PHILADELPHIA—Marvin Neal, 44, of Bear,
Delware, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for his role in a drug
distribution conspiracy in Philadelphia, in addition to a money laundering
charge that was brought by the District of Delaware, announced United States
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylania Zane David Memeger and United
States Attorney for the District of Delaware Charles M. Oberly. The sentence
was handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence F. Stengel.
On September 12, 2008, Neal’s
co-defendants gave $53,000 cash to a person, who was cooperating with the FBI,
for the purpose of securing 25 kilograms of cocaine. Once the cash had changed
hands, Neal arrived to take possession of the 25 kilograms of cocaine. Neal and
his co-defendants believed that the FBI informant was a large-scale distributor
of cocaine from Mexico who could provide them with cocaine at the Mexican
wholesale price. Neal was arrested when he showed up to take delivery of the
cocaine.
While the FBI was conducting its
undercover operation, IRS agents in Delaware were investigating Neal for money
laundering. The IRS performed an analysis Neal’s household finances for the
period 2003-2007 and found that the Neals’ expenditures exceeded their
legitimate sources of income by more than $700,000. Neal himself did not report
any wages or salaries during the time period. Moreover, during a November 2007
search at Neal’s home in Bear, Delaware, IRS and DEA agents found and seized
expensive watches and jewelry. Agents also discovered a safety deposit box in
the name of Neal’s wife, in which they found $50,000 in cash and various other
pieces of jewelry.
The case was investigated by the
Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigative Service, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. It was prosecuted by
Assistant United States Attorneys Karen Grigsby with the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania and Shawn Weede with the District of Delaware.
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