Cincinnati Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine
U.S. Attorney’s Office May 17, 2010 |
COVINGTON, KY—The United States Attorney’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation jointly announced today that a Cincinnati, Ohio man admitted yesterday to conspiring to distribute crack cocaine and will receive at least 20 years in prison when he is sentenced in September.
Lawrence Wade, 33, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to distribute a cocaine base.
In the course of his guilty plea, Wade admitted that he distributed approximately 250 grams of crack cocaine and 1.75 kilograms of powder cocaine in Kenton County and other locations from July of 2007 through April of 2008. He also admitted that he had prior convictions for drug abuse, assault, and burglary.
Wade was initially indicted in November of 2009.
The investigation was conducted jointly by the Federal Bureau Investigation’s Safe Streets Task Force and the Covington Police Department. The United States was represented in the case by Assistant United States Attorney Anthony J. Bracke.
Wade is currently scheduled to appear for sentencing before United States District Court Judge David L. Bunning Covington, Kentucky on September 3, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. He faces a minimum prison sentence of 20 years and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
However, any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court after consideration of the United States Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of sentences.