Quinn Ausidi Goffigan, Cocaine Possession, Virginia 2016

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Virginia Beach Crack Dealer Pleads Guilty

NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia Beach resident has admitted to selling crack cocaine in a local hotel.

Quinn Ausidi Goffigan, 35, pleaded guilty to charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base on September 6, 2016. According to court documents, Goffigan was caught selling crack cocaine at a Virginia Beach hotel on February 19, 2014.

Virginia Beach Police were conducting surveillance at the hotel and observed Goffigan engaging in a hand-to-hand transaction with another man. After Goffigan’s transaction concluded, police approached Goffigan and saw that he had a bag containing a number of off-white rocks in plain view in the car. Suspecting the off-white rocks were crack cocaine, police went to arrest Goffigan, but he fled the scene.

Police were unable to catch Goffigan that night, but arrested him on state drug trafficking charges in connection with this incident two months later. The off-white rocks were sent to the Virginia Department of Forensic Science and tested positive for crack cocaine.

Goffigan was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 9, 2016. Due to the fact that he has seven prior felony drug trafficking convictions through the Virginia state courts, Goffigan faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison when sentenced.

Dana J. Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; and Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Washington Field Division, made the announcement after the plea was accepted by U.S. District Judge Raymond A. Jackson. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Hudson is prosecuting the case.

Goffigan is scheduled to be sentenced on September 6, 2016. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes, as the sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the court based on the advisory Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.