The woman advocates for the money laundering fee after investigating drug transactions from prison

Zanesville – one of the two Nashport residents, which the authorities say has used a money transfer application to help drug transactions, while incarcerated appeared in court, 10 months after a prisoner died due to a fentanel overdose. The other remains in prison.

Dakota McCormick was found unanswered in the county prison on May 7, 2024, which determined an investigation, according to an announcement of the Muskingum County Prosecutor’s Office.

Investigators found that Antonio C. Cannada Sr., 44, and Chantay Lynn Dobbins, 57, interacted internal transactions and received external payments through the Dobbins cash applications account.

Cannada directed Dobbins to deal with money for offers of methammatamine and fentanil, which were later in conjunction by phone calls, videos about home and registrations in cash.

The cannade was accused of seven charges of crimes: crime, an unscrewed crime; The involuntary sleeve, the first degree; Corruption another with drugs, the first degree; Illegal drug transport, third degree; money laundering, third degree; Fentanil traffic, fourth degree; And the possession of Fentanil, the fifth degree, in January.

He does not plead guilty on February 5, and his obligation was set at $ 1 million.

Dobbins recently appeared in court, where he was guilty for a money laundering number, a third -degree offense.

Dobbins could be sentenced to three years in prison and sanctioned up to $ 10,000 with fines. There is an optional post-equivalent control of up to two years after her sentence. She is on a recognition link. Prisoners cannot legally earn money in prison or prison, the prosecutor said. The only legal way to transfer money or to provide gifts is by using the commissioning system of an installation.

Money transfer applications have facilitated illicit drugs and illegal payments, which can lead to money laundering taxes for those who help.

“This sad case shows how dangerous it can be when people help illegal money transactions. Drug trafficking and helping drugs take life,” said assistant prosecutor John Litle.

“This is just one of the many cases we are working on now. We go after friends, husbands, mothers, sisters and others linked to drug dealers in prison. We will answer everyone, inside or outside the prison,” he added.

This article originally appeared on Zanesville Times Recorder: Investigation in Muskingum Co. prison drug transactions. leads to conviction