Trenton Man Admits Role In Conspiracy To Distribute And Possess With Intent To Distribute Cocaine

TRENTON, N.J. – A Trenton man today admitted his role in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 1.5 kilograms of cocaine and more than 122 grams of cocaine base, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.

Khalfini Richardson, 33, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court to Count One of an indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, and to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base.

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

From September of 2013 through Jan. 13, 2016, Richardson conspired with co-defendants Bobby Williams, William Enmond and Capitol T. Wellons to distribute cocaine, and to manufacture and distribute cocaine base, primarily from two adjacent residences in Trenton.  On May 8, 2015, Richardson cooked powder cocaine into cocaine base inside one of the Trenton residences and sold approximately 40 grams of it to a confidential government source for $1,800.  Richardson admitted to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 1.72 kilograms of cocaine and to conspiring to manufacture as well as distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, 122.6 grams of cocaine base.

The count to which Richardson pleaded guilty is punishable by a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 17, 2018.

Enmond previously pleaded guilty before Judge Ship and was sentenced July 21, 2017, to five years in prison. The charges and allegations against Williams and Wellons are merely accusations, and they are considered innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Acting U.S. Attorney Fitzpatrick credited special agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Carl J. Kotowski in Newark, with the investigation leading to today’s guilty plea.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Molly Lorber and Senior Litigation Counsel Joseph Gribko of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Criminal Division in Trenton.

Defense counsel: Brynn Giannullo Esq., New Brunswick, New Jersey