A Wednesday sentencing is up in the air for a San Juan Ridge man facing federal money-laundering and marijuana cultivation charges, after he was arrested Oct. 16 for allegedly violating his release conditions. The original charges against Charles Miller Hilkey Jr. stem from a raid in September 2009, when agents allegedly uncovered more than 6,000 marijuana plants, 135 pounds of processed marijuana and $200,000 in cash. Hilkey allegedly was the leader of a significant marijuana operation and “structured” various financial transactions with some of the money made selling marijuana, in order to avoid financial reporting requirements under federal law. He …
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