Colorado Man Pleads Guilty To Marijuana And Money Laudering Charges

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BUFFALO, N.Y. – Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Dashawn Abrams, 27, of Denver, CO, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute marijuana, and money laundering conspiracy before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine. 

Assistant U.S. Attorney Laura A. Higgins, who is handling the case, stated that between April 2015, and September 2015, the defendant conspired with Damarcus Hennings, Shaquata Hennings, Arthur Clark, Shahana Beaver and Janice Humphrey, to ship, receive, and distribute more than 50 packages containing marijuana from Denver, Colorado to Buffalo, New York. The defendants also conspired to send the cash proceeds from resulting marijuana sales back to their marijuana source of supply in Denver.

Damarcus Hennings, Shaquata Hennings, Shahana Beaver and Janice Humphrey have been convicted. Charges are pending against Arthur Clark. The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The plea is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge, New York Field Division.

Sentencing is scheduled for October 24, 2017 before Judge Wolford.