A federal jury on Tuesday found 45-year-old Lucas Sirois of Rangeley guilty on all charges connected to the operation of his large-scale marijuana business after a four-day trial in U.S. District Court in Bangor.
Sirois was convicted of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, bank fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and impede and impair the IRS, tax evasion, and three counts of maintaining drug-involved premises in Farmington and Avon.
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His father, 71-year-old Robert Sirois of Farmington, previously convicted on marijuana offenses, was also found guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances but acquitted on another count.
Federal authorities said the case centered on an expansive, illicit marijuana operation in Franklin County that generated more than $13 million over six years. The 2021 indictment against Sirois and 11 others followed raids including one at a former shoe factory on High Street in Farmington.
Sirois had filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that his prosecution violated a federal law meant to shield cannabis businesses such as his from targeting by the U.S. Department of Justice is they complied with state procedures. The high court declined to hear his appeal earlier this month.
A sentencing date has not yet been announced.
