Virginia Man Receives 81 Months for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy in D.C.

Michael Augment, 38, of Lorton, Virginia, was sentenced to 81 months in federal prison on June 2, 2026, in U.S. District Court in Washington for his role in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy operating in the District of Columbia, the Justice Department announced.

The sentence covers Augment's participation in a conspiracy that supplied fentanyl for street-level sale inside the District. Federal prosecutors have not released the precise volume of fentanyl involved in the specific case or the number of co-conspirators sentenced to date.

The term replaces any prior pretrial status for Augment and requires him to serve 81 months followed by supervised release. Sentencing occurred under federal narcotics trafficking statutes that carry mandatory minimums for fentanyl offenses.

The conviction triggers continued federal monitoring of fentanyl supply networks that feed the District market. It requires the Bureau of Prisons to designate a facility and begins the clock on post-release supervision that will impose drug-testing and reporting obligations on Augment.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia will next handle any asset forfeiture tied to the case and coordinate with DEA on linked investigations.

This sentencing is one of multiple fentanyl conspiracy prosecutions brought by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington in recent years. The Justice Department has pursued such cases as part of its broader effort to disrupt distribution rings supplying the District, where synthetic opioids remain the dominant driver of fatal overdoses.