New York Man Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Crack, Heroin and Fentanyl

Bangor, Maine:  A Rochester, New York man was sentenced today in federal court in Bangor for conspiring to distribute cocaine base, heroin and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.

U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. sentenced Jamie Betances, a/k/a “Booger,” 33, to 126 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Betances pleaded guilty on October 16, 2018.

According to court records, between June 2015 and March 2017, Betances conspired with others to acquire crack, heroin and fentanyl in Rochester and transport it to central Maine for distribution. Betances traveled from Rochester to manage the Maine operation, overseeing distribution of drugs from 12 to 15 area “trap houses.”

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case, with assistance provided by the Augusta Police Department. This case was investigated and prosecuted as part of the Department of Justice’s Strategy to Combat the Opioid Epidemic.