Former prominent donor to the Democrat Party, Ed Buck, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on Thursday over his involvement in the meth overdose deaths of two black men.
In the eyes of his defense, Buck getting a 30-year prison sentence is nearly equal to a life sentence, given his age. The 67-year-old was sentenced at the US District Court in Los Angeles for both the deaths and supplying drugs and "enticing travel" across state lines for the purpose of sex.
Buck was convicted in July of last year by a federal jury of two counts of distribution of methamphetamine resulting in death, four counts of distribution of methamphetamine, one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, and two counts of enticement to travel in interstate commerce for prostitution.
26-year-old Gemmel Moore and 55-year-old Timothy Dean died of meth overdoses at Ed Buck's Hollywood residence.