Former Narcotics Agent Timothy B. Riley and his co-conspirator John T. Oiler were sentenced to substantial prison terms in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, after being found guilty of laundering $800,000 in drug proceeds. The operation was a sophisticated scheme involving multiple transactions and the use of a storage unit.
Riley, 48, from Philadelphia, former Narcotics Agent with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of Narcotics Investigations, was sentenced to 36 months’ imprisonment followed by one year of supervised release, and must forfeit up to $800,000. Oiler, 49, from Georgia, received a sentence of 30 months’ imprisonment, one year of supervised release, and the same amount in forfeiture.
The duo’s plot was uncovered when Michael Sean Riley, another co-conspirator, arranged with Oiler to rent a storage unit in Baltimore for the cash proceeds. Michael Riley, who skimmed the money from drug loads, then paid Timothy B. Riley, then an agent with the Mobile Street Crimes Unit of the PA Attorney General’s Office, $48,000, which he used to launder.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a national initiative aimed at reducing violent crime and ensuring safer communities. The Department of Justice has been revitalizing PSN since 2017, focusing on targeting violent criminals.
The investigation was conducted by the Harrisburg Offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, with support from the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. Assistant U.S. Attorney James T. Clancy is handling the prosecution.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Public Corruption|Organized Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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