FARMINGTON, Maine (WABI) – A Farmington man is facing up to life in prison and a $10 million fine after pleading guilty Wednesday in federal court to conspiring to possess and distribute more than a ton of marijuana and 1,000 marijuana plants.

Court documents say 69-year-old Randal Cousineau took part in the illegal conspiracy from 2016-2020.

He was the primary financier of an operation that violated Maine’s medical marijuana laws.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Cousineau made hundreds of thousands of dollars in profit.

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