A Greene County man has been sentenced to 262 months, or 21.8 years, in prison for his role in a large-scale methamphetamine distribution conspiracy operating in upper northeast Tennessee.
Robert Goins Leeper, 52, of Clarksville, was sentenced by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville on April 5, 2021.
As part of a plea agreement filed with the court, Leeper pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with one count of Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Actual Methamphetamine, U.S.C. 21 U.S.C. § § 846, 841(a)(1), and (b)(1)(A).
The investigation into the methamphetamine distribution organization was led by HSI Special Agent John Bulla, and involved the Homeland Security Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Elizabethton and Carter County Joint Drug Task Force.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan L. Gomez represented the United States in the case.
According to the indictment, Leeper conspired with others to distribute hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine into upper northeast Tennessee, using co-defendants to transport the drug from California to Tennessee, and then distributing it to other co-defendants for further distribution. Leeper also possessed firearms during the conspiracy to protect himself and others during drug transactions.
As a result of the investigation, Leeper was sentenced to 262 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
The investigation was part of the Department of Justice’s Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) program, which was established in 1982 to conduct comprehensive, multi-level attacks on major drug trafficking and money laundering organizations.
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Key Facts
- State: Tennessee
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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