A California man has pleaded guilty to charges related to his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in Downeast Maine.
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Alex Hanna, 30, of California, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to drug conspiracy and money laundering charges.
In court documents, prosecutors alleged Hanna coordinated shipments of methamphetamine from a source in California to multiple individuals who distributed it in Downeast Maine between May 2022 and March 2023.
Hanna would ship methamphetine to willing participants in the trafficking conspiracy via USPS, or would find other addresses where the packages could be delivered, prosecutors said.
The 30-year-old also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, as prosecutors alleged he conspired with others in Maine to send the proceeds of the illegal drug sales to his source in California using carious money services, including Walmart2Walmart, Cash App, and Venmo
Hanna made an effort to conceal and disguise his involvement in those transactions by using his co-conspirators’ identifications and accounts to send the money.
Hanna faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to life in prison on the drug conspiracy charge, alongside a maximum fine of $10 million.
For the money laundering conspiracy charge, he faces up to 20 years in prison, and up to a $500,000 fine — or twice the amount involved in the transaction, whichever is greater.
This case was investigated by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, FBI, Ellsworth Police Department, Holden Police Department, Hancock County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
