Robin Eugene Vore

U.P. drug dealers off to federal prison: Rogue medical marijuana dealers 37-year-old Craig Robert Asikainen of Negaunee, 55-year-old Sharon Marie Peltola of Bruce Crossing and 44-year-old Robert Harley Stapleton of Iron River – and prison for morphine dealer 58-year-old Robin Eugene Vore of Kincheloe, MI

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Federal prison sentences for rogue medical marijuana dealers Craig Robert Asikainen of Negaunee, Sharon Marie Peltola of Bruce Crossing and Robert Harley Stapleton of Iron River – and morphine dealer Robin Eugene Vore of Kincheloe, Mi

By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

Robin Eugene Vore mugshot 1b closeup(Marquette, MI) – An Eastern U.P. man has been sentenced to prison for distributing a powerful and highly addictive pain medication near a school playground.

Robin Eugene Vore, 58, of Kincheloe, MI was indicted on three federal felony counts of distribution of morphine within 1,000 feet of a playground between March 5-11th, 2015 in Chippewa County.

Under a plea agreement, other charges were dropped against Vore.

Vore was sentenced on Nov. 7, 2016 by U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Maloney.

Vore received a year and a day in federal prison followed by six years supervised release.

According to records, Vore also has other addresses across Michigan, Florida and California.

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Background on Robin Eugene Vore of Kincheloe:
https://upperpeninsulabreakingnews.wordpress.com/tag/robin-eugene-vore

By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director
906-273-2433

(Marquette/Kalamazoo, MI) – Three of six Upper Peninsula residents who allegedly dealt hundreds of pounds of pot through illegal medical marijuana dispensaries in four U.P. counties have been sentenced to federal prison.

Arrested were Spencer Troy Ward, 56, of Bruce Crossing; Sharon Marie Peltola, 55, of Bruce Crossing; Robert Harley Stapleton, 44, of Iron River, Craig Robert Asikainen, 37, of Negaunee.

Meanwhile, trial is set for this winter for Ward and two others – Byron Hugh Adams and Peter John Jousma.

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Asikainen, Peltola and Stapleton each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute 50 or more marijuana plants, and 50 kilograms or more of marijuana. They specifically admitted being part of a conspiracy that dealt over 100 pounds of illegal medical marijuana from Oct. 2014 to Feb. 2016.

  • Peltola was sentenced to two and a half years (30 months) in federal prison, fined $2,000 and three years of supervised released after prison.

  • Asikainen was sentenced to a year and a half (18 months) in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.

  • Stapleton was sentenced in Marquette to a year and a day in federal prison on Nov. 9, 2016 by U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Maloney.

The three could have received 20 years in federal prison.
The trio were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Maloney – but at different federal court locations.
Peltola appeared before federal Judge Maloney on Nov. 18, 2016 in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Asikainen appeared before  Judge Maloney on Nov. 8, 2016 in Marquette, MI.

Asikainen was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.

The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team and the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs made the arrests as part of an ongoing crackdown on drug trafficking on tribal lands across northern Michigan. Ass part of their plea agreements, both must cooperate with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) plus Michigan State Police as the investigation into U.P. drug trafficking continues.

Both entered guilty pleas were accepted by U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy P. Greeley in Marquette.
In the August 3, 2016 plea agreement, federal prosecutors dropped the additional charges against Asikainen and agreed not to move forward with forfeiture proceedings.

The federal prosecutor in the morphine and marijuana cases is Assistant United States Attorney Maarten Vermaat on behalf of United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Patrick A. Miles, Jr. in Grand Rapids. The cases were handled by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan Northern Division

Background/previous stories:
https://upperpeninsulabreakingnews.wordpress.com/2016/05/19/upper-peninsula-breaking-news-exclusive-feds-tuesday-busted-alleged-u-p-marijauna-conspiracy-after-judge-opens-sealed-indictment-in-marquette-michigan

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http://michiganmedicalmarijuana.org/topic/50801-multi-million-dollar-pot-growing-ring-plus-several-dispensaries-raided

Federal Prosecutor:
Assistant U.S. Attorney Maarten Vermaat

Defense Attorneys:

Spencer Troy Ward
Attorney Timothy C. Quinnell, Osstyn Bays Ferns & Quinnell LLP

Sharon Marie Peltola
Attorney Michael J. Manning

Robert Harley Stapleton
attorney Mark L. Dobias, Mark L. Dobias PC

Craig Robert Asikainen
Robert Eugene Vore
Assistant U.S. Public Defender Elizabeth A. LaCosse