Without specific court records or further details, it’s unclear which of the Okeechobee Eight were convicted or what exact sentences they received. The lack of precise sentencing information may stem from the case’s complexity, involving multiple jurisdictions and defendants, or because some plea deals or trials were not widely publicized. For comparison, in a similar 1984 cocaine trafficking case in Atlanta involving five tons of cocaine, the defendant Harold J. Rosenthal received a life sentence without parole, indicating that severe penalties were possible for large-scale trafficking during this period.
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