ORLANDO, Florida — Omar Idonis Graciani Rodriguez, a 32-year-old from Orlando, has been sentenced to life in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Graciani Rodriguez was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe after pleading guilty on December 19, 2025, according to U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe. Court documents reveal that while incarcerated on state charges, Graciani Rodriguez operated a drug trafficking organization using contraband cellphones to direct non-incarcerated co-conspirators. He instructed them to collect and deliver money and controlled substances and maintain ledgers, sending photos of these to him.
The conspiracy, which began no later than July 28, 2023, and continued through November 30, 2023, involved Graciani Rodriguez directing operations via phone calls, text messages, and pictures. During one transaction, he coordinated the delivery of a kilogram of fentanyl from prison. A prison cell sweep in June 2024 uncovered two hidden cellphones and a SIM card, which Graciani Rodriguez attempted to swallow, along with a drug ledger…