United States of America v. John Miller, Jason Cunrod, Joshua Young, Carol Gordon

Bangor, Maine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking

Four Sentenced for Roles in Penobscot and Aroostook County Drug Trafficking Ring

According to court records, between January 2018 and December 2021, Cunrod, Miller, Gordon, Young and others trafficked methamphetamine and fentanyl in Penobscot and Aroostook counties and elsewhere. Miller, Cunrod,and Young each regularly arranged to obtain quantities from a coconspirator through phone calls, texts and social media using coded language and then distribute those drugs to customers in Aroostook County, using the proceeds to purchase more drugs from the source. In addition, during the conspiracy, Miller provided his source with dozens of firearms that he acquired from various individuals in Aroostook County. Gordon allowed others to sell drugs from her Bangor home and facilitated distribution events by serving as an intermediate between the seller and customer in exchange for narcotics for her personal use.



Twenty-one defendants have been charged in this and related cases for their part in a widespread northern Maine drug trafficking conspiracy. To date, 17 of the defendants have been sentenced while four await sentencing:



Sentenced:



Andrew Adams (32, Aroostook County) – 10 years



Matthew Catalano (38, Penobscot County) – 165 months



Christopher Coty (44, Bangor) – 4 years



Jason Cunrod (42, Caribou) – 48 months



Blaine Footman (38, Bangor) – 5 years



Nicole Footman (41, Holden) – 3 years



Dwight Gary, Jr. (54, Medway) – Time served (approx. 5 months)



Carol Gordon (53, Bangor) – Time served (approx. 31 months) plus 6 months of community confinement



Thomas Hammond (26, Charleston) – 84 months



Joshua Jerrell (30, Orrington) – Time served (approx. 36 months)



James King (55, Caribou) – 165 months



Shelby Loring (29, Bangor) – Time served (approx. 32 months)



Danielle McBreairty (34, Glenburn) – 20 years



John Miller (24, Caribou) – 54 months



Aaron Rodgers (43, Bangor) – Time served (approx. 33 months)



Wayne Smith (33, Bangor) – 85 months



Joshua Young (48, Presque Isle) – Time served (approx. 2 months) plus 24 months home detention



Awaiting sentencing:



Daquan Corbett (30, Brockton, Mass.)



Daviston Jackson (28, Boston, Mass.)



Sarah McBreairty (36, Dixmont) – sentencing scheduled 05/05/25



James Valiante (42, Linneus) – sentencing scheduled 05/05/25



The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and Maine Drug Enforcement Agency investigated the case. Assistance was provided by the police departments in Orono, Bangor, Brewer, Caribou, Presque Isle and Houlton. The U.S. Attorney's Office also recognized the cooperation and coordination provided by the Maine State Attorney General's Office and the Aroostook County District Attorney's Office.



Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces: This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.