James Corley, 51, was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance and other drug charges after a 15-month undercover investigation that used wiretaps and surveillance, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.
Authorities said Thursday that James Corley was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance. Police say he was part of a street crew called the Supreme Team that was responsible for the shooting of Officer Edward Byrne in 1988. Corley wasn't charged in that killing.