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A New York limo driver admitted Monday he ran a Brooklyn-to-Montauk drug “delivery service” — selling high-priced cocaine out of a sleek Mercedes to posh clients at spots including a yacht club.

Michael Khodorkovskiy, 44, copped to one drug dealing charge in a Riverhead, New York courtroom as part of a plea deal with prosecutors that is expected to net him 10 years behind bars at his May 29 sentencing.

Khodorkovskiy and Alexandr Dyatchin were busted in August for a year-long scheme to sell high-end coke at inflated prices around the Hamptons, at spots like the Montauk Yacht Club, Rosie’s eatery, and most frequently on Newtown Lane in East Hampton — regarded as the Rodeo Drive of the vacation-home set.


  Michael Khodorkovskiy at his arraignment in Suffolk County Court on Aug. 15, 2024. Khodorkovskiy pleaded guilty to a drug charge Monday for running a high-end cocaine delivery service out of his Mercedes Benz. Newsday Michael Khodorkovskiy at his arraignment in Suffolk County Court on Aug. 15, 2024. Khodorkovskiy pleaded guilty to a drug charge Monday for running a high-end cocaine delivery service out of his Mercedes Benz. Newsday

Both men — who worked as private rideshare and Uber drivers — were each slapped with 47 drug-related charges after prosecutors said they dealt out of Mercedes cars retro-fitted with “traps,” or hidden compartments to hide the drugs.

They not only dealt coke — which they sold for triple the street price — but also party drug MDMA and pills, prosecutors alleged.

They were caught after selling large quantities of cocaine to undercover cops — including four sales where the officers bought two ounces or more from the pair, prosecutors said. The men have been held on $2 million since their arrests.

Khodorkovskiy — a Ukraine-born US citizen — was cuffed on Aug. 2, alongside Dyatchin, 39, who allegedly came up with the ritzy cocaine delivery service scheme.

During the bust, law enforcement discovered over three pounds of the white powdery narcotic and pills stashed in drug traps inside his Benz S500, officials said at the time. They also found nearly $39,000 in cash, and 39 gold coins worth $100,000 at his Brooklyn residence, prosecutors said.

Dyatchin’s East Hampton rental home was filled with 589 grams of coke divided into packages, 269 grams of MDMA, and close to $20,000 in cash. His Mercedes had another 50 envelopes of cocaine stashed in traps, officials said.


  Khodorkovskiy made deals with well-healed clients inside his Mercedes Benz S500 on various spots in the Hamptons. Suffolk County District Attorney's Office Khodorkovskiy made deals with well-healed clients inside his Mercedes Benz S500 on various spots in the Hamptons. Suffolk County District Attorney's Office

  Khodorkovskiy hid drugs inside his luxury car in “traps.” Suffolk County District Attorney's Office Khodorkovskiy hid drugs inside his luxury car in “traps.” Suffolk County District Attorney's Office

  Khodorkovskiy is slated to receive 10 years behind bars at his sentencing next month. Suffolk County District Attorney's Office Khodorkovskiy is slated to receive 10 years behind bars at his sentencing next month. Suffolk County District Attorney's Office

While a baggie of less than a gram of coke would go for $50 on the street, the duo was selling the same amount for $150 a pop, prosecutors claimed.

Outside court, Khodorkovskiy’s lawyer, Matthew Myers, said his client worked hard his whole life and fell on hard times during the pandemic running his limo business. He racked up $100,000 in debt and lost all the other vehicles that he’d purchased for the company, finally turning to drug dealing, Myers said.

“Khodorkovskiy was asked many times to provide wealthy Manhattan partiers narcotics,” Myers said, noting his client rejected the request until turning to dealing out of desperation.

Dyatchin in court Wednesday also pleaded guilty to one drug rap and is slated to receive five years at his June 3 sentencing. He’s not a citizen and has outstayed his visa and could face deportation after.

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