COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) — A California man will spend the next 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking in a multitude of drugs into Ohio.
Michael Moore, 47, received the 192-month prison sentence in U.S. District Court Wednesday as the leader of a seven-member narcotics and money laundering group. Moore and six other defendants, four of whom are from central Ohio, were accused of trafficking oxycodone pills and methamphetamine into Ohio from California and Florida. They simultaneously laundered more than $2.5 million in drug proceeds.
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In addition to Moore, the other defendants in the case are:
- Mykell Reeneesha Uneek Hawes, 33, of Cerritos, California: sentence is pending
- Brandy Monique Casey, 44, of Inglewood, California: sentence is pending
- Marisa A. Wallace, 29, of Columbus, Ohio: sentenced to 72 months in prison
- Angela N. Faber, 41, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio: sentenced to 48 months in prison
- Heather M. Russell, 36, of Columbus, Ohio: sentenced to 48 months in prison
- Janette M. Breckenridge, 33, of Columbus, Ohio: sentenced to 48 months in prison