South Bend, Indiana Man Sentenced To 130 Months In Prison

SOUTH BEND - Maurice Sylvester, age 32, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for conspiracy to possess with intent to deliver over 500 grams of methamphetamine and over 100 grams of heroin, announced United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II.

Mr. Sylvester was sentenced to 130 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release. 

According to documents in this case, Mr. Sylvester was charged along with two others with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin.  Law enforcement found Mr. Sylvester and over four pounds of methamphetamine in a home when they served a search warrant in South Bend.  Mr. Sylvester also had over $1200 of currency hidden on his body that had been used to purchase drugs.  Phone records, text messages and fingerprints all linked Mr. Sylvester to the drug business.  Mr. Sylvester has previously been convicted of six felonies, most involving drugs. 

Kenneth Sanders, a co-defendant, was previously sentenced to 120 months imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release.  A third defendant awaits sentencing. 

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms with the assistance of the LaPorte County Drug Task Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration.  The case was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Frank Schaffer and Kimberly Schultz.

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