The Superior Court building on Elm Street in New Haven.
Ben LambertSTAMFORD — A man charged with laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars as a part of a marijuana-trafficking operation and who later fled to Texas has been arraigned in federal court on a superseding indictment, according to prosecutors.
Delroy Anderson, 56, formerly of Stamford and also known as “Max,” pleaded not guilty Thursday in New Haven federal court to conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, structuring money laundering, two counts of concealment of money laundering and three counts of promotional money laundering, U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery announced in a news release.
Avery said Anderson faces up to 140 years in prison if he is convicted of each count. She said the charges stemmed from a marijuana-trafficking operation that Anderson ran with two others for about five years.
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The indictment alleges Anderson used the proceeds from the trafficking operation to pay for marijuana cultivation, package shipping, electricity and air travel expenses. Avery said he deposited the money into multiple bank accounts and structured deposits to evade federal reporting requirements.
Anderson was originally charged in connection with the drug trafficking in 2020 alongside co-conspirators Kelvin Jackson, 54, of Bristol, Virginia, and Stephanie Atkinson, 45, of Stamford, Avery said. Jackson and Atkinson have both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and await sentencing.
Anderson, who had been released on bond pending trial, was expected to plead guilty during a court hearing in early 2022. But he failed to appear for the proceeding and cut off contact with his attorney and probation officials, Avery said.
Avery said the superseding indictment was handed down in July 2022. The U.S. Marshals Service on Nov. 8 of this year arrested Anderson in Dallas, Texas, and he has been detained since.
