Vicente Corona was ordered to forfeit $2.6 million .

Corona was deported after racking up a federal drug conviction in another jurisdiction but returned to Los Angeles, where he picked up two more felony drug convictions. He was granted probation.Federal authorities in Knoxville zeroed in on Corona's organization in the early 2000s after intercepting packages laden with cocaine destined for Dennis Richardson, who peddled the powder to street dealers in Knoxville and Atlanta.Johnson had argued that a life sentence for a drug conviction amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. Phillips disagreed.