This is the synopsis of the federal drug trafficking complaint against Paul Robinson, who plead guilty to the charges and was sentence to prison in July of 2015. Among the evidence collected by police when they arrested Robinson were six Maine-issued Electronic Benefit Transfer cards, none of which were in Robinson's name.
1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA) )No. 2:14-cr-05-GZS v.)) PAUL ROBINSON) PROSECUTION
VERSION If this matter were to proceed to trial, the United States
would prove the following facts beyond a reasonable doubt: Counts
One and Three On April 11, 2013, Defendant distributed 26.7 grams
of cocaine base from an apartment in Lewiston, Maine, to Person
A.As Person A departed the apartment building, she was stopped by
the police and the drugs were seized.Soon after the drug seizure,
law enforcement officers secured the apartment from which Defendant
distributed the cocaine base and subsequently obtained a search
warrant.Nobody was inside of the apartment at the time officers
made entry.During execution of the warrant, law enforcement
officers seized items including the following: -Monitors attached
to surveillance cameras facing the front of the building -A working
police scanner -A Smith and Wesson .40 caliber handgun bearing
serial number DVJ 5218 -A Springfield .45 caliber handgun bearing
serial number MG577782 -Paperwork belonging to Paul Robinson -A
digital scale -Approximately $4500 in cash -6.23 grams of cocaine
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-5EBTcardsbelongingtopeopleotherthanPaulRobinson(acommoncurrencyfor
drugs) Law enforcement officers did not seize any paraphernalia
such as crack pipes, steel wool,
orothersmokingorlightingdevicesthatwouldbeconsistentwithcrackusewithinthe
apartment. The Smith and Wesson firearm described above was located
in a desk drawer with a line of sight to the front door of the
apartment.A loaded magazine was right next to this firearm.The
police scanners, surveillance monitors, and packaging materials
were found on the same desk.The Springfield firearm described above
was found in a box underneath the same desk.A loaded magazine was
found near this firearm as well.Business records reveal that both
firearms were sold to Defendant. The two firearms described above
were seized soon after Defendant distributed cocaine base to Person
A.Both firearms were in close proximity to the front door of the
apartment and in close proximity to the seized 6.23 grams of
cocaine base (located in an adjacent kitchen) and approximately
$4500 in cash (located in a bedroom).A trained and experienced law
enforcement officer would testify that drug traffickers commonly
maintain firearms in order to protect themselves, their drugs, and
their drug proceeds. Count Two Between early 2011 and J une 2012,
Defendant Paul Robinson conspired with others known and unknown to
obtain cocaine base in Massachusetts for distribution in
Maine.Specifically, Defendant and other conspirators in the drug
trade made numerous trips to Massachusetts during the time period
referenced above to acquire multi-ounce quantities of cocaine base
in furtherance of this conspiracy.Defendant and other conspirators
would obtain the cocaine base from the Case 2:14-cr-00005-GZS
Document 34 Filed 06/10/14 Page 2 of 4PageID #: 70 3 conspiracys
supplier, transport the drugs to Lewiston, and distribute the drugs
in exchange for cash.In J une 2012, law enforcement officers in
Maine seized approximately $16,000 in cash from a vehicle occupied
by Defendant and Eric Mitchell.This money represented drug
proceeds. This conspiracy was responsible for transporting and
distributing more than 28 grams of cocaine base.During the course
of the conspiracy, Defendant personally handled in excess of 28
grams of cocaine base.Therefore, 28 grams or more of cocaine base
was reasonably foreseeable to him.Date: J une 10, 2014 Respectfully
submitted, Thomas E. Delahanty II United States Attorney /s/David
B. J oyce Assistant U.S. Attorney United States Attorneys Office
100 Middle Street Portland, ME 04101 [email protected] Case
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71 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE CERTIFICATE OF
SERVICE I hereby certify that on J une 10, 2014, I filed the
foregoing Prosecution Version using the Courts CM/ECF system, which
will cause a copy to be sent to the following attorney: J onathan
Goodman, Esq. /s/David B. J oyce Assistant U.S. Attorney Case
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