Dunwoody Man Sentenced For Pennsylvania Drug Crimes
Sunday, January 12, 2025, 8:00 A.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
PITTSBURGH, PA.- A 39-year-old Dunwoody, Georgia, man learned on Tuesday that he would be spending nearly 18 years in federal prison after he was sentenced on his conviction for distributing kilograms of cocaine throughout the Western District of Pennsylvania.
According to U.S. Attorney Eric G. Olshan, on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, Gordon Johnson, 39, of Dunwoody, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Cathy Bissoon to 210 months in federal prison, immediately followed by five years of supervised release on his conviction of federal narcotics and money laundering offenses.
Judge Bissoon Notes Johnson’s Criminal History
Before handing down the sentence on Tuesday, Judge Bissoon noted that Johnson did not appear to have learned from the second chance that he had been given and that a significant sentence was appropriate in emphasizing the serious nature of Johnson’s offenses.
According to the charging information filed in the District Court, beginning in September 2020 and lasting through December 2021, Johnson conspired to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least five kilograms or more of cocaine throughout the Western District of Pennsylvania. Johnson additionally conspired to commit money laundering with the proceeds of the drug transactions and, during that time, maintained a drug-involved premise.
U.S. Attorney Olshan commended the investigative work of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, and the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations for the investigation leading to the arrest, prosecution, and Johnson’s Tuesday’s federal prison sentence.
