31-year-old Jose Morales from Utica, NY is sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $37k for his role in a drug trafficking ring selling fentanyl.

31-year-old Jose Morales from Utica, NY has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay $37k for his involvement in a drug trafficking ring led by the Rodriguez DTO. Morales obtained and sold fentanyl between May 2020 and October 2021. Besides the prison sentence, he faces 5 years of supervised release, a $200 special assessment, and a $37k money judgment for drug distribution proceeds.