A 50-year-old Brooklyn man was sentenced to ten years in federal prison after a jury convicted him of carrying cocaine and a fentanyl analog for distribution.
Rodari Sam was sentenced on October 21 by US District Judge Karoline Mehalchick, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
On March 7, 2024, the Pennsylvania State Police stopped Sam for speeding on Interstate 380 in Monroe County. During the encounter, Sam repeatedly provided troopers with incorrect information, according to prosecutors. A search of his vehicle turned up 250 grams of cocaine and 99 grams of fluorofentanyl, a fentanyl derivative.
On March 31, the jury convicted Sam guilty. He was on parole for a homicide conviction in New York when the traffic stop occurred, according to the US Attorney’s Office.
The FBI and the Pennsylvania State Police investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorneys Patrick Bannon and Jenny P. Roberts prosecuted the case.
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