Box Elder man sentenced to 10 years for trafficking fentanyl on Rocky Boy
Leonard Allen Parisian, 63, was sentenced on Sept. 3, 2026, to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
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Sep 3, 2026, 10:46 a.m. ETFirst report
Box Elder man sentenced to 10 years for trafficking fentanyl on Rocky Boy
A Box Elder man was sentenced Sept. 3, 2026, to 10 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, Acting U.S. Attorney Mark Steger Smith announced. Leonard Allen Parisian, 63, pleaded guilty in May 2026 to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for Montana.
Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided over the sentencing. The government alleged in court documents that Parisian was part of a group trafficking fentanyl on the reservation between 2023 and 2025. An informant told officers that starting in 2020 he supplied fentanyl pills to Parisian's son, "Little Al," and after the son was imprisoned in 2023, the informant began supplying Parisian, known as "Big Al," who purchased between 3,000 and 6,000 pills at a time. The informant estimated Parisian purchased between 15,000 and 20,000 pills for redistribution in Montana.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey K. Starnes prosecuted the case. The FBI and Montana Division of Criminal Investigation conducted the investigation.
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