Font ResizeTony Royden Bloom, 39, pleaded guilty to a three-count felony indictment involving structuring of financial transactions, distribution of marijuana and the forfeiture of possessions derived from drug proceeds.
The plea was entered Friday morning before U.S. District Court Judge William W. Caldwell in Harrisburg.
Bloom made at least 35 trips to the San Francisco, California-area, where he would purchase anywhere from seven to 27 pounds of marijuana and use Federal Express to send the drug back to Pennsylvania where he sold it to customers on the East Coast, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Bloom then took the drug sale money and tried to conceal the proceeds in financial transactions, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Between March 2007 and March 2009, Bloom deposited $549,125.03 into personal bank accounts at two banks and used the money toward loan payments on his home in Glen Rock.
Bloom faces up to 25 years in prison and $1.25 million in fines. As part of the plea agreement, he agreed that certain items derived from the drug sales are forfeitable.
The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The case is being prosecuted by U.S. Assistant States Attorney Christy H. Fawcett.
