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November 9, 2012
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Sentencing postponed in Nevada County marijuana cultivation case

The sentencing for a San Juan Ridge man who had pleaded guilty to federal money-laundering and marijuana cultivation charges has been postponed yet again — this time to Jan. 23. It has been a lengthy legal journey for Charles Miller Hilkey Jr., whose charges date back to a September 2009 arrest. A multi-agency raid on a number of properties owned by Hilkey uncovered more than 6,000 marijuana plants, 135 pounds of processed marijuana and $200,000 in cash. Hilkey was the leader of a “significant” marijuana operation and “structured” various financial transactions with some of the money made selling marijuana in …

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