St. Louis drug trafficker sentenced after gambling away $1.5M in cocaine proceeds internationally

Louis trafficker who admitted blowing more than $1.5 million in cocaine proceeds through gambling has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after prosecutors said he tried to repay the debt by using international money laundering networks. Derek Rockette, 53, pleaded guilty in January to conspiracy to distribute and possess controlled substances , conspiracy to launder money , and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Prosecutors said he took part in a cocaine trafficking operat