Rosedale Woman Pleads Guilty in Major Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Case

A Rosedale, Maryland, woman has admitted her role in a significant drug trafficking and money laundering operation that supplied thousands of oxycodone pills across the Baltimore area. Terry Allen, 57, entered a guilty plea to charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and money laundering, according to federal authorities.

Investigators determined that between 2022 and 2023, Allen led a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that utilized a network of pseudo-patients to illegally obtain prescriptions for oxycodone. These individuals were paid to visit pill-mill clinics under false pretenses, obtain prescriptions, and then turn the pills over to Allen’s network in exchange for cash or drugs. Law enforcement intercepted phone communications confirming Allen’s active management of the organization, including coordinating with a top supplier who managed at least a dozen pseudo-patients.

Further investigation revealed that Allen laundered the proceeds of her drug operation, moving over $2 million through various bank accounts and peer-to-peer payment platforms like Zelle and Cash App between 2017 and 2023. Authorities executed more than 30 search warrants in May 2023, seizing evidence including cash, drug ledgers, a handgun, a shotgun, and detailed records of the pseudo-patient operations from Allen’s Rosedale residence.

Despite being placed on home detention following her arrest, Allen continued her illegal activities. In September 2023, agents searched her home again and discovered additional prescription bottles containing oxycodone. Records from the Maryland Prescription Drug Monitoring Program indicated that the conspiracy redistributed over 3,000 kilograms of converted drug weight worth of oxycodone. Over the course of the conspiracy, Allen sold thousands of pills, generating approximately $735,860, which she used in part to pay her home’s mortgage.

Allen now faces up to 40 years in federal prison and a potential lifetime of supervised release. Sentencing is scheduled for August 26 at 10:00 a.m. This case was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation, leveraging the efforts of the FBI, DEA, HHS-OIG, and the Baltimore County Police Department.

Article by multiple RFHC contributors, based upon information from U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland

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