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Bravest Matthew Cody pleads guilty to running pot factory
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Source: NYDailynews
October 22, 2009
A city firefighter pleaded guilty on Wednesday to running a large-scale pot factory in the basement of a "grow house" in Queens. Matthew Cody, 28, faces up to two years in prison when he's sentenced in January by Federal Judge John Gleeson. Cody's brother, Michael, 26, a city sanitation worker, also pleaded guilty Wednesday in Brooklyn Federal Court to possession of marijuana. He faces up to six months in prison. Matthew Cody owned the house on 237th St. in Queens Village where cops found more than 100 high-quality marijuana plants with a street value of more than $500,000. A second firefighter connected to the operation, Patrick Murray, turned down a plea offer and is scheduled for a December trial. Matthew Cody, who faces automatic dismissal from the FDNY, and Murray both were assigned to Engine 292 at the time of their arrests earlier this year. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/10/22/2009-10-22_bravest_matthew_cody_pleads_guilty_to_running_pot_factory.html#ixzz0UfOy8xTS
pitchin1173
about 1 month ago
80 comments
That's just sad. To have a great professional firefighting gig and just flush it down the toilet. It's good that they got caught at it; pretty likely they had a money problem if they felt a need to grow pot with the intent to sell it. I wouldn't want them in my home.
FFJohnAllen
about 1 month ago
138 comments
Not sure how they can use the word Bravest......what you said Sandy should start out the title!
sandy2501
about 1 month ago
82 comments
Dumb ass