Escambia Man Sentenced On Drug, Money Laundering Charges

May 25, 2016

An Escambia County man was sentenced Tuesday in federal court on drug related offenses.

Kenneth Grandison, 42, was sentenced today to nine years in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to utilize a telephone facility to further a drug trafficking offense. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

In court,  Grandison admitted that, between January 2012 and January 2016, he received illegal drugs from California, including marijuana and codeine, for further distribution in Florida. An investigation identified dozens of Bank of America and Wells Fargo accounts that Grandison used to launder the drug trafficking proceeds. In total, the Bank of America accounts received more than 200 cash deposits, and the Wells Fargo accounts received more than 600 cash deposits. This investigation involved the laundering of between $1.5 and $3.5 million.

The case resulted from an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, the Pensacola Police Department, and the Gulf Breeze Police Department.

Comments

5 Responses to “Escambia Man Sentenced On Drug, Money Laundering Charges”

  1. Dave on May 26th, 2016 10:00 am

    dh – You are right on track!!!!

  2. No Excuses on May 26th, 2016 8:09 am

    @dh:

    I agree with your post in principle, but if it isn’t drugs, it will be something else. There are always those looking to make a quick buck the “easy” way, and the rules don’t apply to them. The drugs aren’t the issue, it’s the mentality and criminal thinking.

  3. dh on May 25th, 2016 4:08 pm

    We need to understand the lesson from Prohibition and legalize drugs, regulate them and kill this whole black market that exists. It has corrupted policing agencies, compromised Constitutional principles relating to confiscation and due process, increased violent crimes in areas attempting strict enforcement and done nothing to reduce drug usage.

  4. fisherman on May 25th, 2016 8:13 am

    Just think of all the money he hasn’t told them about.

  5. Mike on May 25th, 2016 7:22 am

    Wow, that is out there to think you could have all that banking activity & think no one would notice.

    Sounds like you were dipping into your own supply, Mr. Grandison! :D

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