Fred Folletti, 63, was sentenced two years in prison and five years of supervised release in federal court on Thursday, April 27, after pleading guilty to a drug conspiracy felony charge.
Folletti was arrested in Craig in December 2021 for the intent to distribute 79 grams of meth. Folletti “directed and arranged an unindicted co-conspirator to travel to Seattle to obtain methamphetamine and to transport the drugs back to Haines, Alaska, for subsequent distribution,” according to court documents.
He is now facing two additional charges related to the possession and intent to distribute methamphetamine after two incidents last month.
Officer Max Jusi arrested Folletti on April 13 after executing a search warrant for his home, where Jusi found nearly 3 grams of meth, along with material associated with distribution.
Folletti was also indicted on April 7 and named as a co-defendant after an incident at the Haines airport where police arrested a 34-year-old woman for possession and intent to distribute 1.1. ounces of meth.
According to court documents related to that case, Folletti “arranged for her to meet a man in Juneau at the Glory Hole, a Juneau homeless shelter, to pick up a baggie of an unknown substance for her to bring to Haines,” court documents state. “(The woman) further said Folletti arranged her travel on Alaska Seaplanes, told her to put the bag in her purse, and he would see her at 4 p.m. when her flight landed.”
Folletti is currently detained at Lemon Creek Correctional Center. His next court hearing is scheduled for May 10 in Superior Court.