View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File) BRADENTON, Fla. - A federal jury has found Pierre C. Marc, 37, Bradenton, guilty of conspiracy to possess wi
BRADENTON, Fla. – A federal jury has found Pierre C. Marc, 37, Bradenton, guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and 400 grams or more of fentanyl, marijuana, and heroin.
The jury also found Marc guilty of possessing with the intent to distribute marijuana and 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
Marc faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 14, 2024.
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According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, Marc was a major drug distributor in Florida.
During the trial, a witness testified that Marc supplied him with an ounce of fentanyl and 1 to 2 kilograms of cocaine every week between January and September 2019 for distribution in Pinellas County.
In 2021, Marc arrived at a controlled delivery of fentanyl with more than 300 grams of fentanyl and a firearm. Another witness testified that in 2020 and 2021, Marc supplied him with 3 to 5 kilograms of fentanyl for distribution in Manatee County.
The Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the St. Petersburg Police Department, and the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office investigated this case.
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