BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Stephanie Kroh, 40, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, which carries a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a fine of $10,000,000.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Donna Duncan, who is handling the case, stated that in April 2023, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Kroh’s residence on Edson Street, recovering 232 grams of methamphetamine and 91 grams of fentanyl. In November 2023, Kroh traveled to the Fishkill Correctional Facility in Beacon, NY, with two packages, which she concealed with the intent of distributing them to an inmate in the correctional facility. The first package contained approximately 24 grams of marijuana, and the second contained approximately 10 grams of an unknown crystal white substance.
The plea is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Farhana Islam, New York Enforcement Division and the Buffalo Police Department, under the direction of Acting Commissioner Craig Macy.
Sentencing will be scheduled at a later date.
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Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Western District of New York — U.S. Department of Justice press release.