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Laurel Man Sentenced For Marijuana Distribution, Money Laundering

BALTIMORE (WJZ)-- A 38-year-old Laurel man is sentenced to 21 years in prison for distributing 10,000 pounds of marijuana.

According to testimony presented at James Bestman's trial, he got marijuana from a source in Arizona and distributed it on the East Coast and in Ohio.

Evidence showed that Bestman was also involved in a money laundering deal in connection with buying a 2007 Mercedes.

Bestman was prosecuted by the U.S. District Court in Baltimore.

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