Morales admitted that he was part of two conspiracies — one to bring heroin into the prison, and a second to continue to direct his marijuana trafficking outside the prison using his contacts in Maryland and Texas.
Morales contacted the women, providing them with a contact from whom they could obtain the heroin. For example, beginning in April , Morales called co-defendant Terry Sadler to arrange for her to transport heroin into the prison facility. Sadler had a long time romantic relationship with Morales and they had a child together.
Morales provided Sadler with a drug contact in Baltimore from whom Sadler could obtain heroin. After obtaining the heroin, Sadler visited Morales in prison and distributed the heroin to him by kissing him and transferring the heroin packages from her mouth to his. In September , Morales and Sadler discussed bringing in a second package of heroin and Morales put Sadler in touch with his contacts in Baltimore to obtain heroin.
Later, Morales told Sadler to bring their child when she came to visit him on September 24th, because it would be less likely for prison personnel to question the visit. Morales directed another woman to have telephone conversations with his marijuana source, who was located in Texas. Morales intended for the marijuana to be mailed from Texas to Maryland. In fact, the DEA intercepted a package that had been mailed from Texas to Maryland, and was found to contain over five pounds of marijuana.
During a meeting on September 17, , Morales was overheard by law enforcement discussing the marijuana conspiracy with this woman and requesting that the woman also smuggle heroin into the prison like Terry Sadler was doing. Terry Sadler, age 37, of Hanover, Maryland, pleaded guilty to her role in the scheme and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Morales is also charged in a separate case with using a phone in the commission of a murder for hire and is scheduled to go to trial on that charge on September 24, United States Attorney Rod J. The jury learned that three weeks after the murder, Morales confessed to his attorney, Stanley Needleman, that he paid Dead Men Inc. Needleman testified that he had learned that Long was cooperating against Morales and reported that fact to Morales on March 20, Long was last seen about 15 minutes before his murder walking with a DMI member.
Trial evidence was presented that Morales was arrested on unrelated drug trafficking charges I August in Texas. He was convicted and sentenced to 22 years in prison. Needleman subsequently pled guilty in September and agreed to testify, and did testify, against Morales. Morales also made incriminating statements about his knowledge and involvement in the murder to two other inmates who also testified at trial. Stanley Needleman, age 71, of Pikesville, Maryland, pleaded guilty to tax evasion and structuring financial transactions to avoid reporting large cash receipts and deposits.
Needleman was sentenced on December 15, to a year and day. The prosecution of Morales resulted in the exoneration of Demetrius Smith, who was serving life in state prison for the murder -- a crime he did not commit. United States Attorney Rod J. You are here U. Attorneys » District of Maryland » News.
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