Gay Porn Star Chris Bines Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Selling Over $3.5 Million Worth Of Marijuana
As first reported by Str8UpGayPorn last year, gay porn star Chris Bines was convicted of felony conspiracy to distribute at least 3,500 ounces of marijuana in Florida, with a street value of at least $1,000,000. This week, the Falcon Studios, Men.com, and Randy Blue performer was finally sentenced for that conviction, and the sentencing announcement reveals that Bines (whose legal name is Steven Michael Sholly) and his co-conspirators actually earned (and then laundered) more than $3.5 million from the marijuana sales over the course of three years. Given the large amount of marijuana being distributed (more than 100kg), Bines received a lengthy prison sentence: 59 months (one month shy of five years).
Press release from Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office:
Five defendants were sentenced to federal prison this week after having pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Yesterday, the following defendants were sentenced on both charges: Charles Zachariah Sindylek, 32, of Pensacola, 90 months in prison and David DelGiacco, 56, of Lake Forest, California, 30 days in custody of the Bureau of Prisons. Brandon Craig Remeyer, 35, of Trabuco Canyon, California, 72 months in prison and Andrew Paul Marcelonis, 32, of Pensacola, 18 months in prison.
Also today, Steven Ryan Michael Sholly, 31, of Milton, was sentenced to 59 months in prison on conspiracy to distribute marijuana.
Between 2014 and 2017, the defendants conspired to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana in the Northern District of Florida. Johnson, William Brett Brownell, Sholly, and others in the Pensacola area ordered the marijuana from Sindylek and Remeyer, who shipped packages of marijuana from California to Florida with the assistance of DelGiacco. Johnson, William Brett Brownell, and Sholly then sold the marijuana in Florida with the assistance of Marcelonis, William Ezra Brownell, and others. The cash proceeds of the marijuana distribution were laundered through bank accounts, and later mailed to addresses in California. More than $3.5 million in cash proceeds from the sale of marijuana was laundered during the time frame of the conspiracy.
Bines, who has been out of custody during court proceedings, was ordered to self-surrender by May 21st, 2018 and begin his 59-month sentence. Upon his release in 2023, he’ll be on supervised release for an additional three years.
Prior to his arrest, Bines had been named as an exclusive model at Falcon Studios. Before that, he performed as both a top and a bottom in several scenes for Randy Blue and Men.com.
