A former Auburn police officer has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a scheme that involved conspiracies to commit extortion, traffic drugs, and commit robbery.
Charles Hubbard, 54, of Loganville, Georgia, was sentenced to nine years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release on July 30, 2018. Hubbard pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obtain property by extortion under color of official right and conspiracy to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute on August 17, 2017.
According to U.S. Attorney Byung J. ‘BJay’ Pak, Hubbard partnered with at least six other people to identify, extort and rob drug dealers from 2009 until 2016. The group’s latest exploit started on March 30, 2016, when a confidential source approached co-defendant Shaeib H. Morgan with a plan to steal money from purported drug dealers.
The confidential source proposed that Morgan elicit Hubbard’s help, a sworn police officer with the Auburn Police Department, to conduct a fake traffic stop of the source and seize the money for the participants to split. Hubbard agreed to participate in the robbery and extortion plan.
On April 4, 2016, DEA agents gave the confidential source $40,000. Hubbard, wearing a tactical police vest and police badge, approached the source and took the money. Hubbard, Martin Rosendary, and Morgan met briefly, divided the money, and departed. DEA agents then arrested all three, but not before Rosendary led the agents on a high-speed chase.
Morgan, who was the passenger in the vehicle, fled on foot and was tracked down by a canine. When the dog found him, Morgan had $10,000 in his pants and another $10,000 nearby. Hubbard was found with $20,000 in his vehicle.
The other defendants pleaded guilty as follows: Martin Rosendary, 47, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obtain property by extortion.
The public places trust in law enforcement officials, but Hubbard’s actions eroded that trust, said Robert J. Murphy, the Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Field Division.
This case is a reminder that no officer is above the law, Murphy added.
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Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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