ALBANY, NEW YORK – Katie Bessette, age 29, of Albany, pled
guilty today to conspiring to distribute cocaine.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C.
Jaquith and Janelle M. Miller, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Albany
Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
As part of her guilty plea, Bessette admitted that on
December 3, 2017, she distributed approximately 527 grams of cocaine to another
person at a shopping center in Albany County.
Sentencing is scheduled for October 17, 2018 before Senior
United States District Judge Gary L. Sharpe.
Bessette faces at least 5 years and up to 40 years in prison, and a term
of post-imprisonment supervised release of at least 4 years and up to
life. 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 the FBI and is being
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rick Belliss.
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