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Suspended NYPD Officer Pleads Guilty in South Florida Cocaine Deal

A suspended New York Police Department officer has pleaded guilty to playing a role in a $200,000 South Florida cocaine deal.

Phillip LeRoy could get anywhere from 10 years to life in prison after pleading guilty Friday to a drug-trafficking conspiracy charge. Sentencing for the 28-year-old LeRoy was set for June 5 in Fort Lauderdale federal court. LeRoy is jailed without bail.

LeRoy admitted providing security and carrying his off-duty gun in a drug deal that involved bringing cocaine from Florida to New York. The deal turned out to be a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration sting operation.

Two other men have pleaded guilty in the case.

The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that LeRoy was a 10-year NYPD veteran who was once named "Cop of the Year" at his Queens precinct.

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