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John Durham, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Windsor Locks resident Christine Miles, 59, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, oxymorphone, hydrocodone and alprazolam and and one count of engaging and attempting to engage in a monetary transaction affecting interstate commerce, involving criminally derived property of a value greater than $10,000, in district court this week for her role in a scheme that dates back to 1998.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in 1998, Miles, a retired nurse, and others conspired to possess and distribute heroin, oxymorphone, hydrocodone and alprazolam in Connecticut.
On August 4, 2016, members of the North Central Narcotics Task Force and the DEA conducted a search of Miles’ residence, where a large quantity of various prescription medications, approximately two pounds of marijuana, $10,093 in cash and more than $13,000 in gift cards were seized. Miles was arrested on state charges following the sweep.
Further investigation found that through the drug trafficking conspiracy, Miles and her husband amassed more than $700,000 in several bank accounts. The investigation also found that following her arrest on state charges, Miles used $17,359 of drug proceeds to purchase 11 U.S. Postal Service money orders and a bank cashier’s check payable to a New Jersey-based moving company for a planned move from Connecticut to New Mexico.
Miles was arrested on federal charges on Nov. 16 last year, and she has been detained since her arrest. On Feb. 2 this year, another court-authorized search of her North Street residence revealed additional drug evidence and $41,904 in cash.
In pleading guilty, Miles agreed to forfeit her interest in her Windsor Locks residence and $767,056.74 seized from the residence and multiple bank accounts. She is due to be sentenced later this year, when she will face up to 30 years in prison.
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