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By MARK SCOLFORO
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
One of the two government witnesses who entered pre-indictment sealed pleas and who cooperated with the federal investigation of Marshall cocaine dealer Kenny Allison, had his sentence reduced by more than eight years last week.
Wayne Leonard of Sperryville provided the government with information that, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Apperson, “allowed us to go before the grand jury with a stronger case and more overt acts.”
Leonard testified during Allison’s trial that he helped Allison process and distribute kilograms of cocaine in Rappahannock, Fauquier, and Warren counties.
Like most of those already convicted in the case, Leonard was sentenced last month to 120 months in federal prison (there is no parole or early release in the federal system) for conspiracy to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine.
On Friday morning, U.S. District Court Judge Claude Hilton granted the government’s motion for a reduced sentence, cutting his 120 months to 18 months.
Mr. Apperson said Leonard was invaluable to the government’s case against Allison, who, according to testimony, was distributing dozens of kilograms of cocaine in the area. Leonard’s stories were corroborated by other witnesses, said Mr. Apperson.
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