Georgetown Woman Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

FRANKFORT, Ky. - A Georgetown, Ky., woman, Mabel Francis Soto, 70, was sentenced on Tuesday to 60 months by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.

According to her plea agreement, Soto conspired with her co-defendant, Taylor Burden, to sell drugs out of Soto's residence in Georgetown, Kentucky. On October 19, 2022, after while surveilling Soto's residence, a search warrant was obtained for Soto's residence.

A search of Soto's residence recovered more than 100 grams of fentanyl pills, crushed fentanyl pills, and a distribution quantity of methamphetamine. Law enforcement also found a handgun and approximately $251,100 in drug proceeds.

Burden was previously sentenced in January 2026 to 60 months in prison for his role in the fentanyl trafficking conspiracy.

Under federal law, Soto must serve 85 percent of her prison sentence. Upon her release from prison, she will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for 4years.

Jason Parman, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Olivia Olson, Special Agent in Charge, FBI, Louisville Field Office; and Chief Darin Allgood, Georgetown Police Department, jointly announced the sentence.

The investigation was conducted by the FBI and Georgetown Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cynthia Rieker is prosecuting the case on behalf of the United States.

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