Leon Campbell, Murder-For-Hire and Marijuana Trafficking, New York 2013
Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for His Role in Murder-For-Hire and Marijuana Trafficking Conspiracies
Leon Campbell, a 41-year-old Brooklyn man, was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for his 2013 participation in a murder-for-hire conspiracy and conspiracy to distribute marijuana in Brooklyn and Queens. Campbell pleaded guilty to the crimes in June 2019.
According to prosecutors, Campbell was involved in a murder-for-hire plot to kill a suspected federal informant. On April 26, 2013, DEA agents followed Campbell as he made a delivery of marijuana in Brooklyn. Campbell spotted the agents and fled, suspecting his customer was an informant who had provided information to federal law enforcement.
Following his arrest, Campbell called co-defendant Williams and offered to pay him $5,000 to kill the suspected informant. Williams agreed to commit the murder and chose a gang member to carry out the contract. However, law enforcement agents were monitoring Campbell’s phone and disrupted the murder plot.
Williams was convicted after trial in January 2018 of murder-for-hire conspiracy and is awaiting sentencing. The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s International Narcotics and Money Laundering Section. Assistant United States Attorneys Nathan D. Reilly and Hiral D. Mehta are in charge of the prosecution.
United States Attorney Richard P. Donoghue stated, “Campbell showed a total disregard for human life, putting a price on the head of someone he suspected of being a federal informant and plotting to execute him.” Donoghue extended his grateful appreciation to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States Marshal Service and New York City Police Department for their assistance during the investigation.
Upon completion of his sentence, Campbell faces deportation from the United States.
The defendant:
Leon Campbell (also known as “Country”)
Age: 41
Brooklyn, New York
E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 13-CR-419 (LDH)
Exact criminal charges: Murder-for-hire conspiracy and conspiracy to distribute marijuana.
City and state: Brooklyn, New York
Exact date: April 26, 2013
Sentence or outcome: Nine years’ imprisonment
Dollar amounts: $5,000
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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