Orange County Man Sentenced To 75 Months For Distributing Methamphetamine And Selling Illegal Pills On The Dark Web

Danielle R. Sassoon, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that KYLE WEILAND, who operated an illegal pill and narcotics manufacturing business on the dark web, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel to 63 months in prison, along with a consecutive 12-month prison term for violating the terms of his supervised release for a previous, similar offense. In September 2024, WEILAND pled guilty to distributing methamphetamine and selling misbranded drugs.

U.S. Attorney Danielle R. Sassoon said: "In 2019, Kyle Weiland was convicted for selling illegal pills online. After serving his prison term and while still on supervised release, he returned to his illegal drug business. Weiland manufactured dangerous pills, including those containing methamphetamine, that he sold on the dark web to customers throughout the United States. But, just as before, Weiland was caught. This sentence sends a clear message that selling illegal pills does not pay and will be met with serious prison sentences. We will not tolerate the illegal sale of narcotics and other addictive substances into the community, whether those sales take place on the street or the dark web."

WEILAND admitted that he manufactured, sold on the dark web, and shipped to customers throughout the U.S., various pills that contained or were marketed as methamphetamine, amphetamine, oxycodone, various benzodiazepines, or analogs of these substances. WEILAND agreed to forfeit $2,093,887.72, including $21,341.00 in cash; a 2008 Maserati GranTurismo; a 2013 Maserati GranTurismo; a 2019 McLaren 570S; and various cryptocurrencies.

WEILAND was previously convicted in 2019 for selling illegal pills online and was sentenced to six months in prison followed by three years supervised release. He committed the instant offense while serving his term of supervised release.

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In addition to the prison term, WEILAND, 36, of Tuxedo Park, New York, was sentenced to three years of supervised release.

Ms. Sassoon praised the outstanding investigative work of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

This case is being prosecuted by the Office's White Plains Division. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Shaun E. Werbelow and Justin L. Brooke are in charge of the prosecution.