Opioid Distributor Sentenced To 100 Months in Custody for Using Fraudulent Medical Prescriptions to Acquire Oxycodone

NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 31, 2018

SAN DIEGO – Today, United States District Court Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel sentenced Edwin Fuller to 100 months in custody following a November 2017 jury trial where he was convicted of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute oxycodone, in violation of Title 21, U.S.C., Section 841(a)(1) and 846.

Fuller used fraudulent medical prescriptions to acquire approximately 20,520 tablets of oxycodone for the purpose of distribution. In handing down today’s sentence, Judge Curiel stated oxycodone is a very dangerous drug and defendant was responsible for acquiring and distributing large amounts of tablets.

DEFENDANTS                                              Case Number 16cr0867-GPC                                             

Edwin Fuller                                                   Age: 39                                   Los Angeles, CA

SUMMARY OF CHARGES

Conspiracy to possess controlled substances with the intent to distribute – Title 21, U.S.C., Section 841(a)(1) and 846

Maximum penalty: 20 years imprisonment

AGENCY

Drug Enforcement Administration

This case is the result of ongoing efforts by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), a partnership that brings together the combined expertise and unique abilities of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, dismantle and prosecute high-level members of drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money laundering organizations and enterprises.