An Atlanta man has pleaded guilty to federal charges after prosecutors say he distributed thousands of fentanyl pills, participated in a scheme involving stolen U.S. Treasury checks and fraudulently obtained a COVID-era relief loan.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, Elvis Sonson, 51, of Atlanta pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bank fraud.
Federal prosecutors said Sonson distributed fentanyl-laced pills over several months in 2024. Court documents show Sonson admitted to selling pills in person in Camden, NJ, mailing pills to the area and directing a co-conspirator to distribute drugs on his behalf…