Oldham County man gets 11-year sentence after selling drugs through dark web
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Oldham County man gets 11-year sentence after selling drugs through dark web

John Naber
Oldham County Detention Center
John Naber
SOURCE: Oldham County Detention Center
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Oldham County man gets 11-year sentence after selling drugs through dark web
The United State District Attorneys sentenced an Oldham County man at the helm of a multi-agency drug and money laundering scheme.In February 2019, investigators found and seized narcotics and pill pressing equipment that John Frank Naber III, 21, used to manufacture homemade counterfeit Adderall on his family’s property in Oldham County. According to officials, Naber made his counterfeit pills using methamphetamine and then sold them in bulk to his customers through the dark web. Authorities also seized over $325,000.00 in cash and Bitcoin valued at over $200,000. The investigation was led in collaboration with Customs and Border Protection, the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Kentucky State Police.“This successful partnership between the US Postal Inspection Service, HSI, IRS-CI, CBP, and Kentucky State Police should serve as a warning to anyone dealing in these dangerous and illegal substances. The Postal Inspection Service is dedicated to protecting the American public and by working with our partners, we are unwavering in our mission to identify and disrupt their illegal activity” said Inspector in Charge Lesley Allison, Pittsburgh Division. Following Naber's indictment in April 2019, he pled guilty to the charges in October 2020. Naber was sentenced to 11 years in Louisville and remains in federal custody

The United State District Attorneys sentenced an Oldham County man at the helm of a multi-agency drug and money laundering scheme.

In February 2019, investigators found and seized narcotics and pill pressing equipment that John Frank Naber III, 21, used to manufacture homemade counterfeit Adderall on his family’s property in Oldham County. According to officials, Naber made his counterfeit pills using methamphetamine and then sold them in bulk to his customers through the dark web. Authorities also seized over $325,000.00 in cash and Bitcoin valued at over $200,000.

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The investigation was led in collaboration with Customs and Border Protection, the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Kentucky State Police.

“This successful partnership between the US Postal Inspection Service, HSI, IRS-CI, CBP, and Kentucky State Police should serve as a warning to anyone dealing in these dangerous and illegal substances. The Postal Inspection Service is dedicated to protecting the American public and by working with our partners, we are unwavering in our mission to identify and disrupt their illegal activity” said Inspector in Charge Lesley Allison, Pittsburgh Division.

Following Naber's indictment in April 2019, he pled guilty to the charges in October 2020. Naber was sentenced to 11 years in Louisville and remains in federal custody