Keith M. Moses, Heroin Distribution, New York 2018

New Jersey Man Sentenced to 43 Months for Shipping Heroin to Plattsburgh

ALBANY, NEW YORK – A New Jersey man was sentenced to 43 months in prison for conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. Keith M. Moses, 31, of Paterson, New Jersey, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Scullin, Jr.

According to the indictment, Moses supplied approximately 455 grams of heroin for distribution in Plattsburgh between December 1, 2017 and September 5, 2018. On approximately 65 occasions, Moses sent heroin through the U.S. Mail from New Jersey to a co-conspirator in Plattsburgh. Each of these packages contained, on average, 4.6 grams of heroin.

Additionally, Moses and Darcy D. Briggs transported larger supplies of heroin on at least three occasions from New Jersey to the co-conspirator in Ulster County, New York. Each of these packages contained, on average, 23 grams of heroin. On approximately 20 occasions, the co-conspirator travelled to New Jersey to meet with Moses and receive heroin.

The co-conspirator distributed the heroin in the Plattsburgh area and returned a portion of the drug proceeds to Moses. Briggs was sentenced on August 30, 2019 to 21 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for his role in the conspiracy.

This case was investigated by the DEA, United States Postal Inspection Service, and Plattsburgh City Police, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas Collyer. Moses will also serve a 3-year term of supervised release once out of prison.

Moses' crimes were committed between December 1, 2017 and September 5, 2018, in the city of Albany, state of New York. He was sentenced on [undisclosed date] to 43 months in prison.

The charges against Moses include conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. The prison sentence of 43 months was handed down by Senior U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Scullin, Jr.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/new-jersey-man-sentenced-43-months-shipping-heroin-plattsburgh