Buffalo, NY—A convicted felon on supervised release has pleaded guilty to a cocaine charge.
Charles Jones, 49, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny on August 3, 2022.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $2,000,000 fine.
Jones also pleaded guilty to a violation of supervised release.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan E. Leydecker, Jones was on supervised release following the completion of a 66-month prison sentence for a federal cocaine conviction.
On August 16, 2021, Jones reported to the U.S. Probation Office in Buffalo. While at the Probation Office, Probation Officers executed a search of Jones’s Broadway Avenue apartment.
During the search, U.S. Probation Officers recovered quantities of crack cocaine, cocaine, and marijuana, a digital scale, $2,900 in cash, a Rolex watch appraised at $3,450, and two necklaces appraised at $1,350.
The investigation was led by the U.S. Probation Department, under the director of Chief Probation Officer Timothy Englert, the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff John Garcia, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Frank A. Tarentino III, New York Field Division.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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