Atlanta-Area Brother and Sister Plead Guilty to Offenses Arising from Narcotics Trafficking

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that TAGGET WILLIAMS, age 44, of Atlanta, Georgia, and SONYA WILLIAMS, age 44, of Norcross, Georgia, pled guilty today to offenses arising from narcotics trafficking.

According to court documents, TAGGET traveled to New Orleans seeking to purchase five kilograms of cocaine from a confidential informant. His sister SONYA was to drive the shipment from New Orleans to Atlanta, from where TAGGET would resell it.

TAGGET pled guilty to conspiring to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, for which he faces a term of imprisonment of at least ten years and up to life, a fine of up to $10,000,000, and at least five years of supervised release following any term of imprisonment. SONYA pled guilty to concealing the felony, for which she faces up to three years in prison, a fine of $250,000, and up to one year of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.

Judge Barbier set sentencing for February 7, 2019.

United States Attorney Strasser praised the work of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Sandman is in charge of the prosecution