FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, October 19, 2007
BRYAN JOSEPH BRUBAKER PLEADS GUILTY IN U.S. FEDERAL COURT
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Missoula on October 19, 2007, before Chief U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy, BRYAN JOSEPH BRUBAKER, a 44-year-old resident of Missoula, pled guilty to distribution of Oxycodone. Sentencing is set for February 8, 2008. He is currently released on special conditions.
In an Offer of Proof filed by the United States, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
In 2004 in Missoula, BRUBAKER met an individual, hereafter referred to as "John Doe", who was addicted to Oxycodone. "John Doe" would have testified that BRUBAKER had a prescription for Oxycodone and that he had purchased Oxycodone from BRUBAKER sporadically over a period of time between approximately January of 2004 and March 19, 2005.
Evidence would have been presented to show that BRUBAKER did, in fact, have a prescription for Oxycodone during the period of January 2004 to March 19, 2005.
Further evidence would have shown that "John Doe" placed telephone calls to BRUBAKER'S telephone during the period of January 2004 to March 19, 2005.
BRUBAKER faces possible penalties of 20 years in prison, a $1,000,000 fine and 3 years supervised release.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph E. Thaggard prosecuted the case for the United States.
The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Missoula Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration in Missoula.
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A copy of the Offer of Proof can be obtained by contacting Sally Frank at (406) 247-4638.
