ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York authorities say two Hudson Valley men have pleaded guilty to drug charges following an investigation into cocaine trafficking allegedly run by a couple from an apartment building in northern Manhattan with profits funneled to the Dominican Republic.
According to the New York attorney general’s office, two of the eight people indicted in May now face prison time, while three others who were arrested are facing charges.
Authorities say Michael Novick of Wappingers Falls has pleaded guilty in Dutchess County Court to drug possession, has been promised a five-year prison term and remains out on bail pending sentencing Sept. 16.
They say Richard Bernal, also from Wappingers Falls, has pleaded guilty to a charge of selling drugs and faces two years in prison at sentencing.
