McHenry County Government: CHRISTOPHER GALIE SENTENCED TO THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR POSSESSION OF CANNABIS AND MONEY LA ...

Press release from the McHenry County Government:

07/12/2021 9:38 AM

PRESS RELEASE 

July 12, 2021

CHRISTOPHER GALIE SENTENCED TO THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR POSSESSION OF CANNABIS AND MONEY LAUNDERING 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that on July 8, 2021, Christopher Galie, 36, of Algonquin, pled guilty to the offense of Unlawful Possession of Cannabis, a class 1 felony, and was sentenced to eight years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Galie also pled guilty to Money Laundering, a class 1 felony, and was sentenced to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. 

In June of 2019, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the sale of bulk amounts of cannabis in the McHenry County area. Pursuant to this investigation, a search warrant was executed on Galie’s residence and officers located approximately 68 pounds of cannabis products. 

Subsequently, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office began a money laundering investigation which revealed that Galie laundered over $500,000 of drug proceeds over the course of several years. Officers successfully pursued the proceeds of Galie’s money laundering through multiple cryptocurrency exchanges based in the United States, Hong Kong, the Cayman Islands and the Netherlands. 

During this investigation, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office seized approximately $650,000 worth of cryptocurrency, nearly $250,000 of United States Currency and other assets, including gold and silver bars, now valued at approximately $150,000.  This property was all forfeited to the State of Illinois under the Drug Asset Forfeiture Act. 

This case was investigated by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. This case was prosecuted by Randi Freese of the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office.

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