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ANCHORAGE - On Monday, May 14, 44-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, resident Thomas M. Riley was sentenced in federal court in Anchorage to 27 years in federal prison for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to the U.S. Attorney's office, Riley was mailing packages of cocaine from Texas to Alaska since 2008. In April of 2009 investigators seized a package containing $29,100 in cash Riley attempted to mail to Kansas City. The next month they apprehended another package with $73,520 in $20 bills Riley was trying to mail to Texas. Shortly after, investigators seized a six-pound package with two kilograms of cocaine inside from a P.O. Box linked to Riley, and found postal records showed this package weighed about the same as 18 packages previously received at the same P.O. Box. Riley was arrested on May 12, 2009, and agents found a loaded Smith & Wesson 9mm inside a 2007 Ford Taurus owned by Riley, along with an Express Mail parcel containing $110,746 destined for Kansas City. Authorities also seized two other vehicles from a storage facility in Kansas City that the jury determined to constitute drug proceeds. Along with the 27-year sentence, Riley had to forfeit the three vehicles and $215,629 in cash, and was ordered to pay a judgment of $396,000 - what the U.S. Attorney's office calls a "conservative estimate" of Riley's profits from trafficking 22 kilograms of cocaine in Alaska. |
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Clarifications said on Sunday, May 20 at 11:20 AM
Todd Palin bought coke and weed and women from ___.Well ___ ends up HUNG in his house? Hang em high...They should have arrested Todd...oh forgot Captain Zero can't do that...Sarah his his friend! Hey hows that federal probe going guys?
91393205chitina charlie said on Friday, May 18 at 12:34 PM
these comments don't make much sense, or seem to have any bearing on the story....
91249936Anonymous said on Friday, May 18 at 10:29 AM
may be someone got mad that the burn barrel coke is gone...cry____cry...hahaha
91235696Anonymous said on Wednesday, May 16 at 12:14 PM
i really wish that child molesters and killers would get this kind of punishment..... but i suppose there is NO MONEY in it for prosecutors to go after 'those' type of offenders...
91048296give me a break said on Wednesday, May 16 at 10:54 AM
Andree McCloud has intel way worse than that...go threaten her too concerned...lol...freedom of speech baby...
91039676who you think you are said on Wednesday, May 16 at 10:29 AM
this means war then we got plenty a soldiers...
91036716Anonymous said on Wednesday, May 16 at 10:20 AM
and thats a threat too concerned. i am calling it in!
91035644RetiredFBI said on Wednesday, May 16 at 9:42 AM
And does Palin want to step into court to answer some questions...or do we got another stir the pot from Palin and crew? Report - report -report...we are not mind readers...so tell the FBI what is wrong and what is lacking.2764441
91030506Concerned said on Wednesday, May 16 at 9:16 AM
Anonymous - are you certain you want to continue these types of remarks when an IP address can track back exactly to you and your location?
91027215Anonymous said on Tuesday, May 15 at 4:07 PM
I have been reading these hints of Palins ordeals to others...Karen Loffeler I hope you are paying attention to this...I am guessing they threw lots of folks under the bus...their family is drunks and thieves...check the Alaska court system for yourself!
90950086Anonymous said on Tuesday, May 15 at 12:01 PM
what about the Commish of Revenue that was killed? Word is that Todd rigged his plane. Why? Money. Commish was going to return money to the BIRTHRIGHT owner but Palin's snubbed that plan...aw domestic terrorism at it's best in good ol Alaska...Hey Karen!
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