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Franklinton Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Conspiracy

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DERRICK WILSON, age 34, of Franklinton, Louisiana, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute a quantity of cocaine hydrochloride, stemming from a September 27, 2015, traffic stop in Kenner, during which police seized one-half kilogram of powder cocaine from a car that he occupied with his girlfriend and codefendant, Dominique Wise.  WILSON faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $1,000,000 and at least three years of supervised release. 

U.S. District Judge Martin L.C. Feldman scheduled sentencing for WILSON on October 10, 2018.

U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office, and Kenner Police Department in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Brandon Long is in charge of the prosecution.

Updated July 12, 2018
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wilson_derrick_factual_basis.pdf [PDF, ]
Topic
Drug Trafficking
Component
USAO - Louisiana, Eastern