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Philadelphia Man Gets 195 Months for Distributing Heroin
Rochester, NY – Jerome Randolph, 33, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 195 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. for his role in a significant Philadelphia-based heroin trafficking organization.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas E. Gregory, the investigation revealed that Randolph headed the Philadelphia group, responsible for overseeing the trafficking of heroin from Philadelphia to Rochester. Randolph relied on codefendants David Haynes and Edwin Rodriguez to transport heroin and drug proceeds between the two cities.
Haynes and Rodriguez were convicted and sentenced to 180 and 188 months in prison respectively. The investigation, which included court-approved wiretaps, seized 22,713 decks of heroin, $93,399.00 in cash and nine firearms.
The heroin seizures made in this case alone well exceeded the total amount of heroin seizures made in all of 2015 in the City of Rochester. Law enforcement officers estimate the Rochester organization was distributing in excess of $50,000 of heroin per week.
At this time, 11 of the 14 defendants arrested in this case have been convicted. The three remaining defendants, Damon Montgomery, Johnny Balkman and DeShawnra Williams, are scheduled to go to trial in the fall of 2017.
The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Ashan Benedict, New York Field Division; the Drug Enforcement Administration, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge James J. Hunt, New York Field Division; the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction Special Agent-in-Charge Adam S. Cohen; U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Unit, under the direction of Brian Manaher, Director, Marine Operations; Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations, under the direction Thomas Brophy, Buffalo Field Office Director; U.S. Border Border Patrol; the Rochester Police Department, under the direction of Chief Michael Ciminelli; the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office, under the direction of Sandra Doorley; the Greater Rochester Area Narcotics Enforcement Team (GRANET); and the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision in coordination with the Philadelphia ATF and DEA Resident Offices and the Pennsylvania State Police.
Contact: Barbara Burns at (716) 843-5817 or (716) 551-3051 for more information.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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