Atlantic County, New Jersey, Man Sentenced To 235 Months In Prison For His Role In Crack Cocaine Trafficking

CAMDEN, N.J. – An Atlantic County man was sentenced today to 235 months in prison for distribution and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine in the Atlantic County, New Jersey area, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.

Tozine Tiller, 43, of Galloway, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Jerome B. Simandle in Camden federal court for his distribution and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine on June 11, 2013.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

Tozine Tiller was responsible for distributing in excess of 840 grams of crack cocaine from February 2010 through Dec. 10, 2014. The conspiracy that Tiller participated in was extensive and involved the trafficking of cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin. Tiller and others used residences in Pleasantville and Absecon to store and package cocaine and crack cocaine.

Twelve individuals have been charged for their participation in this drug trafficking conspiracy and all but one of those charged have been convicted. One defendant remains a fugitive.

The following individuals have been sentenced:

Francisco Rascon-Muracami –70 months in prison;
John Wellman –130 months in prison;
Ronald Douglas Byrd – 96 months in prison;
Talib Tiller – 57 months in prison;
Tejohn Cooper – 96 months in prison; and
Kabaka Atiba – 120 months in prison.

The other defendants are awaiting sentencing.

Acting U.S. Attorney Fitzpatrick credited special agents of the FBI’s Newark Division, Atlantic City Resident Agency, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Timothy Gallagher; the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Newark Division, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Valerie Nickerson; the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner; and the Atlantic City Police Department, under the direction of Police Chief Henry White, with the investigation leading to these convictions.

He also thanked the N.J. State Police; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)-Homeland Security Investigation (HSI); U.S. Postal Inspection Service; Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office and the Ventnor, Northfield and Millville police departments for their assistance.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Diana Vondra Carrig of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Criminal Division in Camden.

Defense counsel: Gilbert Scutti Esq. Somerdale, New Jersey