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The CEO and founder of a Massachusetts legal nonprofit that specializes in criminal record expungement has been charged with distributing cocaine, the Justice Department said Friday.
Javan Tooley, 36, of Dorchester and Brockton, Mass., the founder and CEO of Adapt & Evolve, was charged with one count of distribution of, and possession with intent to distribute, 28 grams or more of cocaine base, federal prosecutors said.
Tooley appeared in federal court on Friday, where he pleaded not guilty.
An image of 160 grams of cocaine seized from Tooley’s arrest, authorities said. (Justice Department)
He allegedly used violence against his victims and gave them drugs. In addition, Tooley allegedly claimed to have connections to law enforcement and other powerful and influential officials through his nonprofit. He also allegedly coordinated drug transactions using the nonprofit’s phone.
In 2010, Tooley was convicted in Boston for distributing cocaine and sentenced to five years in prison. After his release from federal prison in or around 2015, Tooley violated the terms of supervised release on at least five separate occasions.
As a result, Tooley was sentenced to serve nearly two more years.
He now faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison because of his prior conviction, as well as up to $8 million in fines.
Two bags with 100 grams of drugs seized from Javan Tooley’s arrest, authorities said. (Justice Department)
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