EAST ST. LOUIS — A 51-year-old Chicago man has been sentenced to federal prison on one count of a four-count indictment claiming conspiracy to distribute cocaine in Clinton, Cook, Jefferson, Marion and Washington counties.
Allen J. Redmond, also known as “North” and “Big Boy;” was sentenced on July 30, 2015, to a total of 84 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine, Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced.
Following his prison sentence, Redmond will be on federal supervised release for 5 years and was ordered to pay a fine of $500, as well as a $100 special assessment. An Order for forfeiture was entered in the amount of $500,000.
Evidence in Court showed that between approximately January 2010 and January 2013, Redmond was involved in an organization which engaged in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine.
Five others were also charged in the indictment, including Tenaucah A. Little, also known as “Naucha;” Walter Gardner Jr., also known as “J-Rock” and “Junior;” Cambryn M. Baker, Jason Crabtree and Vickie Marie Parrish.
A federal grand jury charges in count one that all six were part of the conspiracy to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine.
In Count 2, Little, who is CEO of Little City Productions in Centralia, is charged with selling cocaine in St. Clair County in May 2012.
Count 3 charges Crabtree distributed cocaine in Marion County in August 2012.
And Count 4 charges Little and Baker with conspiracy to launder money that was the proceeds of cocaine distribution.
Because of the allegations, all six defendants were ordered to forfeit any and all property obtained directly or indirectly from the alleged sales, including approximately $10,500 that was seized in October 2012 as part of the money laundering charge, and proceeds of at least half-million dollars.
This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, MEGSI, and the Illinois State Police, and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Deirdre A. Durborow.