Federal Judge Robert Blackburn sentenced the last co-conspirator, Hector Diaz, on July 9 to “time served,” meaning that he would not serve any more time in prison than he already spent in pre-sentence detention. Blackburn also sentenced Diaz to three years of supervised release and ordered him to pay a $5,000 fine. Diaz had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute less than 50 kilograms of marijuana.

The dismissal of charges against Furtado does not change the status of his co-defendents, said Jeff Dorschner, Troyer’s spokesman.

“The dismissal in our opinion will not have any impact on the other related cases,” Dorschner said. “Each case has separate, independent facts on the charges and the outcomes. Those cases were resolved appropriately.”

Less clear is what will happen to the money and property seized by federal agents from Furtado and the three others.

Even though charges were dismissed against Furtado, he will not get back$450,000 investigators found in the trunk of his car and confiscated through federal asset forfeiture laws, Dorschner said.

“He did not contest the forfeiture of that cash,” he said.

Furtado did contest the seizure of the VIP Cannabis warehouse, he said. A judge will now decide whether Furtado can reclaim the warehouse, Dorschner said. Hearing about the fate of the warehouse have been on hold pending the outcome of court proceedings, he said.