Former Ellsworth Woman Sentenced for Drug and Money Laundering Charges

BANGOR, Maine: A former Ellsworth woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, distribution of methamphetamine, and conspiracy to engage in money laundering.

U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. sentenced Jenna Garniss, 33, to 61 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. Garniss pleaded guilty on June 27, 2025.

According to court records, between 2022 and 2023, co-conspirator Alex Hanna arranged with a California-based source of supply, co-conspirator Codee Houston, to obtain and ship pounds of methamphetamine to Hancock County. Garniss and others in the Ellsworth area distributed the drug and returned drug proceeds to Hanna. Garniss, at Hanna's direction, wired some of the funds to Houston, resulting in the money laundering charge.

On October 10, 2025, Codee Houston was sentenced to 14 years in prison and five years of supervised release. On March 6, 2025, Alex Hanna was sentenced to 11½ years in prison and five years of supervised release.

The FBI, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, the Hancock County Sheriff's Office, and the Ellsworth, Holden, and Bangor police departments all participated in the investigation.

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