ALBANY, NEW YORK – James King, age 33, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty today to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Acting Special Agent in Charge Keith Kruskall, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division; and Matthew Scarpino, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
As part of his guilty plea, King admitted that between February and March 2021, he sold methamphetamine twice to another person and possessed methamphetamine with intent to distribute on March 17, 2021 when he was arrested.
King faces at least 10 years and up to life in prison, a fine of up to $10 million, and a post-imprisonment term of supervised release of at least 5 years and up to life when Chief U.S. District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby sentences him on April 28, 2022. A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a judge based on the particular statute the defendant is charged with violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors.
This case was investigated by DEA with assistance from HSI and the Guilderland Police Department, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Alexander P. Wentworth-Ping and Dustin Segovia.
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