ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Timothy Jacobs a/k/a Dollar, 44, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to narcotics conspiracy and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Cassie Kocher, who is handling the case, stated that Jacobs was a member of a narcotics conspiracy between 2019 and Sept. 29, 2021. In furtherance of the conspiracy, Jacobs obtained quantities of cocaine from co-conspirators and distributed the cocaine from a Lewis Street residence in Rochester. He also stored cocaine and firearms at that location. On Sept. 29, 2021, investigators executed a search warrant at the Lewis Street residence and recovered a loaded a ghost gun and approximately 20 grams of cocaine, as well as cocaine packaged for sale.
The plea is the result of an investigation by the Rochester Police Department, under the direction of Chief David Smith and Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Acting Special Agent-in-Charge Matthew Scarpino. Additional assistance was provided by the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office, under the direction of District Attorney Sandra Doorley.
Sentencing is scheduled for January 6, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. before Judge Geraci. #
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
