New Orleans Man Sentenced for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act

U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that RASHAD LEWIS, age 37, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Indictment charging him with violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act.

U.S. District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle sentenced LEWIS to 27 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release.

According to court records, LEWIS possessed with the intent to distribute and distributed a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine base, a Schedule II controlled substance.

U.S. Attorney Polite praised the work of the Drug Enforcement Administration in investigating this matter.  Assistant United States Attorney David Haller was in charge of the prosecution.