Philly Lawyer Is Charged in Pot-Growing Operation
A Philadelphia lawyer has been charged with running a sophisticated pot-growing operation out of a warehouse he co-owns with another man in the city’s industrial corridor.
Richard K. Creamer, 38, was arrested Thursday on federal charges of conspiring to manufacture and sell marijuana, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Friday.
Creamer co-owns a 17,700-square-foot warehouse in North Philadelphia that federal prosecutors say was turned into an indoor marijuana farm in 2008 that produced 15 to 22 pounds of high-quality marijuana a month. Creamer, who owns or operates several other businesses, including a company that manages a New York City disc jockey, used part of the warehouse space as a private office.
James M. Alberts, a contractor who co-owns the warehouse with Creamer, has pleaded guilty to drug charges and will be sentenced in the fall. The two men also owned another property where Creamer has his law office.
Creamer has pleaded not guilty to the charges, according to the Inquirer. Nobody answered the phone at his law office Thursday. His lawyer could not be reached.
