FBI Indicts Metropolitan Nashville Police Officer for Corruption, Money Laundering, and Cocaine Trafficking

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A Metropolitan Nashville Police Officer, Richard Wilson, has been indicted for allegedly soliciting and accepting cash in connection with cocaine transactions, money laundering, and federal program fraud. The indictment also names two others, Michael Dwayne Wray and Adam Yates, for attempting to distribute cocaine. The investigation was conducted by the FBI and the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, with the U.S. Attorney's Office representing the United States.

Key Takeaways:

  • Richard Wilson, a 31-year-old Metropolitan Nashville Police Officer, has been indicted for corruptly soliciting and accepting cash in connection with cocaine transactions, money laundering, and federal program fraud.
  • Wilson allegedly received $24,500 in cash payments from individuals he believed to be drug traffickers for his assistance in transporting what he believed to be cocaine and drug money.
  • The indictment also charges Wilson with attempting to distribute cocaine on two separate occasions while on duty and in uniform.
  • Wilson is also charged with money laundering in connection with one of the transactions.
  • Michael Dwayne Wray, 31, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and Adam Yates, 32, of Nashville, have been charged with attempting to distribute cocaine along with Wray being charged with money laundering.
  • The investigation was conducted by the FBI and the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, with the U.S. Attorney's Office representing the United States.
  • Wilson's indictment was announced by United States Attorney Jerry Martin, FBI Special Agent in Charge Amy S. Hess, and Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Chief Steve Anderson.

Statistics:

  • $24,500: The total amount of cash payments Wilson received for his assistance in cocaine transactions.
  • 2: The number of occasions Wilson attempted to distribute cocaine while on duty and in uniform.
  • 1: The number of occasion Wilson laundered money in connection with one of the transactions.
  • 2: The number of counts against Michael Dwayne Wray, including attempting to distribute cocaine and money laundering.
  • 2: The number of counts against Adam Yates, including attempting to distribute cocaine.

Sources:

  • United States Attorney Jerry E. Martin, Amy S. Hess, Special Agent in Charge of the Memphis Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Chief Steve Anderson, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.