Woman Sentenced In Connection To Methamphetamine Conspiracy

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ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Wendy Kennedy, 39, of Beaver Dams, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine, was sentenced to 24 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.  

Assistant U.S. Attorney Katelyn M. Hartford, who handled the case, stated that between June 2012 and May 4, 2016, the defendant provided her brother and co-conspirator Scott Kennedy with equipment and materials, including pseudoephedrine, with the knowledge and intent that her brother would use them to manufacture methamphetamine. Wendy Kennedy also obtained quantities of methamphetamine from her brother, which he had manufactured, that she then distributed to her own customers.   During the course of the conspiracy, Scott Kennedy distributed large amounts of methamphetamine with and to people throughout the area of Schuyler, Chemung, and Steuben Counties in New York.

Also, in furtherance of the conspiracy, the defendant used and maintained 2200 County Route 19, in Dix NY, for the purpose of manufacturing and distributing methamphetamine. Wendy Kennedy permitted her brother to manufacture methamphetamine at this location, and the defendant used that location to sell methamphetamine to others.

Scott Kennedy, and three other defendants, Jared Mendez, Terry Champion, and Quinton Harrison, have also been convicted.

The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the New York State Police, Special Investigations Unit, Rochester; the New York State Police, CNET Southern Tier, under the direction of Major Richard Allen; the Schuyler County Sheriff’s Department, under the direction of William Yessman; and the Schuyler County District Attorney’s Office, under the direction of Joseph Fazzary.