Superseding Information — United States of America v. Orlando Maddox, Criminal No. 24-CR-20514 (ECF No. 116, E.D. Mich.)
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A superseding information in United States of America v. Orlando Maddox, Criminal No. 24-CR-20514, before Judge Nancy G. Edmunds in the Eastern District of Michigan, filed 02/12/26 as ECF No. 116. Count One charges Maddox with conspiring with Andre Maddox, Ralph Thomas and others, through in or around May 2024, to distribute controlled substances, attributing to Orlando Maddox 400 grams or more of fentanyl, 500 grams or more of cocaine and 100 grams or more of heroin, under 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 & 841(a)(1). Count Two charges a conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering with drug proceeds from in or around March 2023 through February 2024, under 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h). It is signed on February 12, 2026 by Thomas Franzinger, Chief of the Organized Crime Unit, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Dorval Norwood, with a criminal case cover sheet naming Wayne County.
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Case 2:24-cr-20514-NGE-DRG ECF No. 116, PagelD.703 Filed 02/12/26 Page1of5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Criminal No. 24-CR-20514 V. Hon. Nancy G. Edmunds D-1 ORLANDO MADDOX Violations: 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 & 841(a)(1) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a),(h) Defendant. / Superseding Information The United States Attorney charges that: Count One Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 & 841(a)(1) From in or around February 2028, through in or around May 2024, in the Eastern District of Michigan, and elsewhere, the defendants, ORLANDO MADDOX, ANDRE MADDOX, and RALPH THOMAS, knowingly and intentionally combined, conspired, confederated, and agreed with each other and with persons known and unknown to the Grand Jury, to distribute and possess with intent to Case 2:24-cr-20514-NGE-DRG ECF No. 116, PagelD.704 Filed 02/12/26 Page 2of5 distribute a controlled substance, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846 and 841(a)(1). With respect to the defendant, ORLANDO MADDOX, the controlled substances involved in the conspiracy attributable to him as a result of his own conduct, and the conduct of other conspirators reasonably foreseeable to him, are 400 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl (N-phenyl-N-[1- ( 2-phenylethy] )-4-piperidinyl] propanamide), in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(b)(1)(A)(vi), 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(b)(1)(B)(@i)(II), and 100 grams or more of heroin, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(b)(1)(B)(i). Count Two Conspiracy to Engage in Concealment Money Laundering Transactions 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a), 1956(h) From in or around March 2023, through February 2024, in the Eastern District of Michigan, and elsewhere, the defendant, ORLANDO MADDOX, knowingly, intentionally, and unlawfully combine, conspire, 2 Case 2:24-cr-20514-NGE-DRG ECF No. 116, PagelD.705 Filed 02/12/26 Page 3of5 and agree with each other and with other persons known and unknown to the Grand Jury to commit money laundering offenses against the United States in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1956, specifically, to knowingly conduct and attempt to conduct financial transactions affecting interstate commerce and foreign commerce, which transactions involved the proceeds of specified unlawful activity, namely, conspiracy to possess, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846, knowing that the transactions were designed in whole and in part to conceal and disguise the nature, location, source, ownership, and control of the proceeds of specified unlawful activity, and knowing, while conducting and attempting to conduct such financial transactions, that the property involved in the financial transactions represented the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity, Case 2:24-cr-20514-NGE-DRG ECF No. 116, PagelD.706 Filed 02/12/26 Page 4of5 in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1956(a)(1)(B)(i). All in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1956(h). JEROME F. GORGON JR. United States Attorney /s/ Thomas Franzinger Thomas Franzinger Chief, Organized Crime Unit /s/ Jason Dorval Norwood Jason Dorval Norwood Assistant United States Attorney Dated: February 12, 2026 Case 2:24-cr-20514-NGE-DRG ECF No. 116, PagelD.707 Filed 02/12/26 Page5of5 United States District Court Criminal Case Cover Sheet | Case Number Eastern District of Michigan 24-cr-20514 NOTE: It is the responsibility of the Assistant U.S. Attorney signing this form to complete it accurately in all respects. Companion Case Information Companion Case Number: This may be a companion case based upon LCrR 57.10 (b)(4)': Judge Assigned: LI Yes No AUSA’s Initials: JDN Case Title: USA v. D-1 Orlando Maddox County where offense occurred : Wayne Indictment/ Information --- no prior complaint. Indictment/ Information --- based upon prior complaint [Case number: ] Indictment/__v_Information --- based upon LCrR 57.10 (d) [Complete Superseding section below]. Superseding Case Information Superseding to Case No: 24-cr-20514 Judge: Nancy G. Edmunds [_|Corrects errors; no additional charges or defendants. Involves, for plea purposes, different charges or adds counts. [_]Embraces same subject matter but adds the additional defendants or charges below: Defendant name Charges Prior Complaint (if applicable) D-1 Orlando Maddox 21 U.S.C. § 846 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a),(h) Please take notice that the below listed Assistant United States Attorney is the attorney of record for the above captioned case. February 12, 2026 s/Jason Dorval Norwood Date Jason Dorval Norwood Assistant United States Attorney 211 W. Fort Street, Suite 2001 Detroit, MI 48226-3277 Fax: E-Mail address: jJason.norwood@usdoj.gov Attorney Bar #: 1 Companion cases are matters in which it appears that (1) substantially similar evidence will be offered at trial, or (2) the same or related parties are present, and the cases arise out of the same transaction or occurrence. Cases may be companion cases even though one of them may have already been terminated. 5/16
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