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GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) – A Grove City man was sentenced to prison on Thursday for possessing and planning to distribute fentanyl, along with other drug, gun and wire fraud charges.
Dylan Polk, 31, of Grove City was sentenced to nine years in prison. He was charged federally in October 2022 and pleaded guilty in October 2023, the evening before his jury trial was scheduled to begin.
In October 2022, federal agents searched a property associated with Polk. They discovered more than a kilogram of fentanyl and a bulk amount of cocaine. Investigators also discovered five firearms, including a converted Glock-pistol fully automatic weapon and an AR style rifle, according to court documents. As a previously convicted felon, Polk was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.
Additionally, Polk committed fraud related to employment and pandemic relief assistance, according to United States Attorney of the Southern District of Ohio Kenneth Parker.
Polk fraudulently collected public employment assistance funds although he was not working. Specifically, Polk reported income from Our Lady of America Farms in 2020; however, records indicate that company was dissolved in 2018. Polk also claimed to be a barber for three years and, in 2020, received more than $12,000 in pandemic unemployment assistance. Polk was incarcerated from 2016 until 2020 and was not employed.
Polk is charged with possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and 400 grams of fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a machine gun.
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