Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge G. Kendall Sharp
today sentenced Benjamin Green Robinson (32, Daytona Beach) to nine years and
two months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to
distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine. A federal jury found Robinson guilty
on August 9, 2019.
According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, in
January 2016, Robinson and three co-conspirators arranged for multiple
shipments of cocaine to be sent through the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from
California. During the investigation, the FBI and the USPS seized three of the
packages, each containing two kilograms of cocaine hidden inside tubs of
protein powder. Law enforcement also identified five additional shipments that
the conspirators had successfully shipped through the mail. In 2016, during the
month of January, Robinson and his conspirators were responsible shipping 14
kilograms of cocaine through mail, estimated to be worth a total of $490,000.
Two of Robinson’s co-conspirators, Dondi Kentrail Freeney
and Telvin Williams, previously pleaded guilty for their roles in the
conspiracy. They were sentenced to seven years and six months in federal prison
and five years in federal prison, respectively. Legal proceedings against a
fourth individual, Antonio Chandler, are ongoing.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, with assistance from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the
Lake County Sherriff’s Office, and the Volusia Bureau of Investigation. It is
being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dana E. Hill.
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