FLORIDA – A Florida man has been sentenced for the sale of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and firearms, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida (USAO).
U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew sentenced Yvens Philone, 36, of Sarasota, to 10 years in federal prison for possessing firearms while a convicted felon and possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Philone pleaded guilty on October 30, 2023, the USAO said.
According to court documents, between May 5 and 20, 2022, Philone sold six firearms, including one that Philone had described as a “Mac-10 machine gun,” to a confidential informant working with ATF and the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.
Philone is also said to have sold the confidential informant nearly 60 grams of methamphetamine and 11 grams of fentanyl.
According to the USAO, before possessing the firearms that he sold, Philone had previously been convicted of multiple felony offenses, including robbery, burglary, and grand theft of a motor vehicle. As a previously convicted felon, Philone is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition under federal law.
The case was investigated by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant United States Attorney David P. Sullivan prosecuted it.
