Indictment Charges Danbury Man with Meth Trafficking Offense

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, P.J. O’Brien, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Wallingford Police Chief John Ventura today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging BRANDT MENDELSON, 30, of Danbury, with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine.

The indictment was returned on June 17, 2025, and Mendelson was arrested yesterday.  He was released on a $100,000 bond. 

As alleged in the indictment and statements made in court, on January 18, 2025, Wallingford Police stopped a vehicle Mendelson was driving and arrested him for driving under the influence.  At the time of his arrest, Mendelson possessed numerous counterfeit Adderall pills that contained methamphetamine and were packaged to be shipped through the U.S. Mail.

If convicted of the charge, Mendelson faces a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years and a maximum term of imprisonment of 40 years

U.S. Attorney Sullivan stressed that an indictment is not evidence of guilt.  Charges are only allegations, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

This matter is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Wallingford Police Department.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathaniel J. Gentile.