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Date: 03-20-2019

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United States of America v. William Jerome Peele

Case Number: 2:18-cr-175

Judge: Rebecca Beach Smith

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Chesapeake County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: William Buchanan Jackson

Defendant's Attorney: Harry Harmon

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Norfolk, VA - Man Sentenced to Prison for Heroin and Cocaine Trafficking

A Portsmouth man was sentenced today to more than 10 years in prison for conspiring to manufacture, distribute, and possess heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine.

According to court documents, William Jerome Peele, 45, was part of a massive drug-trafficking operation in Hampton Roads. As part of that conspiracy, Peele personally distributed more than 15 kilograms of cocaine, more than 2 kilograms of crack, and more than 100 grams of heroin. Last year, DEA conducted five controlled purchases of cocaine from Peele, totaling roughly 200 grams. Investigators arrested Peele just before a sixth scheduled buy. He was caught with 90 grams of cocaine, marijuana, $1200 in cash, and four cell phones. He told the investigators that he was planning to “cook” much of that cocaine into crack before police showed up. Police recovered even more cocaine from Peele’s home while executing a search warrant.

G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jesse R. Fong, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Washington Field Division, Col. K.L. Wright, Chief of Chesapeake Police, and Angela Greene, Interim Chief of Portsmouth Police, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith. Assistant U.S. Attorney William B. Jackson prosecuted the case.

The case was investigated as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), Operation Promotional Deceit. The OCDETF program is a federal multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional task force that supplies supplemental federal funding to federal and state agencies involved in the identification, investigation, and prosecution of major drug trafficking organizations. The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money laundering organizations, and those primarily responsible for the nation’s illegal drug supply.


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T.21:846, 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A) and (B), T. 18:2 - Conspiracy / Asset Forfeiture T.21:853(p), T.18:924(d) by T.28:2461 and T.21:853
(1)

T.21:841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C) - Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine
(2)

Outcome: 03/20/2019 31 SENTENCING held before District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith: Jody Stewart, OCR. William Jackson, AUSA, and Harry Harmon, c/a counsel, present; defendant present in custody. Sentencing held on 3/20/2019 for William Jerome Peele (1). The court adjudged defendant guilty of Counts 1 and 2 of the Criminal Information. Count 1: One hundred twenty-one (121) months imprisonment, with court recommendations; Five (5) years supervised release; $100.00 special assessment; Count 2: One hundred twenty-one (121) months imprisonment, to be served concurrently with Count 1; Five (5) years supervised release, to run concurrently with Count 1; $100.00 special assessment. Defendant remanded to custody of USM. Court Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (sche) (Entered: 03/20/2019)
03/20/2019 32 JUDGMENT as to William Jerome Peele (1), Count 1: One hundred twenty-one (121) months imprisonment; Five (5) years supervised release; $100.00 special assessment; Count 2: One hundred twenty-one (121) months imprisonment, to be served concurrently with Count 1; Five (5) years supervised release, to run concurrently with Count 1; $100.00 special assessment. Signed by District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith on 3/20/2019. (clou) (Entered: 03/21/2019)
03/20/2019 33 Sealed Statement of Reasons as to William Jerome Peele. Signed by District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith on 3/20/2019. (clou ) (Entered: 03/21/2019)


T.21:846, 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A) and (B), T. 18:2 - Conspiracy / Asset Forfeiture T.21:853(p), T.18:924(d) by T.28:2461 and T.21:853
(1) One hundred twenty-one (121) months imprisonment; Five (5) years supervised release; $100.00 special assessment
T.21:841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C) - Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine
(2) One hundred twenty-one (121) months imprisonment, to be served concurrently with Count 1; Five (5) years supervised release, to run concurrently with Count 1; $100.00 special assessment

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