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Date: 06-21-2020
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United States of America v. Richard Leroy, a/k/a "Solo"
Case Number: 5:20-cr-00133-SLP
Judge: Scott L. Palk
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (Oklahoma County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office
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Description:
Oklahoma City, OK - The United States of America v. Richard Leroy, a/k/a "Solo" with possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute and one count of a drug conspiracy.
An inmate serving a thirty-five year state prison sentence for second-degree murder was charged with running a large-scale drug trafficking operation from his prison cell.
On June 4, 2020, a federal grand jury indicted Richard Leroy, a/k/a "Solo," 33, of eight counts of possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute and one count of a drug conspiracy. Leroy, who was incarcerated at the Davis Correctional Facility in Holdenville, Oklahoma, is alleged to have controlled his drug conspiracy through the use of contraband cell phones. Leroy was arraigned on these charges today in federal court in Oklahoma City.
Specifically, the indictment alleges that over a two-year period, Leroy used contraband cell phones to coordinate both the acquisition and distribution of large amounts of methamphetamine and heroin. He accomplished this by recruiting and using non-incarcerated co-conspirators to serve as his de facto presence on the streets. The indictment lays out eight separate instances during the period of the conspiracy in which Leroy is alleged to have possessed—through his third-party couriers—significant amounts of either methamphetamine or heroin. All told, the indictment alleges that Leroy was running a drug conspiracy capable of moving hundreds of pounds of controlled substances each year—all without ever leaving his prison cell.
If convicted, Leroy faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison on each count, along with life of supervised release, and a fine of up to $10,000,000.
This case is the result of a joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, the Oklahoma City Police Department, the District 21 Task Force, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, and the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Assistant U.S. Attorney David McCrary is prosecuting the case.
21:846 DRUG CONSPIRACY
(1)
21:841(a)(1) & 18:2 POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE & AIDING AND ABETTING
(2)
21:841(a)(1) & 18:2 POSSESSION OF HEROIN WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE & AIDING AND ABETTING
(3-6)
21:841(a)(1) & 18:2 DISTRIBUTION OF METHAMPHETAMINE & AIDING AND ABETTING
(7)
21:841(a)(1) & 18:2 POSSESSION OF HEROIN WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE & AIDING AND ABETTING
(8)
21:841(a)(1) & 18:2 POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE & AIDING AND ABETTING
(9)
Outcome: The charges set forth in the Indictment are merely accusations and do not constitute proof of guilt. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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