Dallas Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Charge
Posted/updated on: May 11, 2012 at 5:14 pm
TYLER – In an appearance in federal court in Tyler, a Dallas man has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Rafael Maciel, 28, appeared yesterday before United States Magistrate John D. Love.
Maciel was indicted by a Grand Jury on March 8. According to the evidence presented in court, on or about January 26, Maciel possessed approximately 3 kilograms of cocaine. He possessed the cocaine with the intent to deliver it to others in and around the Eastern District of Texas.
Maciel faces no less than 5 years in prison, nor more than 40, a $5,000,000.00 fine and at least 4 years of supervised release. Maciel also agreed to a forfeiture judgment in the amount of $50,000.
