A 74-year-old Texas woman who ran a major interstate drug trafficking operation was sentenced to probation instead of prison in federal court on Monday.
Patricia Parker, originally from Austin, Texas, and now living in Massachusetts, appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Melissa R. DuBose on November 25. She received two years of probation, including nine months of home confinement as part of a special mandate.
Parker had pleaded guilty on May 15, 2025, to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and distribution of over 310 grams of the opioid—roughly 150,000 lethal doses, according to Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.
Federal authorities said Parker’s role in the drug trade was extensive. The investigation began in May 2022, when she sold counterfeit amphetamine pills laced with fentanyl to an undercover FDA special agent.
About ten months later, a search warrant executed at her home uncovered more than 18,000 pills, including fentanyl-laced counterfeit amphetamines and various Schedule II and IV controlled substances not approved by the FDA.
Shipping records from the investigation showed Parker mailed over 1,000 parcels suspected of containing illegal drugs to multiple locations, indicating a high-volume operation.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Paul F. Daly, Jr.
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