FARMINGTON, Maine – A Maine man faces life in prison and a $10-million fine after pleading guilty to conspiring to cultivate and distribute cannabis illegally. All used their official capacities in corrupt manners to further the criminal enterprise, according to U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee. The complaint alleges the conspirators used an elaborate web of shell companies to launder more than $13 million gained from operating an illegal cannabis cultivation and distribution network for about six years. The group included deputy sheriffs, police officers, an assistant district attorney, an accountant, and an elected official. The primary sales agent was a convicted felon who was ineligible for so much as a caregiver license in the state.
FARMINGTON, Maine – A Maine man faces life in prison and a $10-million fine after pleading guilty to conspiring to cultivate and distribute cannabis illegally.
Randal Cousineau, 69, is one of twelve defendants charged with money laundering, bank fraud, tax evasion, tax fraud, tampering with proceedings and documents, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, in addition to the cannabis charges, as part of a fourteen-count federal indictment.
The complaint alleges the conspirators used an elaborate web of shell companies to launder more than $13 million gained from operating an...
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