A Portland man with a prior federal drug conviction pleaded guilty Monday to selling fentanyl and crack cocaine to an FBI informant while he was still serving a term of supervised release from his previous case.
Tasheem Carter, 41, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland to two counts of distributing crack cocaine and fentanyl, according to federal prosecutors.
Court records show that Carter sold more than 28 grams of crack cocaine and more than 40 grams of fentanyl to an FBI informant during three separate transactions in June and July 2025.
The investigation culminated on July 29, 2025, when law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Carter’s Portland residence. Authorities recovered additional drugs along with more than $25,000 in cash, according to court records.
Carter was no stranger to the federal criminal justice system.
At the time of the drug sales, he was on supervised release stemming from a 2016 federal conviction for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.
In addition to pleading guilty to the new federal drug charges, Carter admitted that his latest criminal conduct violated the conditions of his supervised release.
The charges carry significant potential penalties.
Carter faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and could receive as much as life behind bars. He also faces a fine of up to $8 million and potentially a lifetime of supervised release following his imprisonment.
A sentencing date has not yet been set.
The U.S. Probation Office will first complete a presentence investigation and prepare a report for the court. A federal district court judge will ultimately determine Carter’s sentence after considering federal sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.
The FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force and the Portland Police Department investigated the case.
