A former Connecticut man was sentenced to a year and month in federal prison for leading a money laundering conspiracy related to his “large-scale trafficking of marijuana,” according to federal authorities.
Delroy Anderson, also known as “Max,” 57, formerly of Stamford, also was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to three years of supervised release, of which he must serve the first six months of his in home detention, according to federal authorities.
Authorities, citing court documents and statements made in court, said Anderson conspired with others for about 5 years to launder proceeds from a “marijuana trafficking operation by paying for marijuana cultivation, package shipping, electricity, and air travel expenses with the proceeds.”
Authorities said Anderson deposited the drug trafficking proceeds into multiple bank accounts opened in the name of Maximillion Enterprises Inc., and “structured deposits to evade reporting requirements under federal law.”
Anderson had two marijuana cultivation farms in California, and he had workers who grew, harvested, packaged, and shipped marijuana to distribute in Connecticut, Virginia, New York, and other sites, authorities said.
Anderson and his co-conspirators, Kelvin Jackson and Stephanie Atkinson, were charged by indictment with various money laundering offenses in 2020. Then, in February 2022, Anderson, who had been free on bond, failed to appear in court for a guilty plea proceeding, authorities said.
But the U.S. Marshals Service found and arrested Anderson in Dallas, Texas in 2023 and he has been detained since. He pleaded guilty in July to conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and has forfeited his interest in multiple bank accounts associated with the charged conspiracy, according to federal authorities.
Jackson, of Bristol, Virginia, and Atkinson, of Stamford, previously pleaded guilty to the same charge and have not yet been sentenced, according to federal authorities.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service, the Stamford Police Department, and the Sonoma County, Calif., Sheriff’s Office.
H/T: www.courant.com
