Long Island Man Sentenced to Prison for Witness Tampering During Federal Grand Jury Investigation

Nora R. Dannehy, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that WILLIAM DUVAL CARTER, also known as “Deuce” and “Duval,” 33, of Huntington, New York, was sentenced yesterday, July 22, by United States District Judge Janet C. Hall in Bridgeport to 15 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for tampering with a witness during a federal grand jury proceeding in Bridgeport. Judge Hall also ordered CARTER to pay a fine in the amount of $2000. CARTER pleaded guilty to the offense on April 14, 2009.

According to documents filed with the Court and statements made in court, in 2007, CARTER was aware that his cousin, Corey Davis, was under indictment on various charges related to the forced sex trafficking of women and minors, and that the grand jury continued to investigate the matter. During the investigation, CARTER instructed a witness, whom he knew had been subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury on July 19, 2007, to withhold testimony from the grand jury about a severe cut that she suffered when Corey Davis slashed her, and to testify falsely about the source of the cut. CARTER, who was aware that the witness was prostituted by Corey Davis, also instructed her to withhold information from the grand jury regarding the rules and vocabulary associated with the subculture of pimping. On July 18, 2007, in order to ensure the witness’ compliance with his instructions, CARTER traveled to Bridgeport and stayed at the same hotel at which the witness was staying.

Corey Davis pleaded guilty in March 2008 and, on December 19, 2008, he was sentenced to 293 months of imprisonment, followed by a lifetime term of supervised release.

This investigation was led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the Connecticut State Police. The case was prosecuted by Krishna R. Patel and Rahul Kale.

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