East St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Offenses

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East St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Offenses

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Sept. 29, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Anthony Wisham, 59, of East St. Louis, Illinois, pled guilty to two counts

of distribution of fentanyl, one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and one

count of felon in possession of a firearm, on Sept. 27, in federal court in East St. Louis,

Illinois.

As part of his guilty plea, Wisham admitted to distributing ounce quantities of fentanyl on

Sept. 15, 2020, in East St. Louis, Illinois. Wisham further admitted that on

Dec. 10, 2020, he possessed with the intent to distribute approximately 21.3 grams of

cocaine and that he possessed a firearm after having previously been convicted of a felony offense.

Sentencing is scheduled for December 29 at 10:30 a.m. in East St. Louis. Under federal law,

Wisham faces a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment for these offenses.

This matter was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel T. Kapsak is prosecuting the case.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Anthony Wisham, 59, of East St. Louis, Illinois, pled guilty to two counts

of distribution of fentanyl, one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and one

count of felon in possession of a firearm, on Sept. 27, in federal court in East St. Louis,

Illinois.

As part of his guilty plea, Wisham admitted to distributing ounce quantities of fentanyl on

Sept. 15, 2020, in East St. Louis, Illinois. Wisham further admitted that on

Dec. 10, 2020, he possessed with the intent to distribute approximately 21.3 grams of

cocaine and that he possessed a firearm after having previously been convicted of a felony offense.

Sentencing is scheduled for December 29 at 10:30 a.m. in East St. Louis. Under federal law,

Wisham faces a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment for these offenses.

This matter was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel T. Kapsak is prosecuting the case.

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

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