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Court Sentences Fentanyl Trafficker to 33 Months Imprisonment

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Alabama

MOBILE, AL – On April 29, 2025, United States District Court Judge William H. Steele sentenced Isaiah Lorenzo Bess, 28, to 33 months imprisonment for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl.

Documents filed with the court established that beginning in or around July 2023 and continuing to or about December 8, 2023, Bess conspired with others to distribute fentanyl pills throughout the Mobile area.

Bess was indicted for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and pled guilty to the charge.  United States District Court Judge William H. Steele sentenced Bess to 33 months in prison followed by a 5-year term of supervised release.

U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama made the announcement.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica S. Terrill prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

Updated April 29, 2025
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USAO - Alabama, Southern

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