Man Gets 10 Years In Prison For Narcotics Ring: Nassau DA

VALLEY STREAM, NY — A Valley Stream man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a narcotics trafficking ring in Nassau County's South Shore, prosecutors announced.

Christopher Corley, 47, pleaded guilty on April 16, to second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and second-degree conspiracy.

He was also given five years post-release supervision.

"Christopher Corley was the ringleader of a sophisticated narcotic tracking operation that sold dangerous, illegal drugs like cocaine, crack, and fentanyl along our South Shore. The defendant possessed nearly half a kilogram of fentanyl during a search warrant executed last year," Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said.

After conducting months of surveillance across several locations in Nassau County used to support the narcotics operation, in March 2023 Donnelly applied for electronic eavesdropping warrants to identify the conspirators, the D.A.'s office said.

The investigation led to several addresses, including 25 North Montgomery Street in Valley Stream, 945 Derrick Adkins Lane in West Hempstead, 780 Adams Street in Baldwin, and 14 Azalea Court in Long Beach, Donnelly said.

During a search warrant in June 2023, investigators recovered:

Two co-defendants Thomas Keyes, 36, of Long Beach; and Clifford Nealy, 47, of West Hempstead, previously pleaded guilty and await sentencing this summer.