Richard Bernard, 38, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was charged today in a 12 count Indictment with distribution of heroin, two counts of possession with intent to distribute heroin, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, possession with intent to distribute oxycodone, selling counterfeit federal reserve notes, possession of counterfeit federal reserve notes, manufacturing counterfeit federal reserve notes, assaulting a federal officer, possession of a firearm possession by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm in in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen.
If convicted of all of the charges against him the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of life imprisonment, at least three years of supervised release up to lifetime supervised release, and a $7,500,000 fine.
The case was investigated by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, the United States Secret Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Philadelphia Police Department and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Linwood C. Wright, Jr. and Sarah Damiani.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
