BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced
today that Archie Phillips, 45, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to
possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of
cocaine before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. The charge
carries a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a
$10,000,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Adler, who is handling
the case, stated that between December 2012 and March 12, 2013, the defendant
shipped kilogram bricks of cocaine from Houston, Texas to Buffalo, NY for
distribution. Co-conspirators, including Beverly Fields, would then package
cash proceeds from the cocaine distribution and ship the currency from the
Buffalo area to the defendant in Houston. The defendant utilized a storage
locker in Houston, to store some of the drug proceeds. In March 2013, DEA
Special Agents found $284,980 in cash in plastic bags stored in the locker.
Beverly Fields has been convicted and is awaiting
sentencing.
One of the defendant’s customers was Tyshawn Bradley, who
was convicted of multiple charges including conspiracy to distribute 280 grams
or more of crack cocaine within 1000 feet of the Perry Housing Projects.
The plea is the result of an investigation by Special Agents
of the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special
Agent-in-Charge James J. Hunt, New York Field Division; the Federal Bureau of
Investigation; under the direction of Acting Special Agent-in-Charge Kevin P.
Lyons; and the United States Marshals Service, under the direction of Charles
Salina.
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