Tony Wilson was one of eight men charged in September after an FBI task force broke up the alleged conspiracy using court-authorized wiretaps.
CAMDEN -- A Camden County man on Tuesday admitted his role in a drug-trafficking organization federal prosecutors say controlled crack-cocaine sales in a city neighborhood.
Tony Wilson, 25, of Camden, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Jerome B. Simandle to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base, as well as possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime, according to a statement from the office of U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman.
Prosecutors have said the group worked in shifts to sell the drugs in the 1100 block of Lansdowne Avenue. Wilson admitted possessing a .40-caliber pistol as part of his criminal activities, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
He and seven other men were charged in September following an investigation by the FBI's South Jersey Violent Offender and Gang Task Force, which authorities said had used court-authorized wiretaps to intercept cellphone communications between the alleged conspirators.
Two other men, Jason Boyd and Derek Stallworth, previously pleaded guilty to the same charges, according to prosecutors. Stallworth, 20, is scheduled for sentencing March 24, while Boyd, 36, is scheduled to be sentenced April 28.
Authorities say Wilson faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison on the weapons charge, which must be served consecutively to the drug conspiracy charge, which carries a maximum of 20.
His sentencing has been scheduled for June 16.
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