PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Salem man who helped run an illegal operation selling THC and psilocybin products around the world has been sentenced to prison, authorities announced Tuesday.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon said 53-year-old Antonio Irving Benjamin was sentenced to 12 years in prison with five years’ supervised release.
Benjamin’s sentence comes after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and conspiracy to launder the proceeds.
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Authorities said Benjamin also agreed to forfeit more than $2 million worth of assets — including his Salem production facility, more than $1 million in cash, along with $640,000 in cryptocurrency and bank account funds. Authorities said the career criminal also agreed to forfeit more than $400,000 in gold and silver, jewelry, a Rolex watch, 12 vehicles, two UTVs, boats and a property in Silverton…