PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 36 months imprisonment followed by three years supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
United States District Judge David S. Cercone imposed the sentence on Marquette Williams, 39, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
According to information presented to the court, from January 2015 through May 2015 in the Western District of Pennsylvania and elsewhere, Williams conspired with others, both known and unknown, to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, a Schedule I controlled substance. In addition, from April 2014 through February 2015, Williams conspired with others, both known and unknown, to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance.
Assistant United States Attorney Katherine A. King prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
Acting United States Attorney Song commended the federally administered Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) comprised of members drawn from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Department, the Baldwin Borough Police Department, the Duquesne Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, the Munhall Police Department, the Pennsylvania State Police, the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, the Scott Township Police Department, and the West Homestead Police Department, along with the City of New Kensington Police Department and the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Marquette Williams. The OCDETF program supplies critical federal funding and coordination that allows federal and state agencies to work together to successfully identify, investigate, and prosecute major interstate and international drug trafficking organizations and other criminal enterprises.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
