Tayvon Whaley, Crack/Meth Possession, New York 2024

Crack and Meth Crimes Rock Binghamton, New York

BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK – In a shocking turn of events, two Binghamton men have been charged with federal drug crimes.

Tayvon Whaley, age 29, and Anthony Miller, age 38, both of Binghamton, New York, appeared in federal court late yesterday afternoon on a criminal complaint charging them with federal drug charges, announced Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Field Division.

The defendants were arrested and charged yesterday by complaint. The criminal complaint charges Whaley with possessing with the intent to distribute more than 280 grams of cocaine base (crack) and methamphetamine, and Miller with possessing with the intent to distribute more than 28 grams of cocaine base (crack). It also charges both with aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.

The defendants are currently held in custody without bail pending a detention hearing. The charges in the complaint are merely accusations and both men are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty.

If convicted of the charge set forth in the complaint, Whaley faces a mandatory minimum term of 10 years’ imprisonment, and a maximum potential sentence of life imprisonment, and Miller faces a mandatory minimum term of five years’ imprisonment, and a maximum potential sentence of 40 years’ imprisonment. A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a judge based on the particular statute the defendant is charged with violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, and other factors.

This case is being investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew D. Beaty.

Defendant: Tayvon Whaley

Criminal Charges: Possessing with the intent to distribute more than 280 grams of cocaine base (crack) and methamphetamine; Aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute controlled substances

City and State: Binghamton, New York

Date: April 2024 (arrest date)

Sentence: Currently held in custody without bail pending a detention hearing

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