ROCHESTER, NY—U.S. Attorney William J.
Hochul, Jr. announced today that William S. Harrison, 41, of Rochester, New
York, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and
conspiracy to distribute marijuana, was sentenced to 18 months in prison by
U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brett A. Harvey,
who handled the case, stated that Harrison participated in a conspiracy with
Sean McMorrow and others between 2004 and April 2005. During that time,
McMorrow was playing professional hockey for the Rochester Americans in the
American Hockey League. As part of the conspiracy, Harrison possessed and
distributed up to 40 kilograms of marijuana (the equivalent of more than 80
pounds) and supervised two drug couriers to transport marijuana from Canada
into the Western District of New York. Harrison also sold quantities of
marijuana to others in the Rochester area.
McMorrow was sentenced to 24 months in
prison by Judge Larimer on May 30, 2012. Another co-conspirator, Joseph N.
Holman, was sentenced to 14 months in prison on June 12, 2012.
The sentencing is the culmination of an
investigation on the part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the
direction of Special Agent in Charge Christopher M. Piehota.
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