Fairfield Woman Sentenced on Federal Drug Charge

BANGOR, Maine:  A Fairfield woman was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced.

U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Stephanie Pelletier, 29, to 32 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Pelletier pleaded guilty in October 2020.

According to court records, between September 1, 2018, and March 3, 2019, Pelletier participated in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine base. She obtained the narcotics from out-of-state suppliers and distributed them for sale in central Maine.

The Waterville Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case.