Skip to main content
Press Release

Fitchburg Man Sentenced for Dealing Oxycodone

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

BOSTON – A Fitchburg man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for dealing Oxycodone.

Marc Merchant, 54, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to four years in prison and three years of supervised release. In March 2018, Merchant pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution and possession with intent to distribute Oxycodone.

On three occasions, Merchant distributed Oxycodone to an undercover agent in transactions that were audio and video recorded. On two instances, Aug. 9, 2016, and Feb. 17, 2017, Merchant distributed 100 pills to the agent, and on March 8, 2017, Merchant distributed 200 pills to the agent. When Merchant was arrested in April 2017, he was in possession of over $4,000 in cash and approximately 40 Oxycodone pills. 

United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division; and Fitchburg Police Chief Ernest F. Martineau made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Grady of Lelling’s Worcester Branch Office prosecuted the case.

Updated August 31, 2018
Topics
Drug Trafficking
Opioids
Component
USAO - Massachusetts

Related Content

photo of a cell phone displaying an image of a drug test showing a positive indicator for methamphetamine, followed by a text message that read: “I ordered Adderall . . . I got this . . . it’s pressed meth. I said if they don’t have real Adderall I would take 20mg Ritalin to replace. They refused unless I sent these back (which is highly illegal).”
Press Release
California Man Arrested for Money Laundering Conspiracy in Connection with Online Pharmacy Websites

BOSTON – A California man has been arrested and charged in federal court in Boston in connection with a money laundering conspiracy.  

Press Release
Cape Cod Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Fentanyl, Fentanyl Analogue and Cocaine Offenses

BOSTON – A Cape Cod man was sentenced today for drug distribution offenses.

Press Release
Former Virginia Inmate Sentenced to More Than a Decade in Prison for Drug Distribution and Money Laundering Conspiracies

BOSTON – A former inmate at the Buckingham Correctional Center in Dillwyn, Va. (Buckingham) was sentenced today in connection with leading conspiracies to distribute controlled substances and launder the proceeds...