East St. Louis Man Sentenced For Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Howard S. Mister, 42, of East St. Louis, Illinois was sentenced to 33 months of imprisonment on July 7, 2017 for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine.

At his change of plea hearing on April 4, 2017, Mister admitted that he had cooperated with several other individuals to distribute multiple kilogram quantities of cocaine in the East St. Louis area during late 2015 and early 2016. Police arrested Mister on March 11, 2016 as he was attempting to sell two kilograms of cocaine for $32,000.00.

The investigation which resulted in Mister’s arrest and sentence was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert L. Garrison.