Lengthy Prison Sentence Avoided

Defendant was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession with Intent to Distribute a large amount of drugs containing fentanyl. He was facing a mandatory minimum federal guidelines sentence of 10 years and up to 20 years. Ms. Connolly negotiated a plea deal; the judge departed from the guidelines and imposed a sentence of 26 months.

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Defendant was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud. Given the significant amount of fraud involved, she was facing a substantial federal prison sentence. As a result of Ms. Connolly's advocacy, she was only sentenced to 12 months.