Jeffrey C. Civitello Sr. and Jeffrey C. Civitello Jr., Cocaine Conspiracy, New York 2021

A Schenectady father and son duo have been indicted for their alleged roles in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy.

According to officials, Jeffrey C. Civitello Sr., 50, and Jeffrey C. Civitello Jr., 22, both of Schenectady, New York, are charged with conspiring to traffic more than 5 kilograms of cocaine to Schenectady in March and April 2021.

The indictment also alleges that the Civitellos possessed and intended to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine on March 31, 2021, and attempted to possess with intent to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine on April 2, 2021.

United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division, announced the indictment.

If convicted on all charges, each man faces at least 10 years and up to life in prison, as well as at least 5 years of post-imprisonment supervised release. The indictment also seeks a money judgment against the Civitellos in the amount of $600,000.

Jeffrey Civitello Sr. was arraigned today before United States Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Stewart; a detention hearing is scheduled for June 3, 2022.

Jeffrey Civitello Jr. will be arraigned at a later date. He has been in custody since October 21, 2021, when he was arrested by the DEA in Schenectady on unrelated charges of possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possessing and intending to distribute marijuana.

This case is being investigated by the DEA’s Capital District Drug Enforcement Task Force, which includes DEA Special Agents and investigators from state and local police agencies, including the Saratoga Springs Police Department, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, and the New York State Police. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Barnett.

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