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Ex-School Board Member In Region Admits Role In Marijuana Trafficking, Money Laundering Ring Ex-School Board Member In Region Admits Role In Marijuana Trafficking, Money Laundering Ring
Ex-School Board Member In Region Admits Role In Marijuana Trafficking, Money Laundering Ring A 71-year-old former school board member in the region has admitted to taking part in a massive marijuana trafficking and money laundering ring that allegedly involved over a dozen New Yorkers and spanned across the country. Rensselaer County resident Rosemary Coles, of Troy, appeared in Albany federal court on Tuesday, July 25, where she pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) or more of marijuana and THC. Coles, a former board member at the Troy City School District, admitted to receiving nearly 1,800 pounds of marijuana as well as THC edibles at her home…

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Massive Marijuana Trafficking, Money Laundering Ring Includes 15 NYers, Feds Say Massive Marijuana Trafficking, Money Laundering Ring Includes 15 NYers, Feds Say
Massive Marijuana Trafficking, Money Laundering Ring Includes 15 NYers, Feds Say More than a dozen New Yorkers are accused in a massive marijuana trafficking and money laundering ring that spanned across the United States, according to federal prosecutors. A 99-count indictment unsealed in the Northern District of New York Tuesday, Jan. 31 accuses 17 defendants of taking part in an operation that saw thousands of kilograms of marijuana shipped from a business in California to locations across the country, including the Capital Region. The drugs were allegedly shipped between 2016 and June 2022 in packages that were delivered by UPS and FedEx. Prosecutors said the sche…

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by Michael Mashburn