Overview
Terry Flenory and his brother Demetrius Flenory founded and managed the organization that became known as the Black Mafia Family. Federal records identify the brothers as BMF’s founding leadership and trace the enterprise from Detroit into a broad multistate cocaine distribution network.
Operational Role
DEA investigations relied heavily on intercepted communications involving Terry Flenory. Federal cases in multiple districts describe distributors ordering cocaine through him and identify wiretaps of the Flenory brothers as a central investigative tool in mapping the wider organization.
Federal Prosecution
Federal records state that Terry and Demetrius Flenory were convicted in the Detroit cocaine and money-laundering case and received 30-year prison terms.
Evidence Status
A. Founder/co-leader status, wiretap role, national organization, conviction, and sentence are documented in DEA and Justice Department records.