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Date: 10-14-2020

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United States of America v. Diamond Floyd, "Dime-Bag"

Case Number: 2:19-cr-00628-MBS

Judge: Margaret B Seymour

Court: United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (Charleston County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office, Charleston, South Carolina

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Description: Charleston, South Carolina drug trafficking and felony firearms possession criminal defense lawyer represented Diamond Floyd, a/k/a. "Dime-Bag."

The United States of America charged Diamond Floyd, a/k/a “Dime-Bag” with drug trafficking and possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.

Evidence presented to the court showed that Floyd was involved in trafficking marijuana in the Lowcountry since at least 2018. On June 27, 2019, agents and officers with a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Task Force and the Charleston Police Department searched Floyd’s home pursuant to a warrant. In her home, they located 800 grams of marijuana, over $34,000 in cash, a 9mm handgun, a .357 handgun, and a Micro Draco AK. Furthermore, on August 22, 2019, the Charleston Police Department responded to a complaint of a housing resident stating drug dealers had taken over the home. When officers arrived, Floyd jumped out of a second-story window. Officers located marijuana and two additional handguns at the residence and more marijuana on Floyd.

Senior United States District Judge Margaret B. Seymour sentenced Floyd to 138 months in federal prison, to be followed by a five-year term of court-ordered supervision. There is no parole in the federal system.

The case was investigated by the DEA Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the Charleston City Police Department. This case was prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jamie Lea Schoen of the Charleston office prosecuted the case.

CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE Defendant knowingly and intentionally did combine, conspire, agree and have tacit understanding with others to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute a quantity of marijuana, a Schedule I controlled substance, a violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and (b)(l)(D); In violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846. Subject to forfeiture allegations pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, 924(d)(1), Title 21, United States Code, Sections 853 and 881, and Title 28, United States Code, Section 2461(c).
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Outcome: JUDGMENT as to Diamond Floyd (28), Count(s) 1, 45, 46, 47, Dismissed on Government motion; Count(s) 1s, 2s, 3s, The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of one hundred thirty-eight (138) months; said term consists of eighteen (18) months as to Count One; sixty (60) months consecutive as to Count Two; and sixty (60) months consecutive as to Count Three. This sentence shall run concurrent to any sentence that is currently pending in the Charleston County General Sessions court. The defendant shall pay the special assessment in the amount of $300.00, due beginning immediately. The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons: The defendant shall be incarcerated at a facility close to her family in Charleston, South Carolina. The defendant shall be considered for the drug treatment program. The defendant shall receive credit for time served. Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be on supervised release for a term of five (5) years; said term consists of five (5) years as to each of Counts One, Two, and Three to run concurrently. While on supervised release, the defendant shall comply with the mandatory and standard conditions of supervision outlined in 18 U.S.C. § 3583(d) and U.S.S.G § 5D1.3(c). The defendant shall also comply with the following special conditions: 1. The defendant shall be screened for participation in the REAL Court program and, if deemed eligible, she shall successfully complete the program. 2. The defendant shall satisfactorily participate in and complete a Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Program as approved by the U.S. Probation Office. 3. The defendant shall participate in a program of mental health counseling and/or treatment as deemed necessary by the U.S. Probation Officer, until such time as the defendants release from the program is approved by the U.S. Probation Officer. 4. The defendant shall participate in a program of testing for substance abuse as approved by the U.S. Probation Officer until such time as the defendants release from the program is approved by the U.S. Probation Officer. 5. The defendant shall contribute to the costs of any treatment, drug testing and/or location monitoring not to exceed an amount determined reasonable by the court approved U.S. Probation Office's Sliding Scale for Services, and shall cooperate in securing any applicable third-party payment, such as insurance or Medicaid. The defendant shall forfeit the defendant's interest in the following property to the United States: As directed in the Preliminary Order of Forfeiture, filed January 13, 2020 and the said order is incorporated herein as part of this judgment. Signed by Honorable Margaret B Seymour on 9/30/2020. (Attachments: # 1 Forfeiture Order)(ssam, ) (Entered: 10/01/2020)

The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of one hundred thirty-eight (138) months; said term consists of eighteen (18) months as to Count One; sixty (60) months consecutive as to Count Two; and sixty (60) months consecutive as to Count Three. This sentence shall run concurrent to any sentence that is currently pending in the Charleston County General Sessions court. The defendant shall pay the special assessment in the amount of $300.00, due beginning immediately. The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons: The defendant shall be incarcerated at a facility close to her family in Charleston, South Carolina. The defendant shall be considered for the drug treatment program. The defendant shall receive credit for time served. Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be on supervised release for a term of five (5) years; said term consists of five (5) years as to each of Counts One, Two, and Three to run concurrently. While on supervised release, the defendant shall comply with the mandatory and standard conditions of supervision outlined in 18 U.S.C. § 3583(d) and U.S.S.G § 5D1.3(c). The defendant shall also comply with the following special conditions: 1. The defendant shall be screened for participation in the REAL Court program and, if deemed eligible, she shall successfully complete the program. 2. The defendant shall satisfactorily participate in and complete a Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Program as approved by the U.S. Probation Office. 3. The defendant shall participate in a program of mental health counseling and/or treatment as deemed necessary by the U.S. Probation Officer, until such time as the defendants release from the program is approved by the U.S. Probation Officer. 4. The defendant shall participate in a program of testing for substance abuse as approved by the U.S. Probation Officer until such time as the defendants release from the program is approved by the U.S. Probation Officer. 5. The defendant shall contribute to the costs of any treatment, drug testing and/or location monitoring not to exceed an amount determined reasonable by the court approved U.S. Probation Office's Sliding Scale for Services, and shall cooperate in securing any applicable third-party payment, such as insurance or Medicaid.

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