Taylor Sentenced for Crack Cocaine Trafficking

A Goldsboro, North Carolina woman was sentenced to 80 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute a quantity of cocaine base (crack) in the Eastern District of North Carolina.

According to court documents and information presented at the sentencing hearing, Victoria Christine Taylor, 35, was indicted on August 3, 2021, on the following charges: Count One (Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess With Intent to Distribute a quantity of Cocaine Base (crack)), in violation of Title 21, United States Code Section 846; and Counts Nine and Ten (Distribution of a Quantity of Cocaine Base (crack)), in violation of Title 21, United States Code Section 841(a)(1)).

On March 8, 2022, Taylor entered a plea of guilty to the first charge. Based upon the investigation, law enforcement learned that Taylor was the girlfriend of the leader of the organization and personally managed a number of individuals distributing crack cocaine from her stash house.

Over the course of the conspiracy, Taylor was responsible for assisting in the distribution of at least 131 grams of crack. Five total defendants have been charged and convicted in this investigation, including Johnathan Aquavius Heath, Aratika Omhaya Anderson, Richard Ronald Harris, III, Lelia Inez Harris, and Michael Easley.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in Wilmington, North Carolina and the Goldsboro Police Department, investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer C. Nucci prosecuted the case. Michael Easley, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, made the announcement.

Taylor’s sentence of 80 months in prison is a consequence of her involvement in a large-scale drug trafficking organization that operated in Goldsboro and distributed significant quantities of crystal methamphetamine, cocaine hydrochloride, and cocaine base (crack).

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