Date: 11-19-2024

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United States of America v. Hassanah Delia

Case Number: 2:23-CR-151

Judge: Christina Reiss

Court: The United States District Court for the District of Vermont (Chittenden County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The States United Attorney’s Office in Burlington

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Burlington, Vermont criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Conspiracy
New Jersey Woman Sentenced to 30 Months of Imprisonment for Drug Conspiracy

On November 18, 2024, Hassanah Delia, 38, of Burlington, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine base and fentanyl in the District of Vermont in July and August 2023.

In late July and early August 2023, Hassanah Delia and her co-conspirators occupied the Morrisville, Vermont residence of an individual who suffers from a degenerative illness. Delia occupied the individual's home for approximately a week and a half. Delia and her co-conspirators worked together to sell cocaine base and fentanyl from the house. Inside of the residence, Delia and her co-conspirators also cooked cocaine into cocaine base, and packaged drugs including fentanyl for street-level distribution. Drug customers came to the residence and Delia and others distributed drugs to those customers in exchange for money.

United States Attorney Nikolas P. Kerest commended the collaborative investigatory efforts of the Morristown Police Department, the Vermont State Police Drug Task Force, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary Stendig. Delia was represented by Mark Kaplan, Esq.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit Justice.gov/PSN.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a six-year term of supervised release

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