Three Cocaine Traffickers Receive Prison Sentences of up to 25 Years Each
Today, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr., handed down prison sentences of up to 25 years to three cocaine traffickers, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina
Judge Conrad sentenced the defendants as follows:
Anthony Tommy Foster, 45, of Mokena, Illinois, was sentenced to 25 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release. A federal jury convicted Foster in December 2020, of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and aiding and abetting. As a result of Foster’s prior federal drug trafficking and other state convictions, the Court sentenced him as a career offender.
Reynaldo Padilla, 48, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release. Padilla pleaded guilty to drug trafficking conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Padilla also received an enhanced sentence due to a prior federal drug trafficking conviction.
Alejandro Miguel Padilla, 35, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced to 24 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty to drug trafficking conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
