Fugitive From Stamford Charged With Money Laundering Offenses: Feds

Information via Office of United States Attorney District of CT

STAMFORD, CT — A 56-year-old man who officials say fled to Texas is accused of laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars from a marijuana trafficking operation, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney for the District of CT Vanessa Roberts Avery.

Delroy "Max" Anderson, formerly of Stamford, was arraigned in New Haven on Thursday on money laundering offenses contained in a superseding indictment, Avery said.

The superseding indictment charges Anderson with one count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments; three counts of promotional money laundering; two counts of concealment money laundering; and one count of structuring money laundering.

If convicted, Anderson faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years on each count. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.

According to the superseding indictment, which was returned by a grand jury in Bridgeport on July 6, 2022, for approximately five years, Anderson conspired with others to launder hundreds of thousands of dollars in 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, Avery added.

In February 2020, Avery said, Anderson was charged, with co-conspirators Kelvin Jackson and Stephanie Atkinson, by indictment with various money laundering offenses.

Anderson, who had been released on bond pending trial, was scheduled to appear before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport for a guilty plea proceeding on Feb. 18, 2022, but he failed to appear and stopped contacting his attorney and the U.S. Probation Office, Avery said.

On Nov, 8, 2023, the U.S. Marshals Service found and arrested Anderson in Dallas, Texas. He has been detained ever since.

Jackson, 54, of Bristol, Va., and Atkinson, 45, of Stamford, have each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments. Both await sentencing.

Avery stressed that an indictment is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.