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New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana

 

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that TONY LAM, age 40, of New Orleans, pled guilty to a one-count bill of information charging him with distribution of 40 grams or more of a mixture containing fentanyl, in violation of Title 21, United States, Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B).

According to the bill of information, TONY LAM distributed over 40 grams of a mixture containing fentanyl on July 7, 2017. 

TONY LAM faces a term of imprisonment between ten years and life, a fine of up to $8,000,000, at least eight years supervised release after imprisonment, and a mandatory $100 special assessment.  U.S. District Judge Martin L.C. Feldman will sentence LAM on December 5, 2018.

U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the Drug Enforcement Administration in investigating this matter.  Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan L. Shih is in charge of the prosecution.

 

Updated August 23, 2018
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