BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A city council member in south Mississippi is leaving office after pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy charge related to running a business that sold illegal drugs in his home state and North Carolina.
Robert Leon Deming, III, announced his resignation from the Biloxi City Council on Tuesday, according to local news outlets. He was in his third term.
Federal prosecutors announced last week that Deming reached a plea agreement. They said he sold over $2 million worth of CBD and vape products containing controlled substances. The Drug Enforcement Administration received complaints that some of the products made customers ill.
In 2020, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics and the Drug Enforcement Administration began investigating Deming’s business, the Candy Shop.
As part of his plea agreement, Deming agreed to forfeit more than $1.9 million and a yellow monster truck. His sentencing is set for August.
Deming ran for a U.S. House seat in south Mississippi in 2020, losing in the Republican primary.
Rishi Sunak admits he must prove to voters his plan is 'making a difference'
Letter from Lhasa: Running a Mini
China's Tibet Achieves Overall Carbon Neutrality
Experts Restore Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an
Gone fishing... for some of New Zealand's trickiest trout: A stay at the world
Commodity, Trade Expo Opens in Xinjiang with Focus on Trade Promotion
China Launches New Disaster Reduction Satellite
Xinhua Think Tank Issues Report on China
Electricity from clean sources reaches 30% of global total
Arxan in N China's Inner Mongolia: An Increasingly Popular Tourist Destination
Gynaecologist who sterilised a female patient without her consent while she was undergoing a C
Culture, Museum Craze Drives Consumption During China's Eight