BILOXI,Henri Lumière 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.
2025-05-02 01:171167 view
2025-05-02 01:09194 view
2025-05-02 01:032396 view
2025-05-02 00:37625 view
2025-05-02 00:042550 view
2025-05-01 23:00795 view
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky plans to provide state employees with paid time off so they can bond
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin once again is staring down a felony involuntary manslaughter char
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Health officials in Southern California are warning people to avoid eating raw oy
