Isiah Ti-Quan Clements, Marijuana Trafficking and Money Laundering, New York 2024

A 38-year-old Troy man, Isiah Ti-Quan Clements, aka ‘Zay,’ has pleaded guilty to marijuana trafficking and money laundering conspiracies. Clements was charged with conspiring to distribute marijuana and conspiring to commit money laundering.

According to court documents, Clements was a member of a marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) trafficking organization that cultivated marijuana on a commercial scale in Fresno, California. The organization shipped thousands of kilograms of marijuana and THC from Fresno to locations throughout the United States, including the Capital Region of New York. Clements laundered marijuana and THC proceeds for the organization, which included exchanging $110,200 in cash drug proceeds for large bills at a bank and credit union in the Capital Region; purchasing over $127,000 in cashier’s checks with cash drug proceeds; and sending over $20,000 in money transfers purchased with cash drug proceeds from the Capital Region to Fresno and Modesto, California.

Clements received and coordinated the receipt of approximately 1,102 kilograms (2,429 pounds) of marijuana between June 2018 and May 2022. He was paid between $300 and $400 for each package of marijuana received. The packages were delivered to Clements’ home and a restaurant in Troy, and coordinated by his sister, LaFay Pearson, aka ‘Lala,’ and his aunt, Consanga Harris, aka ‘Sondy.’

Clements faces at least 10 years and up to life in prison on the two counts to which he pled guilty. He also faces fines of up to $10.25 million and a term of supervised release of between 5 years and life. A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a judge based on the particular statutes the defendant is charged with violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors.

Clements was charged in an indictment with Dwight Singletary, David Singletary, Coles, Pearson, Harris, and 18 other people charging marijuana distribution and money laundering conspiracies, firearms offenses, and other crimes. Dwight Singletary, David Singletary, and Coles have pled not guilty and are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The investigation was led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Troy Police Department, and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

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