Michigan Man Sentenced To 60 Months In Prison For Heroin Distribution

United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald announced the sentencing of RAYMOND ANTHONY POOLE, 44, to 60 months in prison for distributing heroin on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation and surrounding areas. POOLE pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy on August 24, 2018, and was sentenced today before Judge Joan N. Ericksen in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

According to his guilty plea and documents filed in court, between April 2016 and March 2017, POOLE conspired with other individuals to distribute approximately 227 grams of heroin between Minneapolis, Bemidji, Cass Lake, Minnesota, and on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation, areas that have been significantly affected by heroin.

This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the Leech Lake Tribal Police Department, the Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Headwaters Safe Trails Task Force, and the Hennepin County Violent Offender Task Force.

Assistant United States Attorney Bradley M. Endicott prosecuted the case.

Defendant Information:                                                                                                                     

RAYMOND ANTHONY POOLE, 44

Detroit, Mich.

Convicted:

• Conspiracy to distribute heroin, 1 count

Sentenced:

• 60 months in prison
• Four years of supervised release

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United States Attorney’s Office, District of Minnesota: (612) 664-5600