Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who handled the
case, stated that on November 21, 2018, Customs and Border Protection officers
examined a parcel at the Chicago, Illinois, post office addressed to “T
Finver,” with a residence in Hamburg, NY. The parcel was from Germany and the
sender information was fictitious. The package field tested positive for
cocaine.
Subsequently, two similar packages addressed to the
defendant sent from California were located by U.S. Postal Inspection Service
Inspectors in Rochester. One of the packages field tested positive for heroin,
the other contained cocaine.
On December 15, 2018, during review of incoming mail in
Hamburg, Postal Inspectors located a fourth parcel addressed to “T Finver.” On
December 17, 2018, Special Agents with Homeland Security Investigations
arranged for a controlled delivery of the parcel. A U.S. Postal Inspector
acting in an undercover capacity delivered the parcel and other mail addressed
to “Torin FINVER.” After knocking on the front door, the Postal Inspector
encountered the defendant and handed over the parcel and the mail. Finver was arrested
at the scene.
During an interview with investigators, the defendant stated
that he ordered “darkweb” packages of heroin and cocaine from the Dream Market
marketplace, seven times over two months. Finver used Bitcoin to pay for the
narcotics.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by Homeland
Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Kevin
Kelly, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, under the direction of Boston
Division Inspector-in-Charge Joseph W. Cronin. Additional assistance was
provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Chicago, Illinois.
