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Date: 12-28-2022
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United States of America v. Tajh Wiley, a/k/a "Yung"
Case Number: 3:21-cr-00098
Judge: Janet Bond Arterton
Court: United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (New Haven County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with drug trafficking.
Tajh Wiley, also known as “Yung,” 27, of Norwalk, was indicted for drug trafficking.
This matter stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force into a drug trafficking organization headed by Wiley. The investigation, which included a court-authorized wiretap of Wiley’s phone, revealed that Wiley conspired to distribute large quantities of fentanyl, cocaine and marijuana and distributed drugs throughout Connecticut and elsewhere with the assistance of several associates.
Wiley was arrested on June 9, 2021. In association with his arrest and the arrest of seven of his co-conspirators investigators executed multiple search warrants and seized approximately a kilogram of fentanyl, a kilogram of cocaine, approximately 83 grams of crack cocaine, more than 12 pounds of marijuana, two press machines and other items and materials used by Wiley and his co-conspirators to process and package illegal drugs. Investigators also seized from Wiley jewelry valued at more than $100,000, and a 2021 Mercedes-Benz valued at approximately $146,000.
On July 25, 2022, a jury found Wiley guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, 500 grams or more of cocaine, and marijuana, and one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base (“crack cocaine”).
Wiley has been detained since his arrest.
This investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Bridgeport High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bridgeport Police Department, Fairfield Police Department, Norwalk Police Department, Stamford Police Department, Stratford Police Department, Yonkers (New York) Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service. The HIDTA Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Bridgeport Resident Office, the Connecticut State Police, and the Bridgeport, Norwalk, Stamford, Stratford, Milford and Danbury Police Departments.
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 144 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release.
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