Jury Finds Pair Guilty on Drug Trafficking Charges
ST. LOUIS – On Wednesday, a jury convicted Oscar Dillon, 47, of St. Charles County, Missouri, guilty of drug conspiracy, attempted obstruction of justice and money laundering.
The same jury also convicted Michael Grady, 65, of St. Louis, guilty of drug conspiracy, attempted obstruction of justice and money laundering. The jury found Grady not guilty on an additional charge of witness tampering.
U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey presided over the trial, which lasted more than two weeks.
The evidence at trial proved that Dillon and Grady provided long-term assistance to some of the area’s most prolific and violent drug traffickers in an effort to allow the drug trafficking to continue unimpeded by federal investigators. Among other things, Dillon and Grady routinely attempted to gain information about on-going federal investigations and prosecutions and the identities of cooperating witnesses so these organizations could continue their high-level drug distribution, which generated significant proceeds and maintained prowess by violence. More specifically to the charged crimes, Dillon and Grady assisted in the flight of a known drug trafficker to Texas following federal indictment and concealed the source and ownership of drug proceeds.
The Court has scheduled sentencing for both Dillon and Grady on July 13, 2021.
The Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Intelligence Section investigated the case.
