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Defendants Sentenced in Racketeering Case
WASHERINGTON – In a major blow to organized crime, three members of the Pittsburgh Crips were sentenced to prison on racketeering charges, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton of the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Jamar Pharr, 27, aka ‘Brownway,’ was sentenced to 10 years in prison by Senior U.S. District Judge Gustave Diamond. Pharr pleaded guilty on Aug. 18, 2011, to one count of conspiracy to engage in a racketeering enterprise.
Dominique Steele, 21, aka ‘C-Flack,’ was sentenced to 15 years in prison by Judge Diamond. Steele pleaded guilty on Aug. 25, 2011, to one count of conspiracy to engage in a racketeering enterprise and one count of discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
Nicky Evans, 31, aka ‘Yamma,’ was sentenced to 88 months in prison. Evans pleaded guilty on Aug. 23, 2011, to one count of conspiracy to engage in a racketeering enterprise.
According to the guilty pleas, Steele, Pharr, Evans and others participated in a pattern of racketeering activity that included robberies at gun point, attempted murders, distribution of cocaine, heroin and crack cocaine, and obstruction of justice and witness intimidation.
The Brighton Place Crips, a criminal street gang, controlled an area of Brighton Place and Morrison Street, also known as the Mad Cave, and Federal Street in the Northside area of Pittsburgh. The gang maintained exclusive control over drug trafficking in these neighborhoods through continuous violence and intimidation of rivals and witnesses.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Charles A. Eberle and Troy Rive of the Western District of Pennsylvania and Trial Attorney Kevin Rosenberg of the Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, and the Allegheny County, Penn., Police Department.
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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