Oscar Dillon, Drug Conspiracy, Missouri 2021

A pair of men have been found guilty on drug trafficking charges in St. Louis, Missouri.

Oscar Dillon, 47, of St. Charles County, Missouri, was convicted of drug conspiracy, attempted obstruction of justice, and money laundering. Michael Grady, 65, of St. Louis, Missouri, was also found guilty of drug conspiracy, attempted obstruction of justice, and money laundering. The jury found Grady not guilty on an additional charge of witness tampering.

United States District Judge Henry E. Autrey presided over the trial, which lasted more than two weeks. The evidence at trial proved that Dillon and Grady provided long-term assistance to some of the area's most prolific and violent drug traffickers in an effort to allow the drug trafficking to continue unimpeded by federal investigators.

The pair attempted to gain information about on-going federal investigations and prosecutions and the identities of cooperating witnesses so these organizations could continue their high-level drug distribution. The drug trafficking generated significant proceeds and maintained prowess by violence. More specifically to the charged crimes, Dillon and Grady assisted in the flight of a known drug trafficker to Texas following federal indictment and concealed the source and ownership of drug proceeds.

The U.S. Attorney's Office expressed gratitude to the jury for their verdict. 'We are grateful the jury carefully considered the complex evidence presented in this case and arrived at the verdicts justice demanded,' said U.S. Attorney Sayler A. Fleming. 'As was demonstrated throughout the trial, Defendants Dillon and Grady have each long provided vital assistance to the continued successful operation of violent drug distribution rings and have attempted to thwart federal prosecutions at every turn.'

The Court has scheduled sentencing for both Dillon and Grady on July 13, 2021. The Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Intelligence Section investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorneys Michael Reilly and Donald Boyce handled the case.

Dillion and Grady will face sentencing on July 13, 2021. The outcome of the sentencing is yet to be determined.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/jury-finds-pair-guilty-drug-trafficking-charges