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Description: Providence, Rhode Island criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of more than 50 grams of crystal methamphetamine and two guns.
Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation in November 2019 by members of the Rhode Island FBI Safe Streets Task Force, the Rhode Island State Police High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force, and the Warwick Police Department determined that Francis regularly received packages containing pound-quantities of crystal methamphetamine shipped from Arizona. Francis stored the meth in his residence and distributed the drug to others.
On November 7, 2019, the FBI Task Force and other members of law enforcement executed a court-authorized search of Francis’ residence and found multiple packages of crystal meth, totaling 51 grams; items used in the distribution of methamphetamine; a handgun, a speed loader, and 14 rounds of .357 magnum ammunition; a revolver with no serial number; and dozens of crystal meth smoking pipes and needles.
At sentencing today, U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., sentenced Francis to 60 months in federal prison to be followed by four years of federal supervised release. The court ordered that Francis serve the first six months of his term of supervised release at a reentry facility.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sandra R. Hebert and Christine D. Lowell.
United States Attorney Cunha thanks the Providence Police Department for their assistance in the investigation of this matter.
21:841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B) - POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE
(1s)
18:922(g)(3) POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A PROHIBITED PERSON
(2s)
Outcome: Court imposes a total of 60 months of incarceration; 4 years of supervised release as to count 1; 3 years as to Count 2 to run concurrent. A $200 special assessment.
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