An Austin, Texas woman living in Massachusetts has been sentenced for her involvement in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom announced that Patricia Parker, 74, received a sentence of two years’ probation with nine months of home confinement. The sentencing took place on November 25, 2025, in federal court in Rhode Island.
Parker pleaded guilty earlier this year to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and the distribution of more than 310 grams of the drug. Authorities say this amount is equivalent to about 150,000 lethal doses.
Court records indicate that Parker’s drug trafficking activities were uncovered during an investigation in May 2022. During the investigation, she sold counterfeit amphetamine pills containing fentanyl to an undercover Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Special Agent.
About ten months after the undercover purchase, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Parker’s residence. They found over 18,000 pills—including Schedule II and IV controlled substances not approved by the FDA—and counterfeit amphetamine pills containing fentanyl. Investigators also obtained records showing that Parker had distributed more than one thousand parcels suspected to contain illegal drugs.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Paul F. Daly, Jr., and investigated by the Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations along with the US Postal Inspection Service.
“Sara Miron Bloom Acting United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island” said: “Patrica Parker, 74, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Melissa R. DuBose to two years’ probation with a special condition of nine months home confinement.”
