FORT LAUDERDALE — A Broward County cocaine trafficker who used his own parents to distribute narcotics across South Florida was convicted on all counts following a three-week jury trial, Attorney General James Uthmeier announced.
Teddy McCall Jr. faces a mandatory minimum of 13 years in the Florida Department of Corrections after a jury found him guilty of racketeering, conspiracy to racketeer, conspiracy to traffic cocaine (28-200 grams), trafficking cocaine (28-200 grams), possession of cocaine with intent to sell or deliver, and two counts of ownership, lease, or rental of a space for trafficking. The case was prosecuted by the Office of Statewide Prosecution.
“This convicted criminal made drug trafficking into a family business,” said Attorney General James Uthmeier. “Thanks to the relentless work of our prosecutors and law enforcement partners, he will face a well-deserved mandatory minimum prison sentence.”
The case stemmed from a Broward County Sheriff’s Office wiretap investigation initiated seven years ago into a cocaine trafficking network operating in South Florida. Evidence presented at trial showed McCall directed a family-run trafficking organization involving his parents, orchestrating drug transactions, collecting money, and using others to package and distribute cocaine. Authorities recovered cocaine and trafficking paraphernalia, including two large cocaine presses, from McCall’s warehouse and storage unit.
During trial, the defense attempted to shift blame onto McCall’s parents, but prosecutors presented intercepted wire communications, surveillance footage, and physical evidence establishing McCall as the leader of the organization.
Assistant Statewide Prosecutors Elisabeth Rodriguez and Jillian Tate prosecuted the case. McCall is set to be sentenced on June 29.