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Major Peninsula Cocaine Dealer Sentenced to 335 Months

U.S. Attorney’s Office September 11, 2009
  • Eastern District of Virginia (757) 441-6331

NEWPORT NEWS, VA—William Thomas Foreman, age 42, of Newport News, Va., was sentenced today to 335 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for leading a major cocaine trafficking operation.

Dana J. Boente, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alex J. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Norfolk Division, and C. Andre Martin, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation’s Washington, D.C., Field Office, made the announcement after sentencing by United States District Judge Mark S. Davis.

On April 30, 2009, Foreman pled guilty to operating a continuing criminal enterprise and money laundering. In a statement of facts filed with his plea, Foreman admitted to being the leader of a large scale drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing large quantities of cocaine throughout the Virginia Peninsula.

In addition, Foreman admitted to laundering the funds generated from his drug money trafficking organization by purchasing multiple pieces of real and personal property, and, using other individuals to make the purchases to hide the nature and source of the proceeds.

Several other co-conspirators have previously pled guilty and been sentenced, including the following:

  • Tracey L. Johnson pled guilty on Oct. 9, 2008, to her participation in a money laundering conspiracy. She was sentenced on Jan. 23, 2009 to 108 months in prison.
  • Levi Powell pled guilty on October 10, 2008, to his participation in drug and money laundering conspiracies. Powell was sentenced on Jan. 23, 2009, to 262 months in prison.
  • Quentin Haley pled guilty on Feb. 4, 2009, to her participation in the drug and money laundering conspiracies. On July 22, 2009, she was sentenced to 210 in prison.
  • Richard Wiggins Jr. pled guilty on Feb. 23, 2009, to his participation in a money laundering conspiracy. On June 5, 2009, he was sentenced to 200 months in prison.
  • Bryan Robbs pled guilty on April 23, 3009, to participating in the drug conspiracy. On Aug. 3, 2009, he was sentenced to 262 months in prison.
  • Shavonda York pled guilty on May 7, 2009, to her participation in a money laundering conspiracy and mail fraud. York was sentenced on Aug. 14, 2009, to 25 months in prison.
  • Perry L. Bowen Jr. pled guilty on May 7, 2009, to his participation in a money laundering conspiracy. Bowen was sentenced on Aug. 24, 2009, to four months in prison.

This case was investigated by the FBI, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, and the Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Task Force. Assistant United States Attorneys Howard Zlotnick and Eric Hurt prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

A copy of press releases involving this case may be found on the website of the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/vae. Related court documents and information on this case may be found on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia at http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov or on https://pcl.uscourts.gov.

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