A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for delivering cocaine from Brooklyn to eastern Long Island.
Between July 2023 and August 2024, Michael Khodorkovskiy sold large quantities of cocaine to an undercover police officer near his residence in Brooklyn. He sold those drugs believing that they were going to be distributed in Suffolk County. He also travelled to East Hampton and sold cocaine to another undercover police officer, believing it was going to be redistributed in the East Hampton and Montauk areas during the busy summer months, when they experience a high influx of visitors and tourists.
At the commencement of the police investigation, officers working in an undercover capacity were able to infiltrate Khodorkovskiy’s network and pose as customers. The undercover officers would then contact Khodorkovskiy or his network to arrange for the purchase of cocaine. During the course of these narcotics sales, Khodorkovskiy spoke of those drugs being earmarked for Suffolk County for resale. Specifically, Khodorkovskiy noted the drugs were earmarked for the Hamptons in the summer months.
He was arrested on August 2, 2024, by members of the District Attorney’s East End Drug Task Force.
At the time of his arrest, Khodorkovskiy was found to be in possession of 1.25 kilograms of cocaine destined for Suffolk County. Khodorkovskiy owned a Mercedes-Benz vehicle, in which police discovered a hidden compartment, also known as a “trap,” that was filled with additional cocaine and MDMA. Additionally, $38,550 in cash and 39 gold coins with an estimated value of $100,000 were recovered from Khodorkovskiy’s Brooklyn apartment during the execution of a search warrant.
After further asset investigation, $395,055 in cash was seized from various bank accounts that were linked to Khodorkoyskiy.
On April 21, 2025, Khodorkovskiy, 45, pleaded guilty before Supreme Court Justice John B. Collins to Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree, a Class A-II Felony. As part of his plea agreement, Khodorkovskiy forfeited a total of $572,353 in bank accounts, U.S. currency, and other personal property linked to his crimes.
On May 29, 2025, Khodorkovskiy was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision.
“Khodorkovskiy’s operation was not only expansive, it was sophisticated and targeted,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney. “His arrest followed a long-term investigation that uncovered over a kilogram of cocaine, hidden compartments in his vehicle, and nearly $140,000 in cash and gold coins linked to drug sales. The sentence he received today reflects the seriousness of his crimes. Our communities deserve to be safe from the violence, addiction, and destruction that follow in the wake of drug trafficking.”
The investigation was conducted jointly by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office’s East End Drug Taskforce (EEDTF), East Hampton Town Police Department, the Suffolk County Police Department, the New York State Police, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Office of Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York.