ATLANTA NEWS
August 29, 2013
Contact: Public Information Officer
Number: 404-893-7124
Elizabeth City Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering
AUG 29 (WILMINGTON, NC.)  - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today, Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox sentenced Desmond
   Bertram White, 35, of Elizabeth City, North Carolina to 210 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
White
   was named in a Criminal Information filed on April 24, 2013 charging him with Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute 280 Grams or More of Cocaine Base (Crack) as well as Money Laundering. On April 29, 2013, White
   pled guilty to those charges.
According to the investigation, White
   was part of a drug trafficking conspiracy in the northeast portion of North Carolina. This drug trafficking organization distributed cocaine and cocaine base (crack) throughout that region. Additionally, White
   and others would use the proceeds from the drug trafficking to finance a dog fighting ring that also operated in that area and other areas along the East Coast. White
   was, conservatively, held accountable for distributing over 6 kilograms of cocaine base (crack).
Investigation of this case was conducted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Elizabeth City Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney, Rudy E. Renfer, represented the government.
The DEA encourages parents, along with their children, to educate themselves about the dangers of legal and illegal drugs by visiting DEA's interactive websites atwww.justthinktwice.com ,www.GetSmartAboutDrugs.com
 andwww.dea.gov .