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Stearns County Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Leading a Meth Trafficking Ring While in Prison

Saint Cloud, MN, USA / KNSI
Jennifer Lewerenz
Nov 15, 2022 | 12:47 PM
Stearns County Jail

(KNSI) — A Stearns County man has been sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine while he was still behind bars.

Investigators say 39-year-old Robert Edward Maloney, Jr. used the prison telephones to communicate with co-conspirators. They obtained recordings of the phone calls, revealing Maloney directed and coordinated drug sales. He also arranged meetings and discussed prices and quantities. He was also accused of threatening a government witness.

He was convicted after a four day long trial in April.

The FBI Safe Streets Task Force, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the Cannon River Drug & Violent Offender Task Force, the Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force, and the Minnesota Department of Corrections investigated the case.

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