North Georgia man pleads guilty to supplying meth to the middle Georgia area

MACON, Ga. (WRBL) – Based on a information launch, a Georgia man confessed in federal court docket to supplying a considerable quantity of methamphetamine to a drug seller in Monroe County.

On Tuesday, Frank Settambrino, 63, of Covington, Georgia, pled responsible to conspiracy to own with intent to distribute methamphetamine earlier than U.S. District Decide Marc Treadwell.

Settambrino faces a most 20-year jail sentence and a $1,000,000 superb. Settambrino’s sentencing is scheduled for July 6.

Based on court docket data and different proof, an ongoing Monroe County Sheriff’s Workplace and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigation inspecting methamphetamine distribution actions found that Settambrino equipped methamphetamine to a drug seller within the center Georgia space.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Workplace and the DEA orchestrated a collection of 5 movies and audio recordings of managed purchases of methamphetamine involving Settambrino between September 2020 and January 2021.

On Jan. 14, 2021, authorities searched Settambrino’s dwelling, finding over a kilogram of methamphetamine, and located different drug paraphernalia dispersed all through his residence.

The DEA, together with the Monroe County Sherriff’s Workplace and the Newton County Sheriff’s Workplace investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Lawyer Alex Kalim is prosecuting the case on behalf of the federal government.