The CEO and founder of a Massachusetts legal nonprofit focused on criminal record expungement is facing charges for distributing cocaine, according to a statement from the Justice Department on Friday.
Javan Tooley, aged 36, from Dorchester and Brockton, Massachusetts, who serves as the founder and CEO of Adapt & Evolve, has been charged with distributing and possessing with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base, federal prosecutors reported.
Tooley appeared in federal court on Friday, where he pleaded not guilty.
An image of 160 grams of cocaine seized from Tooley’s arrest, authorities said. (Justice Department)
He is accused of using violence against his victims and supplying them with drugs. Additionally, Tooley allegedly boasted of having connections to law enforcement and other influential figures through his nonprofit. Furthermore, he supposedly facilitated drug transactions using the nonprofit’s phone.
In 2010, Tooley was convicted of distributing cocaine in Boston, which resulted in a five-year prison sentence. Following his release from federal prison around 2015, Tooley reportedly violated the conditions of his supervised release on at least five occasions.
As a result, Tooley was sentenced to serve nearly two more years.
He now faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison because of his prior conviction and up to $8 million in fines.
Two bags with 100 grams of drugs seized from Javan Tooley’s arrest, authorities said. (Justice Department)
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