ALBANY, NEW YORK - Twelve people have been charged for their involvement in a drug trafficking ring that operated in Schenectady and Albany.
The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Vadim D. Thomas, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The charges are merely accusations. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The following defendants are charged in a cocaine and crack cocaine distribution conspiracy:
Name
Age
Residence
Minimum and Maximum Penalties
Darren Clay Robinson, aka “Mountain"
53
Schenectady and Teaneck,
New Jersey
10 years (min.); life (max.)
Jose Gilberto Harris
57
Manhattan
5 years (min.); 40 years (max.)
Lashaunda Tarver
38
Schenectady
5 years (min.); 40 years (max.)
Yusef Boothman, aka “Rocket"
38
Schenectady
5 years (min.); 40 years (max.)
Bobby R. Graham
50
Albany
20 years (max.)
Shenika D. Boyd, aka “Misses"
37
Albany
30 years (max.)
Marty Humphrey
65
Schenectady
30 years (max.)
Jalessa Scott
26
Schenectady
20 years (max.)
Willie C. Hayes, aka “Man"
45
Schenectady
20 years (max.)
Kimberly Petties, aka “Shorty"
48
Schenectady
30 years (max.)
Manuel Clemente
61
Manhattan
20 years (max.)
Additionally, Robinson and Corey White, Jr., aka “Stacks," age 34, of Schenectady, are charged by separate indictment with conspiring to distribute heroin, and possession of heroin, for which each faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted.
A defendant’s sentence is imposed by a judge based on the particular statute the defendant is charged with violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors.
This case is being investigated by the FBI and its Capital District Safe Streets Gang Task Force, which includes FBI Special Agents and members of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, including the Schenectady Police Department, Schenectady County District Attorney’s Office, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Albany County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Police, and the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Barnett.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
