United States of America v. Michael Weidner

Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of distribution of a quantity of fentanyl.

Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Eight Years

Michael Weidner, 31, pled guilty to selling cocaine, and fentanyl and Adderall pills from October 2022 through April 2024. In addition, in November of 2022, Weidner, a convicted felon, was found intoxicated and asleep in the driver's seat of a car with a loaded AR-15 style firearm on the passenger seat. When a Wake County Sheriff's Deputy approached and awakened Weidner, Weidner reached for the firearm and was taken into custody. As a previously convicted felon, Weidner cannot legally possess a firearm or ammunition.



This prosecution was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launders, 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.



Michael F. Easley, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by Chief U.S. District Judge Richard E. Myers II. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Raleigh Police Department, and Wake County Sheriff's Office investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles E. Loeser prosecuted the case.



Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No. 5:24-CR-85-M-KS.

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 96 months in prison