CONCORD -
Mallory Nooks, 31, of Fitchburg, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession
and distribution of cocaine, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced
today.
According
to court documents and statements made in court, on April 14, 2018, Nooks
possessed 14 baggies of crack cocaine that she intended to distribute, after
she had already distributed crack cocaine to another individual. She also possessed a Ruger LCR 38 Special,
.38 caliber pistol, loaded with five rounds of ammunition in her purse.
Nooks is
scheduled to be sentenced on February 25, 2019.
“Drug
traffickers endanger the lives and safety of their customers as well as the
general public,” said U.S. Attorney Murray. “The threat is compounded when the
drug dealer is armed with a firearm. In order to maintain the safety of our
citizens, we will not hesitate to pursue federal charges against drug dealers
who possess or use firearms.”
"Every day, law enforcement sees the lives destroyed and families
torn apart by the worst drug crisis in our country's history. All Mallory Nooks
saw was a chance to make a buck," said Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special
Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division. "The FBI has said more often
than we'd like that drugs threaten fatal consequences for all who cross their
path. It is a good day for law enforcement when one less armed trafficker is
free to capitalize on our communities.”
This
matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Nashua
Police Department. The case is being
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Georgiana Konesky and Anna Krasinski.
This case
was supported by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). The OCDETF program is a federal multi-agency,
multi-jurisdictional task force that supplies supplemental federal funding to
federal and state agencies involved in the identification, investigation, and
prosecution of major drug trafficking organizations.
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