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Albany, New York - Michael Laudicina, 46, Santa Cruz, California, has been arraigned in a New York federal court on charges of distributing controlled substances after his alleged involvement in shipping methamphetamine.

Key Points

• The indictment details that Laudicina shipped at least 50 grams of methamphetamine to various locations in New York, including Warren, Ulster, and Albany Counties on three separate occasions: once each in July 2022, August 2022, and November 2022.
• Laudicina is also accused of selling fentanyl in August 2022.
• Laudicina was arraigned in Albany and is detained pending trial. If convicted, Laudicina faces a minimum of 10 years to a life sentence in prison, a fine of up to $10 million, and a supervised release term of at least 5 years to life.