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METAIRIE MAN SENTENCED TO TWENTY YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CRACK COCAINE
April 4, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ANTHONY T. CURTIS, age 36, a resident of Metairie, Louisiana, was sentenced earlier this week by U. S. District Judge Stanwood R. Duval, Jr., to twenty (20) years (240 months) imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute and distribution of fifty (50) grams or more of cocaine base (crack), announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten.
In addition to the term of imprisonment, Judge Duval imposed ten (10) years of supervised release following the term of imprisonment, during which time the defendant will be under federal supervision and risks an additional term of imprisonment should he violate any terms of his supervised release.
According to court documents, on November 28, 2007, CURTIS entered a guilty plea before Judge Duval admitting that prior to November 16, 2004, and continuing until January 12, 2005, he conspired with others to distribute 50 grams of more of crack cocaine. CURTIS also admitted that on December 16, 2004, and January 12, 2005, he distributed 50 grams or more of crack cocaine.
The Court imposed a sentence within the recommended guidelines range. After sentencing, CURTIS was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal’s Service to begin his term of imprisonment.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U. S. Attorney Theodore R. Carter, III.
