Chicago Drug Ring Member Sentenced to 18 Months for Oxycodone Prescription Fraud in Montana
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Montana announced on November 10 that Jaylan Javier Wash, of Indiana, was sentenced in Great Falls to 18 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Wash, 23, took part in a Chicago-based drug operation that used fake prescriptions to illegally obtain oxycodone from pharmacies across Montana.
U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen presided. Wash pleaded guilty in June 2026 to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute oxycodone.
The government alleged in court documents that Wash, working with Brandon Lavelle Winfrey and a large group of associates, used fake prescriptions to illegally obtain oxycodone. The Chicago-based outfit flew into Montana, visited various pharmacies across the state, and used falsified prescriptions to get oxycodone and other controlled substances. Several members of the group gave the oxycodone to Winfrey, who then distributed it. Wash and Winfrey paid the group's expenses, and Winfrey directed members as to which pharmacies to hit and when to enter.
Winfrey, 32, will be sentenced on December 10, 2026, on related trafficking charges.
The FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case, which was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office. U.S. Attorney Scott Twito announced the sentence.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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