DDC COURTHOUSE, April 15 – From May
to July 2025, law enforcement made controlled buys of
fentanyl from Pierre Black in a store on H Street,
Northeast in the District of Columbia.
He was arrested, detained and then pled guilty.
On April 15 he was up for sentencing
before U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Judge Carl J. Nichols. Inner City Press was there, in the
gallery along with at least three of the defendant's
family members.
Judge Nichols noted that both side had
agreed to a 63 month sentencing guideline. When it was Mr.
Black's opportunity to speak, he apologized to his family.
He got the 63 months, plus $13,000 in
forfeiture. Judge Nichols asked if any of that
had been seized by the police.
The Assistant US Attorney, filling in for
another, said that she didn't know. The obligation
to pay was stayed until 30 days after Mr. Black gets out
of prison.
The case is USA v. Black, 1:25-cr-290
(Nichols)
