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Florida man gets 10 years in prison after trying to mail meth to himself
The New York Daily News Adware Farm ^ | December 14, 2022 | Joseph Wilkinson

Posted on 12/14/2022 12:47:21 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

There was meth-od to this Florida man’s madness.

Jason Hardy will spend 10 years in prison after getting caught trying to mail meth to himself.

He pleaded guilty and received his sentence Monday, the Justice Department said in a press release.

Hardy put his real Florida address on the package and used his real name, real phone number and real email address in conversations with the U.S. Postal Service, the feds said.

According to investigators, Hardy was plotting to send 18 pounds of meth from California to Florida, and he even flew out to the West Coast to coordinate delivery.

Hardy put the meth in a package and listed his home Florida address as the return address, the feds said. Authorities were alerted to the suspicious item, searched it on July 19, 2020, and found the drugs inside.

On July 22, 2020, Hardy “called to inquire about the status of the package. He identified himself by his first name and provided his true phone number and email address,” the Justice Department said.

Hardy pleaded guilty in January 2021 to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Conspiracy; Health/Medicine; Local News; Miscellaneous; Travel; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: address; arrest; california; conviction; delivery; doj; florida; floridaman; guilty; mail; usps
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1 posted on 12/14/2022 12:47:21 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: MtnClimber; Dr. Sivana

We can only thank God that most criminals are dumb.


2 posted on 12/14/2022 12:48:36 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

What? Did he put the wrong postage on it?


3 posted on 12/14/2022 12:50:35 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter.
And make believe it came from you!..................


4 posted on 12/14/2022 12:54:41 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

He could have been prosecuted for being criminally stupid if noting else. Sheesh what an idiot.


5 posted on 12/14/2022 12:55:21 PM PST by jimwatx
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Florida Man is about as ubiquitous as “Teens” in crime news


6 posted on 12/14/2022 12:56:10 PM PST by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: MtnClimber

LOL! How hard can it be to look up first class postage for 18 pounds of meth???


7 posted on 12/14/2022 12:59:02 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: jimwatx

The stupidity alone is worth about 5 years in the pokey.


8 posted on 12/14/2022 12:59:37 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Consider the street price for meth in CA vs. Fl. 18 pounds would I think be an indication that Fl. man was going to sell at a profit. Just picked the wrong supply chain method. Should have spent the extra cost on UPS.


9 posted on 12/14/2022 1:00:17 PM PST by dblshot
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Hardy put his real Florida address on the package and used his real name, real phone number and real email address in conversations with the U.S. Postal Service, the feds said.

Well of course he did. Using a false name and address with the USPS and you could get into trouble.

10 posted on 12/14/2022 1:00:31 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: dsrtsage

At least “Florida Man” is usually an accurate descriptor. “Teens” evokes images for some of Eddie Haskell or losers in the high school smoking area*, rather than thuggish young Blacks.

*Do haaaaah skrewels even have smoking areas anymore?


11 posted on 12/14/2022 1:02:00 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: dblshot

What can Brown smuggle for you?


12 posted on 12/14/2022 1:02:36 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: Billthedrill
Using a false name and address with the USPS and you could get into trouble.

That would have gotten him 20 years. :-D

13 posted on 12/14/2022 1:03:13 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
We can only thank God that most criminals are dumb.

As Sean "Sticks" Larkin of On Patrol: Live fame is wont to say, "we don't catch the smart ones."

14 posted on 12/14/2022 1:08:45 PM PST by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

“The stupidity alone is worth about 5 years in the pokey.”
******

Yup, there should be additional penalty enhancements for this level of stupidity, because you just know anyone this stupid is likely to do even more stupid stuff once released. There’s no cure for this level of stupidity lol.


15 posted on 12/14/2022 1:13:18 PM PST by jimwatx
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

“Florida Man” can never catch a damned break!

It’s gotta hurt...


16 posted on 12/14/2022 1:13:42 PM PST by headsonpikes (Mass murder and cannibalism are the twin sacraments of socialism - "Who-whom?"-Lenin)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

“Hardy put the meth in a package and listed his home Florida address as the return address...”

Well, there you go. If you are going to mail drugs to yourself, always put down some enemy of yours as the return address.


17 posted on 12/14/2022 1:14:44 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Using a fake return address and mailing something to yourself gives you plausible deniability, however calling to inquire the status of the delivery negates that defense.


18 posted on 12/14/2022 1:24:54 PM PST by LukeL
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Should have Fedex’d overnight


19 posted on 12/14/2022 1:41:35 PM PST by TheElectionWasStolen
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Maybe it was for his personal use ?


20 posted on 12/14/2022 1:43:12 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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