A member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips gang has been sentenced to 144 months in prison for his involvement in a racketeering conspiracy and cocaine distribution. Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna announced the sentencing of Kareem Green, also known as "Try Me," who had previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton.
Green, aged 32, was charged with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy and cocaine distribution. The sentence was imposed on February 5, 2025, at the federal court in Newark.
Court documents reveal that from 2015 to September 22, 2022, Green participated in violent acts and drug distribution as part of the criminal enterprise Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips. On multiple occasions in April 2021, he collaborated with other gang members to commit shootings. Additionally, on March 5, 2021, he worked with another gang member to distribute cocaine.
Alongside his prison term, Green will serve three years of supervised release following his incarceration.
Acting U.S. Attorney Khanna acknowledged the efforts of various law enforcement agencies involved in this case: special agents from the DEA led by Special Agent Cheryl Ortiz; IRS-CI under Special Agent Jenifer Piovesan; ATF directed by Special Agent L.C. Cheeks Jr.; investigators from the U.S. Marshals Service under Marshal Juan Mattos; Irvington Police Department headed by Tracy Bowers; Essex County Prosecutor’s Office led by Theodore N. Stephens II; FBI directed by Terence G. Reilly; Newark Police Department managed by Emanuel Miranda Sr.; Bloomfield Police Department led by Samuel A. DeMaio; Essex County Sheriff’s Office under Amir D. Jones; East Orange Police Department led by Chief Phyllis L. Bindi; Elizabeth Police Department managed by Earl J. Graves; Edison Police Department under Tom Bryan's leadership; New Jersey State Police commanded by Colonel Patrick J. Callahan; Union County Prosecutor’s Office headed by William A. Daniel; Spotswood Police Department directed by Philip Corbisiero and North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Fugitive and Missing Person Task Force including FBI members.
This case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation aimed at dismantling high-level criminal organizations through a multi-agency approach driven by intelligence and prosecution strategies.
The investigation forms part of the Newark Violent Crime Initiative (VCI), established in August 2017 to address violent crime around Newark through collaboration between federal, state, county, and city agencies pooling resources against offenders threatening community safety.
The government was represented in this case by Assistant U.S. Attorney Francesca Liquori from the Special Prosecutions Division and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jake A Nasar from the Health Care Fraud Unit.
