FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 22, 2009
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A LEAD INVESTIGATOR IN CODE OF SILENCE INVESTIGATION IS SENTENCED TO 70 MONTHS IN PRISON
BOSTON, MA - A former Massachusetts State Trooper was sentenced late yesterday to 70 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute OxyContin and conspiring to use extortionate means to collect drug debts.
Acting United States Attorney Michael K. Loucks, Colonel Mark F. Delaney, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police and Bruce M. Foucart, Special Agent in Charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Office of Investigations in Boston announced today that former Massachusetts State Trooper, MARK LEMIEUX of Norfolk, MA was sentenced by the Honorable Richard G. Stearns to 70 months’ imprisonment on both counts (concurrent), 3 years’ supervised release and forfeiture in the amount of $2,000 (part of judgment).
LEMIEUX pled guilty on February 9, 2009, on his first day of trial, shortly after opening statements and the introduction of testimony, to charges that he conspired to distribute OxyContin and conspired to use extortionate means to collect drug debts.
LEMIEUX’s co-defendant, PATRICK McCARTHY also pled guilty and was sentenced to 41 months in prison. TARA DRUMMEY pled guilty and was sentenced to 5 years’ probation with 6 months home confinement. A coconspirator, STEPHEN KALIL, was sentenced by Judge William G. Young earlier this week to 15 years in prison. Co-defendant JOSEPH CATANESE, a retired state trooper and LEMIEUX’s former partner, is scheduled to be sentenced on June 4, 2009.
The case was investigated by the Massachusetts State Police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney’s William F. Bloomer, of Loucks’ Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force and Brian T. Kelly, Chief of the Public Corruption Unit.
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