Emil D. Lewis, a/k/a "E," 49, of East Saint Louis, Illinois, has been sentenced to a 240-month term in federal prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine and cocaine distribution, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Steven D. Weinhoeft announced today. Lewis previously pleaded guilty to a four-count indictment charging the same.
Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings established that the illicit conspiracy took place between Dec. 25, 2016, and September 6, 2017. Over the course of the conspiracy, Lewis was responsible for distributing more than 150 kilograms of cocaine.
Evidence in support of this prosecution was obtained in an investigation conducted under the auspices of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). The OCDETF initiative is designed to bring federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and resources together to identify, target and dismantle large national and international drug trafficking organizations. The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Internal Revenue Service.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
