Roscoe Simpson, Cocaine Conspiracy, Virginia 2016

Notorious Cocaine Dealer Pleads Guilty in Virginia

A Fairfax County man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, a crime that carries a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years and a maximum sentence of life in prison.

Roscoe Simpson, 47, was arrested on July 21, 2016 after being found in possession of three-and-a-half kilograms of cocaine and $65,000 in United States currency.

According to court documents, Simpson admitted to the distribution of approximately 50 kilograms of cocaine.

Simpson is scheduled to be sentenced on June 27, 2018. A federal district court judge will determine the actual sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

As reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, Tracy Doherty-McCormick, Acting U.S. Attorney, and Michael K. Lamonea, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Norfolk, made the announcement after U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert J. Krask accepted the plea.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric M. Hurt is prosecuting the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information is located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 4:16-cr-60.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/kilogram-level-cocaine-dealer-pleads-guilty