Dark Web Drug Dealer MamaKnowsBrown Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

Riverhead, NY – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced Thursday that Carolyn Tolin, 46, of Centereach, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for operating a large-scale narcotics business known online as MamaKnowsBrown, which trafficked fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine to customers nationwide through the dark web.

According to prosecutors, from September 2024 to March 2025, Tolin ran an organized drug distribution network from her Centereach home. Through her dark web vendor account, she sold more than $75,000 worth of illegal narcotics, offering customers multiple shipping options and even allowing product reviews. Payments were accepted in cryptocurrency, which she later converted into cash.