Former Stamford Resident Sentenced For Money Laundering Scheme: Feds

STAMFORD, CT — A former Stamford resident was sentenced Thursday to 13 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for leading a money laundering conspiracy related to his large-scale trafficking of marijuana, according to a news release from Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

Delroy "Max" Anderson, 57, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport. Anderson must serve the first six month of his supervised release in home detention.

According to court documents and statements made in court, for approximately five years, Anderson conspired with others to launder proceeds from a marijuana trafficking operation by paying for marijuana cultivation, package shipping, electricity, and air travel expenses with the proceeds, Avery said.

Anderson also deposited the drug trafficking proceeds into multiple bank accounts opened in the name of Maximillion Enterprises Inc., and structured deposits to evade reporting requirements under federal law, according to Avery.

Between 2015 and 2019, Anderson operated marijuana cultivation farms in Santa Rosa, Calif., and Willits, Calif., and he employed others to grow, harvest, package, and ship the marijuana for distribution in Connecticut, Virginia, New York, and elsewhere, Avery added.

In February 2020, Anderson and two co-conspirators were charged by indictment with various money laundering offenses.

On Feb. 18, 2022, Anderson, who had been released on bond pending trial, was scheduled to appear before Judge Dooley for a guilty plea proceeding, but he failed to appear for that court proceeding and ceased contact with his attorney and the U.S. Probation Office, Avery said.

On Nov. 8, 2023, the U.S. Marshals Service located and arrested Anderson in Dallas, Texas. On July 1, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.

Anderson, who has been detained since his arrest, has forfeited hs interest in multiple bank accounts associated with the conspiracy, Avery said.