PORTLAND, Maine — A Portland man was sentenced to 11 years in prison Friday for conspiring to distribute cocaine base, also known as crack cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine.
Marco Gordon, 34, also was ordered to forfeit $4,415 and undergo five years of supervised release after he completes his prison term.
Gordon pleaded guilty to the charges on July 7.
According to court documents, Marco Gordon conspired with others — including Russell Gordon 31, of Ansonia, Connecticut, and Robert Joiner Jr., 30, of Detroit, Michigan — to sell crack cocaine in Portland between December 2013 and January 2015.
Joiner pleaded guilty and was previously sentenced to three years in prison. Russell Gordon, who also has entered a guilty plea, awaits sentencing.
Federal prosecutors said that members of the conspiracy would arrange for the purchase of drugs from out of state. Once the drugs were transported to Maine, they were provided to retail distributors, including Marco Gordon, who sold the drugs in the Portland area and then returned the cash proceeds to Russell Gordon.
During the course of the investigation, law enforcement officers conducted controlled purchases of crack cocaine from Joiner and from other members of the conspiracy, the U.S. attorney’s office said earlier.