DES MOINES, Iowa – Two men were sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy to distribute more than 400 grams of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl.
According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, the Des Moines Police Department began investigating Corser Scott Paine, 29, of Des Moines, and Eric Tyrone White, 31, of Detroit, following the overdose death of a Des Moines man in April 2025. During a search of Paine’s apartment five days after the overdose death, law enforcement found hundreds of grams of fentanyl powder mixed with Xylazine (a veterinary sedative), BTMPS (an industrial chemical), and methamphetamine, as well as fentanyl test strips, scales, baggies, gloves, and a blender that had been used to mix the drugs. At least nine cellphones were seized and searched, which allowed law enforcement to connect Paine to the overdose victim and demonstrated that White served as Paine’s drug source of supply.
On July 7, 2026, Paine was sentenced to 126-months’ imprisonment, followed by a five-year term of supervised release. On September 3, 2026, White was sentenced to 195-months’ imprisonment, followed by a five-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
United States Attorney David C. Waterman of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Des Moines Police Department’s Vice and Narcotics Control Unit investigated the case.
