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Ohio man sentenced to 20 years for cocaine distribution

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Michael Austin Boyd, Jr., of Toledo, Ohio was sentenced today to 240 months incarceration for cocaine distribution, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Boyd, age 36, pled guilty to one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine” in September 2017. Boyd admitted to possessing 280 grams or more of cocaine in Harrison County in September 2016.

Boyd was also ordered to forfeit proceeds, directly or indirectly, from the crime, including United States currency in the amount of $35,580.00 and a Taurus revolver, Model 85, .38 caliber.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Traci M. Cook prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Greater Harrison County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and Bridgeport Police Department investigated. 

Senior U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.

Updated January 17, 2018
Topic
Drug Trafficking
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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