New Haven Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Role in Counterfeit Pill Manufacturing and Distribution Operation

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

EMANUEL PAYTON, 35, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 151 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release for his participation in the large-scale manufacture and trafficking of counterfeit pills containing synthetic opioids and other substances.