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January 27, 2006
Tampa
Man Sentenced to 200 Years
in Federal Prison
Steven Lorenzo, of Tampa, was sentenced in the Middle
District of Florida to 200 years imprisonment for knowingly and intentionally
distributing GHB to nine men without their knowledge and with the
intent to commit a crime of violence, including sexual assault. The
assaults occurred from February 2000 to May 2004. A federal jury
convicted Lorenzo in November 2005, after a thirteen day trial. Lorenzo
received the maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment on all ten
counts for which he was convicted. The jury found Lorenzo guilty
of drug facilitated crimes of violence against ten victims (to include
two homicide victims). This investigation was conducted by the DEA
Miami Field Division Tampa District Office and the Tampa Police Department. |