Michael Khodorkovskiy, of Brooklyn, Alexandr Dyatchin, of Fla., arraigned in Hamptons drug bust, court records show

A limo and a ride-share driver allegedly supplying cocaine and ecstasy to Hamptons clientele were charged in an alleged million-dollar East End Drug Task Force bust in East Hampton Aug. 1, town and county court records show.

Michael Khodorkovskiy, of Brooklyn, and Alexandr Dyatchin, of Hallandale, Florida, were each charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance and remanded to the Suffolk County jail at an arraignment in East Hampton Town Friday.

Suffolk prosecutors, in a civil forfeiture filing Wednesday, said they intend to seek a grand jury indictment for the two men, who they allege generated nearly $1.2 million in drug sales, including more than $88,000 in transactions with two undercover officers during a yearlong investigation.

The undercover officers, working with the district attorney-led task force, made nearly two dozen purchases. The buys mostly consisted of cocaine, but on several occasions included quantities of ecstasy, and were made between July 14, 2023, and June 25, according to the civil forfeiture filing.

Khodorkovskiy, who described himself as the "main guy" and referred to Dyatchin as his employee, told one of the undercover officers during a January meeting in his Mercedes-Benz that he began selling cocaine while working as a private driver in East Hampton, prosecutors said.

"During this time, many of his fares would regularly inquire if he had cocaine for them to purchase," district attorney investigator Det. Paul Rauseo wrote in an affidavit filed in Suffolk County Supreme Court. "Based upon these numerous encounters, Khodorkovskiy decided to begin selling cocaine as his main income."

Attorneys for Khodorkovskiy and Dyatchin could not be immediately reached for comment.

In his affidavit, Rauseo said investigators determined the amount in drug sales conducted by the two men by reviewing financial transactions they each made through various financial institutions over the past decade and seeking out payments they each received in round numbers, stating that the payments in round dollar amounts were "consistent with amounts that would represent payments for narcotics sales conducted in the Khodorkovskiy and Dyatchin narcotics distribution network."

"Khodorkovskiy and Dyatchin have generated criminal proceeds in the amount of approximately $1,186,295.00," Rauseo estimated in the criminal forfeiture filing against Khodorkovskiy, Dyatchin and limo and ride-share businesses they each operate.

The transactions with the undercover officers began small, mostly between $360 to $600 over the first month, eventually growing to $10,000 purchases of as much as 150 grams of cocaine on two occasions between May and June, court records show.

The sales were set up through text messages with Khodorkovskiy and Dyatchin, investigators said. The officers requested "tickets" and "food items," code for drug sales, court records show.

"6 Ctickets," an officer wrote in one message to Khodorkovskiy, which investigators allege in a court filing led to the purchase of 6 grams of cocaine for $600.

Payments from the undercover officers included both cash and electronic payments and were always in round numbers, according to affidavits filed by two investigators with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Payments were often split, with the bulk in cash, and the remainder in smaller transactions across multiple banking apps.

Each gram of cocaine was split into separate Ziploc bags, according to court records, and the sales were conducted at meetings in Suffolk, Brooklyn and Queens.

During the final sale in June, Dyatchin allegedly shorted an undercover officer 5 grams of cocaine, prosecutors said. He promised to make it up to the officer in a future transaction.

By Grant Parpan

grant.parpan@newsday.com@GrantParpan

Grant Parpan covers Suffolk County courts and federal courts for Newsday. A Long Island native, he joined Newsday in 2022.