Assistant U.S. Attorney Brendan T. Cullinane, who handling
the case, stated that between January of 2011 and late 2014, the defendant
conspired to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine. Schreiber, in an
effort to avoid restrictions on purchasing significant quantities of products
containing pseudoephedrine—an integral ingredient in the methamphetamine
manufacturing process, purchased only small quantities of such products at
local pharmacies. The practice is referred
to as “smurfing.”
A total of 12 people have been arrested as part of this
conspiracy, Schreiber is the 10th defendant to be convicted. The conviction is
the culmination of an investigation on the part of: the Drug Enforcement
Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge James J. Hunt,
New York Field Division; the New York State Police Community Narcotics
Enforcement Team (CNET), under the direction of Lieutenant Kevin Reyes and
Major David Krause; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,
under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Ashan Benedict, New York
Division; the Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force, under the direction of
Cattaraugus County Sheriff Timothy Whitcomb; the Wellsville Police Department,
under the direction of Chief Timothy O’Grady; U.S. Border Patrol, under the
direction of Patrol Agent-in-Charge Steven Oldman; and the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation, under the direction of Captain Frank
Lauricella.
