People v. Bloom

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Sullivan County (LaBuda, J.), rendered May 29, 2009, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crimes of conspiracy in the second degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree (six counts) and money laundering in the fourth degree.

As the result of an investigation into organized drug activity in Sullivan County, defendant — along with 11 others — was charged by indictment with conspiracy in the second degree (10 counts), criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree (nine counts), criminal…