Eufaula Resident Sentenced to 292 Months for Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances
U.S. Attorney’s Office March 30, 2009 |
MUSKOGEE, OK—United States Attorney Sheldon J. Sperling announced today JOHNNY EDWARD SMITH, JR., a/k/a Tick, a/k/a Little Johnny, age 31, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 292 months’ imprisonment and 60 months of supervised release for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled Substances, in violation of Title 21, U.S.C. Section 846.
“In addition, a money judgment in the amount of $4,000,000.00 was imposed by the court, Noted U.S. Attorney Spelling. “This judgment will allow the government to pursue assets possessed by Smith. Assets, which SMITH acquired with proceeds of his illegal drug activity, we subject to federal forfeiture.”
“SMITH is a co-defendant in the March 12, 2008, federal grand jury indictment of 14 defendants,” stated U.S. Attorney Sheldon J. Sperling. “SMITH was the leader of a large poly-drug organization based out of the Eufaula, Oklahoma area.”
“Charges arose from an investigation conducted by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN), The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Eufaula Police Department, the Checotah Police Department, and the Muskogee Police Department,” stated U.S. Attorney Sperling. “Dedicated investigators joined state, local and federal hands in this remarkable collective effort, on behalf of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF).”
“The Honorable Frank H. Seay, Senior Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over today’s hearing. SMITH will remain in the custody of the United States Marshal.”
“Assistant United States Attorney Rob Wallace capably represented the United States.”