United States Drug Enforcement Administration

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Raul Matos, 45, of Rochester, N.Y., pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, cocaine before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years, and a $1,000,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew T. McGrath, who is handling the case, stated that on three separate occasions between November 2017 and Feb. 16, 2018, the defendant sold a quantity of cocaine to an individual working with the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The plea is the result of an investigation by the DEA Rochester Resident Office, New York Division.

Sentencing is scheduled for July 22, 2019, before Judge Geraci.

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