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Leader And Supplier For Atlantic City ‘Dirty Block’ Gang Admits Role In Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy And Being
Tyrone Ellis, a/k/a ‘Rome,’ 33, pleaded guilty to a superseding information charging him with one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin.
Ellis acted as a supplier of pre-packaged heroin to Mykal Derry, the leader of the Dirty Block criminal street gang, and distributed heroin to a smaller group of mid-level heroin distributors who sold the heroin to customers all over the Atlantic City area and in surrounding towns.
Ellis was arrested on March 26, 2013, in Vineland, New Jersey, where a loaded Glock .40 caliber handgun belonging to Ellis was recovered from a bedroom in the residence and more than $37,000 in cash was seized from various locations inside the residence and in an attached garage.
Tyrone Ellis’ guilty plea marks the 34th felony conviction of the 34 defendants arrested by the FBI and state and local law enforcement officers working with the FBI in March 2013.
The drug conspiracy carries a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison, and a maximum potential fine of $5 million. Sentencing is scheduled for February 2, 2016.
U.S. Attorney Fishman credited special agents of the FBI’s Newark Division, Atlantic City Resident Agency, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Richard M. Frankel, with the investigation leading to today’s guilty plea.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Patrick C. Askin and Justin C. Danilewitz, and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Edmond Mallqui-Burgos, will prosecute the case.
Tyrone Ellis is represented by Rocco Cipparone, Esq., of Haddon Heights, New Jersey.
Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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