Florida Man Faces 5-40 Years for Trafficking Methamphetamine in Bangor and Houlton Areas

BANGOR, Maine:  A Florida man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

According to court records, between May 2018 and July 2018, Jared Fogg, 32, was obtaining large quantities of methamphetamine from Florida and distributing it in locations around Bangor and Houlton through a group of co-conspirators. On July 12, 2018, a truck driven by a co-conspirator and in which Fogg was a passenger was stopped by law enforcement in Lincoln. A search of the vehicle revealed multiple grams of methamphetamine and nearly $20,000 in cash in Fogg’s bag.

Fogg faces a minimum of five years and maximum of 40 years in prison, and a fine of up to $5 million. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigative report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency investigated this case.

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