BANGOR, Maine — A former Canaan man was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court to six years and eight months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and oxycodone in the Waterville area between Jan. 1, 2010, and March 17, 2012.
Frank Curtis, 36, of Port George, Florida, waived indictment and pleaded guilty in January to one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute cocaine and oxycodone.
Curtis was the 22nd person sentenced in the case, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
By pleading guilty, Curtis admitted that he conspired with Maurice McCray, 35, William Waters, 33, both of New York City, and others in the Waterville area to obtain cocaine and oxycodone from out-of-state dealers, bring it to central Maine and then distribute it, according to a previously published report.
In addition to prison time, Curtis, who has been held without bail since January, was sentenced to three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
He faced up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million. Under the prevailing federal sentencing guidelines, Curtis’ recommended guideline range was between eight years and four months and 10 years and four months.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joel Casey recommended a sentence of eight years and four months. Defense attorney Thomas Marjerison of Portland recommended a five-year sentence — the same sentence Waters is serving at the federal corrections institute in Fort Dix, New Jersey.
McCray, who was sentenced in November to 15 years and eight months in prison, is incarcerated at the medium security federal corrections institute in Butner, North Carolina.