Press Release
Auburn and Leeds Residents Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maine
Portland, Maine: Two Maine men were sentenced today in federal court in Portland for fentanyl trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.
U.S. District Judge George Z. Singal sentenced Kevin Camp, 42, of Auburn, and Frank Lynch, 34, of Leeds, to six years and five years in prison, respectively. Judge Singal sentenced both men to three years of supervised release following their prison terms. Camp pleaded guilty on October 17, 2019, and Lynch pleaded guilty on October 28, 2019.
According to court records and the evidence introduced at the sentencing hearing, on January 26, 2019, Lynch obtained fentanyl from Camp and distributed it to another person. The recipient of the fentanyl ingested it and died. On January 27, 2019, law enforcement officers seized additional fentanyl intended for distribution from Camp’s person and from his residence.
The Auburn Police Department investigated the case.
Contact
David B. Joyce
Assistant United States Attorney
Tel: (207) 780-3257
Updated February 20, 2020
Topic
Drug Trafficking
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