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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Louisville Man for Methamphetamine Trafficking

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Kentucky

Louisville, KY – A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned an indictment on April 19, 2023, charging a Louisville, Kentucky man with methamphetamine trafficking.    

U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky and Special Agent in Charge Jodi Cohen of the FBI Louisville Field Office made the announcement.

According to the indictment, on January 27, 2023, February 13, 2023, and March 20, 2023, Todd Meredith, 54, distributed over 50 grams of a methamphetamine mixture. Additionally, on March 30, 2023, Meredith possessed with the intent to distribute over 50 grams of a methamphetamine mixture.

Meredith made his initial appearance last week before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. If convicted, he faces a minimum sentence of 5 years and a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors. There is no parole in the federal system.

This case is being investigated by the FBI Louisville Field Office.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Alicia P. Gomez is prosecuting this case.

An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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Updated May 24, 2023