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Foy Pleads Guilty to Possessing Crack Cocaine

Tomolah Foy, 23, of St. Thomas pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to possessing with intent to distribute crack cocaine, U.S. Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.

According to the plea agreement, undercover agents purchased crack cocaine from Foy in December 2016 and on three separate occasions in November 2016. All purchases occurred in the Red Hook area of St. Thomas, Sharpe said.

District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez remanded Foy into the custody of the United States Marshals Service. Sentencing is scheduled for July 6. Foy faces a maximum sentence of no more than 20 years in prison, a fine of as much as $1 million, and three years of supervised release.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Everard E. Potter.

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