Theodore E. Coffie, Narcotics Conspiracy, New York 2024

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Feds Indict Olean Man on Narcotics Conspiracy Charge

A federal grand jury has indicted 54-year-old Theodore E. Coffie of Olean, NY, on a narcotics conspiracy charge, carrying a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life.

The indictment, returned on an unspecified date, alleges that between July 2016 and March 2021, Coffie conspired with Joseph S. Zaso and others to sell heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana in the Olean area.

Zaso, a previous co-conspirator, was previously convicted and is awaiting sentencing.

Coffie was arraigned on an unspecified date before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer and is being held pending a detention hearing.

The indictment is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation, which identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations threatening the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach.

The investigation was led by the Jamestown Police Department, under the direction of Chief Timothy Jackson, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Frank Tarentino, New York Field Division.

The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation, and Coffie is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.