An Ohio man who utilized a sophisticated method to smuggle narcotics into a state correctional facility by saturating the pages of paperback books with liquid drugs has been sentenced to federal prison.
Austin Siebert, 30, of Maumee, appeared before U.S. District Judge Donald C. Nugent on November 18, where he was handed a 140-month sentence—approximately 11 years—followed by four years of supervised release. The sentencing follows his guilty plea in August to charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
The case began when staff at the Grafton Correctional Institution in Lorain County flagged suspicious activity involving Siebert. Investigators noted he was in frequent communication with multiple inmates and was regularly mailing book packages to the facility…