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Department of Justice

U.S. Attorney's Office
Northern District of Indiana

For Immediate Release

Friday, November 8, 2019
Thomas L Kirsch II
, United States Attorney
Contact: Ryan Holmes

Indianapolis Man Sentenced to 252 Months in Prison

For Conspiracy to Possess With Intent To Distribute Cocaine And Possession Of A Firearm In Furtherance Of A Drug Trafficking Crime

FORT WAYNE – Floyd Thomas, 41, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty, on his plea of guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, announced U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II. 

Thomas was sentenced to 252 months in prison and 5 years of supervised release.

According to documents in this case, between November 13, 2013, and February 12, 2014, Thomas conspired with his named codefendants to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, namely 5 kilograms or more of cocaine.  Further, on February 12, 2014, Thomas possessed a firearm in furtherance of the drug trafficking crime.      

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, with the assistance of the Drug Enforcement Administration as well as the Warsaw Police Department, the Fort Wayne Police Department and the IMAGE Drug Task Force.  This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony Geller.

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