Brett Rodgers, Crack Cocaine Distribution, Pennsylvania 2018

PITTSBURGH - A local gang member has been handed a lengthy prison sentence for his role in a crack cocaine distribution conspiracy in the city's West End.

Brett Rodgers, 33, of Pittsburgh, PA, was sentenced to 16 years and 8 months (200 months) in prison on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady today.

Senior United States District Judge Arthur J. Schwab imposed the sentence on Rodgers, who was one of 28 members and associates of the violent GBK street gang charged last June with drug trafficking, according to Brady.

The investigation, which was funded by the federal Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Program (OCDETF), revealed that Rodgers conspired to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, primarily in and around the Greenway Projects, from November 2017 through June 2018.

Bryce Rodgers is one of the many gang members who terrorize their communities and force law-abiding citizens to live in fear, said U.S. Attorney Brady. The people of the West End are safer today than they were last year, while Rodgers will have the next decade-and-a-half to reflect on his illegal conduct.

Assistant United States Attorneys Tonya Sulia Goodman and Yvonne M. Saadi prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

U.S. Attorney Brady commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and local law enforcement agencies for their hard work and dedication in bringing this case to a successful close.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/gbk-gang-member-sentenced-16-years-prison-conspiring-distribute-crack-cocaine-greenway