A Sicklerville NJ man was recently sentenced to 31 months in federal prison for selling illegal prescription drugs to an undercover officer.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the 41-year-old suspect used to be employed as a police officer at Richard Stockton College in Galloway, New Jersey. He reportedly resigned from his job in April 2014.
Federal prosecutors said that the suspect sold 537 oxycodone-based prescription pills to an undercover police officer between November 2012 and January 2013. According to authorities, the suspect sent several text messages to the undercover officer and arranged the meetings at an off-campus site in Clementon, NJ.
The undercover officer was working for the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and assisting with the investigation into the suspect.
The suspect was eventually placed under arrest and charged with distribution of oxycodone and possession with intent to distribute oxycodone. He later pleaded guilty to the drug charges.
Now the suspect has been sentenced to more than 2 years in federal prison. Additionally, he will be required to serve 3 years of supervised release after his prison term ends. Moreover, he has been ordered to forfeit nearly $9,000 in drug sale proceeds.
For further information about this case, see the NJ.com article entitled “Former Police Officer at Stockton Sentenced for Selling Drugs Off Campus.”
