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Cape Cod Man Sentenced for Marijuana Trafficking, Money Laundering Ring
Boston – A Cape Cod man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with running a large-scale marijuana operation and then laundering the proceeds.
David Landry, 29, of Mashpee, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to 78 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Landry is currently serving a four-year state sentence for heroin distribution. The federal sentence will run concurrently with the remainder of his state sentence.
From May 2014 to January 2015, Landry and Groom conspired to manufacture and distribute marijuana, and possessed marijuana with the intent to distribute it. Landry, who was arrested and has been in state custody since Sept. 12, 2014, continued participating in the criminal offense while in jail on the state charges.
On Jan. 6, 2015, law enforcement authorities executed a search warrant at a residence on Cheryl Lane in Pocasset, Mass., and seized numerous marijuana plants and extensive growing equipment. Groom is alleged to have used the proceeds of the illegal activities to pay the rent on the Cheryl Lane house.
Landry, a convicted felon, was in constructive possession of a loaded .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol on Jan. 21, 2015, when law enforcement officers recovered the pistol during a search of a residence on Acapesket Road in Falmouth, Mass. Landry pleaded guilty to constructively possessing the gun and directing an associate to its whereabouts.
From 2010 to 2015, it is alleged that Landry and his mother, Diane Johnson, conspired to launder drug proceeds in order to disguise the nature of the funds and promote continued drug trafficking.
The government argued that Landry is a dangerous offender whose criminal conduct lasted from at least 2010 to 2015, and continued while he was in state custody. Moreover, it involved significant, wholesale quantities of heroin, methylone, and marijuana. The marijuana grow operation involved sophisticated, expensive equipment for which Landry paid over $40,000, and from which Landry expected to produce substantial illegal revenue for years.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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