned to New Hampshire in a vehicle that was stopped in Manchester for a motor vehicle violation. Officers later located approximately 18 grams of fentanyl and a digital scale in the vehicle.
Charge:
21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a), and 841(b)(1)(A)(vi) Conspiracy to Distribute an to Possess With Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances
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“Interstate fentanyl traffickers make a deadly drug available for sale in New Hampshire,” said U.S. Attorney Murray. “The results have been disastrous. It is imperative that we stop the flow of fentanyl into the Granite State by arresting and prosecuting those who engage in this dangerous activity .”
The case was a collaborative investigation that involved the DEA; the New Hampshire State Police; the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office; the Nashua Police Department; the Massachusetts State Police; the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office; the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office; the Essex County District Attorney’s Office; the Internal Revenue Service; Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations; United States Customs and Border Protection Boston Field Office; the United States Marshals Service; the United States Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service; the Manchester Police Department; the Lisbon Police Department; the Littleton Police Department; the Seabrook Police Department; the Haverhill (MA) Police Department; the Methuen (MA) Police Department; the Lowell (MA) Police Department; and the Maine State Police.
This case was supported by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). The OCDETF program is a federal multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional task force that supplies supplemental federal funding to federal and state agencies involved in the identification, investigation, and prosecution of major drug trafficking organizations.
Outcome: NOTICE OF HEARING as to Jonathan Felch. Change of Plea Hearing set for 5/30/2019 at 10:00 AM before Judge Joseph A. DiClerico Jr. NOTICE: For cost containment purposes, the court prefers that the USPO conduct the PSR interview immediately following the COP hearing. Thus, prior to the COP hearing, a USPO may contact counsel for the purpose of scheduling the PSR interview after the COP hearing.(ko) (Entered: 05/24/2019)
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