Grape Street Crips Member Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy
A member of the New Jersey Grape Street Crips was sentenced to 35 years in prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that included a double murder, a separate attempted murder, and conspiring to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Ahmad Manley, a/k/a “Fresh,” a/k/a “Moddy G,” 32, was convicted at trial of eight counts in a sixth superseding indictment, including RICO conspiracy, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, and using firearms during crimes of violence and drug trafficking crimes.
The charges against Manley stem from his involvement in the New Jersey Grape Street Crips, a violent gang that committed numerous murders, attempted murders, and other violent and drug trafficking crimes as part of a racketeering conspiracy.
According to the documents filed in this case and other cases, Manley and other gang members targeted Almalik Anderson, the gang’s chief rival, for violence after Anderson had refused to pay Hamlet’s extortion demands.
On March 3, 2014, Hamlet and Manley pulled up to a car being driven by Maurice Green, the younger brother of Almalik Anderson, and a car chase ensued. The chase ended when Green’s car crashed into other vehicles at the busy intersection of Irvine Turner Boulevard and Spruce Street in Newark, and Manley and others fired numerous shots in the direction of Green’s vehicle. Green was shot, and Wesley Childs, a passenger in Green’s car, was killed. Velma Cuttino, an innocent bystander who was a passenger in one of the vehicles involved in the crash, was shot and killed.
U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited special agents of the FBI and DEA with the investigation, which led to the conviction of 13 of the 14 defendants charged in the indictment, including Manley.
Manley’s sentencing was imposed by U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court.
The case is being prosecuted by Osmar J. Benvenuto, Chief of the Organized Crime and Gangs Unit and Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard J. Ramsay of the Appeals Division in Newark.
Defendant: Ahmad Manley
Criminal Charges: RICO conspiracy, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, and using firearms during crimes of violence and drug trafficking crimes
City and State: Newark, New Jersey
Exact Date: March 3, 2014
Sentence or Outcome: 35 years in prison
Amount: No dollar amounts mentioned
Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: Organized Crime|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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