California woman pleads guilty to role in $6.6 million K2 conspiracy

A Roseville, Calif. woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to her role in a conspiracy to distribute more than $6.6 million of synthetic cannabinoids (K2) at Callaway County, Mo., businesses.

Sheila Marie Nawaz, 40, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to participating in a conspiracy to commit mail fraud from Dec. 18, 2012, to July 16, 2015.

Nawaz was the president of eComm Organix, Inc., a California distributor of “novelty products.” eComm Organix purchased synthetic cannabinoids from other businesses then distributed them throughout the United States via the U.S. Postal Service. Nawaz had 179,169 grams of synthetic cannabinoids for $4.50 per gram.

Nawaz pleaded guilty to accumulating $806,260 in proceeds because of the distribution and mailed 2,359 retail packages of synthetic cannabinoids to customers in the state of Missouri.

Nawaz could face up to 20 years in federal prison without parole.