Upstate Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Conspiracy

Release Courtesy of Veronica Hill

Public Affairs Specialist

U.S. Attorney’s Office

SPARTANBURG, S.C. —Travis Legg, 43, Woodruff, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and 4o grams of fentanyl.

Evidence before the court established that in the late summer and fall of 2023, Legg worked with Maurice Canty to obtain over 500 grams of methamphetamine and over 40 grams of fentanyl for distribution. During the conspiracy, law enforcement surveilled a meeting where Canty distributed drugs to Legg, and Legg was found in possession of drugs upon his arrest in this case.

Travis Legg faces a maximum of life in federal prison, a $10 million fine, and a maximum of lifetime supervision.

United States District Judge Donald C. Coggins, Jr., accepted the guilty plea and will sentence the defendant after receiving and reviewing a sentencing report prepared by the U.S. Probation Office. Judge Coggins has previously sentenced Maurice Canty to 292 months of imprisonment for his role in the conspiracy.

This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://link.edgepilot.com/s/9b6d493d/ftLdX_lGLk_8KVAPmsZL7w?u=https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Border Enforcement Security Task Force – Upstate South Carolina, Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, and Greenville County Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Enforcement Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jamie Schoen is prosecuting the case.

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