CHICAGO
– Gary Shapiro, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of
Illinois, and Larry Ford, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Division of
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced that Brian
Thompson, 44, of Chicago, was sentenced yesterday to 72 months in prison, four
years of supervised release, and a $5,500 fine by Federal Judge Ruben Castillo
on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute over 124 grams of crack
cocaine.
Court
proceedings revealed that between February 2008 and February 2011, Thompson
sold various quantities of crack cocaine to undercover agents and confidential
sources.
Thompson
was indicted by a federal grand jury Feb. 29, 2012 and subsequently pled guilty
July 27, 2012.
The
case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson.
The
defendant is in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
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