St. Thomas Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine

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St. Thomas Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on June 17, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

St. Thomas, USVI - King Bob Leonard, 28, of St. Thomas, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced today.

According to Leonard’s plea agreement and other court documents, in January and February of 2018 Leonard conspired with others to distribute cocaine. He operated through a number of text messages that were seized as part of the investigation. Further, the investigation revealed that the defendant and others coordinated the delivery of between 400 and 500 grams of cocaine in St. Thomas, USVI.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the United States Postal Inspection Service. It was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of the Virgin Islands.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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