BUFFALO, N.Y. – A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 140 months in prison for his role in a violent street gang and crack cocaine trafficking operation, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today.
Dayshawn Brazier, a member of the L.R.G.P. gang, was convicted of RICO conspiracy and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine, according to Assistant U.S. Attorneys Thomas S. Duszkiewicz and Joel L. Violanti.
The L.R.G.P. gang is named after the East Side streets of Lombard, Rother, Gibson and Playter, and Brazier sold crack cocaine from a “trap house” on Sobieski Street in Buffalo, a house run by his cousin and L.R.G.P. leader Dewayne Gray, who was sentenced to 188 months in prison in 2016.
This sentencing is the culmination of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Task Force, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Adam S. Cohen. The task force includes the Amherst Police Department; Buffalo Police Department; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; Cheektowaga Police Department; Erie County Sheriff’s Office; Hamburg Police Department; Lancaster Police Department; Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority; New York State Department of Correctional Services; New York State Police; U.S. Border Patrol; and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The investigation led to the indictment of 19 L.R.G.P. members and associates, with another 11 members and associates indicted on crack cocaine charges in May 2015.
Brazier’s sentence is the latest development in a case that has seen several members of the L.R.G.P. gang brought to justice.
About the Case:
Defendant: Dayshawn Brazier
Criminal Charges: RICO conspiracy and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine
City and State: Buffalo, NY
Date: May 23, 2023
Sentence: 140 months in prison
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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