Charles Riley, Jr., Cocaine Distribution, Maryland 2014

Salisbury Cocaine Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years

A Baltimore, Maryland, federal court has sentenced Charles Riley, Jr., age 45, of Salisbury, Maryland, to 20 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and for two counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel and comes after Riley was convicted on December 11, 2014, after a three-day trial.

Riley was responsible for trafficking a large amount of cocaine throughout the Salisbury area in a very short amount of time, said Gary Tuggle, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Baltimore District Office.

The government proved at trial that Riley distributed over 15 kilograms of cocaine in less than two months, with approximately 10 kilograms of that amount distributed while on pretrial release on state drug charges.

Riley conspired with David Wayne Nelson, Royce Levi Brown, Charles Rudolph White, and others to distribute cocaine from July 2013, through August 27, 2013.

According to the investigation, DEA and the Wicomico County Narcotics Task Force initiated wire taps on cellular telephones belonging to the conspirators and executed search warrants at multiple locations, including residences associated with Riley, Brown, Nelson, and White.

Riley was sentenced to 20 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for his role in the cocaine distribution conspiracy.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/salisbury-cocaine-dealer-sentenced-20-years-prison