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Columbia Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Bribing Letter Carriers to Divert Marijuana Packages
Baltimore, Maryland – In a shocking case of corruption, Suleiman Pasha, a 33-year-old man from Columbia, Maryland, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for bribing letter carriers to divert packages containing marijuana.
According to the court documents, Pasha conspired with letter carriers Antoinette McDaniels and Hilary Gainey, paying them bribes in exchange for diverting packages containing marijuana and delivering those packages to him, and co-conspirators Gary Coleman and Cyril Boodoo.
Pasha admitted to approaching McDaniels and Gainey in February 2014 and April 2014, respectively, while they were employed by the U.S. Postal Service as letter carriers, and offering to pay them $100 per parcel if they would divert specific packages sent through the U.S. mail that contained marijuana, and deliver those packages to him and other co-conspirators.
McDaniels and Gainey agreed to this arrangement, and Pasha introduced them to Coleman and other co-conspirators, and directed them to deliver certain packages to those co-conspirators as well. Pasha and his co-conspirators paid the letter carriers up to $100 for each parcel diverted and delivered to them.
The packages were sent via the U.S. mail from Arizona, California, Florida, and elsewhere, to addresses along McDaniels’ route in Baltimore and Gainey’s route in Columbia, Maryland. Gainey delivered approximately 100 packages and McDaniels delivered approximately 30 packages to Pasha, Coleman, and Boodoo.
Gainey was paid a total of $10,000 by the co-conspirators and McDaniels was paid a total of $4,700 by the co-conspirators. Pasha admitted that during his participation in the conspiracy, between 100 and 400 kilograms of marijuana were distributed.
Judge J. Frederick Motz also ordered Pasha to forfeit $14,700. United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, DEA, Maryland State Police, Baltimore City Police Department, and Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office for their work in the investigation.
Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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