SPOKANE, WA — A 55-year-old man has been sentenced to 204 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing large quantities of fentanyl with intent to distribute, according to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington.
U.S. District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Kenneth H. Crause to 17 years in prison, followed by a lifetime term of supervised release. Crause pleaded guilty to possession with intent to deliver 400 grams or more of fentanyl.
According to court documents, investigators with the Spokane Police Department Special Investigations Unit were actively investigating Crause for drug trafficking while he was already under federal supervision for a prior drug-related conviction. Search warrants were executed on Crause’s residence and vehicle on October 8, 2024…