In June, Matthew Sachen pleaded guilty to use of interstate facilities to promote or facilitate a racketeering enterprise.File Photo

A man who inherited a Medford-based shipping business from his father and mailed thousands of pounds of marijuana across the country apologized as he stood before a federal judge for sentencing Wednesday.

“I felt an absolute duty to take care of everything that he left behind, and clearly it was more of a mess than I anticipated having to clean up,” Matthew Sachen told U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane.

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 “I realize he made an incredibly critical mistake,” U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane said, “ but he sold the business and got out of it.”  Read More  

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