Today, George Samuel Broughton, arrested by NETFORCE, has been convicted of Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine (400 grams or more). The defendant was arrested as part of Operation Block Party in 2020, the first NETFORCE operation.
Collier County Deputy Chief Assistant State Attorney John Dommerich Jr. and Hendry/Glades Circuit Court Chief Assistant State Attorney Natalie Savino prosecuted the four-day trial in Lee County.
The defendant, who went by the street name, “Paperman,” conspired on one or more occasions between March 1, 2020, and May 8, 2020, to unlawfully conspire to traffic 400 grams or more of cocaine. When he was arrested by members of NETFORCE, they found $313,720 in cash in a storage unit in Lee County that belonged to the defendant.
Sentencing is scheduled June 9, 2025.
NETFORCE was formed by State Attorney Amira Fox in conjunction with law enforcement agency partners, to coordinate a circuit-wide approach to infiltrating and dismantling drug trafficking organizations, organized crime, racketeering, and money-laundering enterprises in Southwest Florida.
The defendant has pending drug cases in Southwest Florida.
Samantha Syoen – State Attorney’s Office Communications Director