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February 15, 2008

Accused drug dealer to be sentenced

PROVIDENCE -- A sentencing hearing has been set for an accused drug dealer who made corruption allegations against a Providence lawyer now facing federal criminal charges.

Derrick Isom is accused of dealing crack cocaine and faces up to life in prison. Prosecutors are recommending a 30-year sentence.

A sentencing hearing is set for today.

Last year, Isom testified that attorney John Cicilline, the brother of Providence Mayor David Cicilline, said he could make the criminal case disappear for $200,000, some of which would be used for bribes.

A federal judge said the allegations were troubling but ultimately unproven.

Prosecutors accuse Isom of lying.

Charges against a co-defendant were dropped after a Providence police detective found reports in his attic on the eve of trial that he earlier testified did not exist.

-- The Assocated Press

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