Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward H. White, who is handling the case, stated that on Aug. 18, 2014, the defendant sold approximately 3 grams of cocaine base, a Schedule II controlled substance, to a confidential informant working with officers of the Lackawanna Police Department (LPD). The controlled purchase, observed by the LPD officers occurred within 1,000 feet of the Baker Homes Housing Project in Lackawanna, New York. On Aug. 19, 2014, the defendant sold approximately 2 grams of cocaine base, a Schedule II controlled substance, to a confidential informant working with the LPD officers. The controlled purchase, observed by the LPD officers, occurred in the vicinity of Bethlehem Street in Lackawanna, New York.
The plea is the result of the culmination of an investigation by: Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Brian Boetig; Special Agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Michelle Spahn, Resident Agent in Charge; Special Agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the direction of Steven Dickey, Resident Agent in Charge; and the Lackawanna Police Department, under the direction of James L. Michel, Chief of Police.
Sentencing is scheduled to be set by Judge Skretny.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
