Mar.25, 2010, 11:58 pm

Jerome Tarrell Clark, 34, pled guilty Thursday to two counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, aiding and abetting laundering of monetary instruments and a criminal forfeiture count, according to U.S. Attorney Sheldon Sperling.

Clark, also known as Jerome McDaniel, was indicted in January following an investigation by the Muskogee Police Department, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and the Internal Revenue Service and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

The indictment alleged that on or about Dec. 7, 2005, and on or about Dec. 22, 2005, Clark sold 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine base to an undercover agent.

The indictment also alleged that from on or about July 2006 through Aug. 1, 2006, Clark purchased a house with $60,000 cash in illegal drug proceeds.

After the purchase of the home, a relative was asked to have the title of that property changed into the name of the Clark’s mother and sister.

Clark will be sentenced following the completion of a presentencing report

The statutory range of punishment is up to life in prison and/or up to $8 million in fines. A preliminary calculation of the sentencing guidelines predicts a term of 120 to 135 months imprisonment, Sperling said.