New Jersey Man Sentenced to 151 Months’ Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking Offense

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Marquise Maxey, age 39, of Haledon, New Jersey, was sentenced on January 13, 2026, to 151 months’ imprisonment and a term of supervised release by Senior United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion for distribution of fentanyl.

According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, Maxey pled guilty in 2024 to one count of distribution of fentanyl.  As part of his plea, Maxey admitted that he had sold approximately 26 grams of fentanyl to a Confidential Source in exchange for $18,000.  This quantity represents over 13,000 potentially fatal dosages of fentanyl.   

The matter was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Pocono Mountain Regional Police, the Scranton Police Department, the Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office, and the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney James M. Buchanan prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of a district wide initiative to combat the nationwide epidemic regarding the use and distribution of heroin. Led by the United States Attorney’s Office, the Heroin Initiative targets heroin traffickers operating in the Middle District of Pennsylvania and is part of a coordinated effort among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who commit heroin related offenses.

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