MANHATTAN, NY – Aljermiah Mack, 33, known on the streets as “Nuke,” is facing federal charges of racketeering, narcotics dealing, and firearms offenses after a superseding indictment was unsealed today. Mack is allegedly a member of the notorious Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods, a criminal enterprise that has terrorized the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Fellow defendant Anthony Ellison, 31, also faces the same racketeering and firearms charges from a previous indictment.
According to U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman, the Nine Trey gang engaged in a pattern of brazen violence – shootings, robberies, and assaults – to maintain control of their territory and protect their lucrative narcotics business. The gang allegedly retaliated against rivals, boosted their reputation through intimidation, and profited from the sale of heroin, fentanyl, furanyl fentanyl, and MDMA. Mack was taken into custody this afternoon and is scheduled to be arraigned before Chief U.S. Magistrate Gabriel W. Gorenstein.
The superseding indictment details a conspiracy spanning from in or about 2015 to in or about 2018. Mack and Ellison are charged with racketeering conspiracy (Count One), carrying and discharging firearms during a crime of violence (Count Two). Ellison faces additional charges (Counts Three through Five) related to the kidnapping and assault of a rival Nine Trey member near Bedford Avenue and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn on July 22, 2018. Mack is also accused of conspiring to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and MDMA (Count Six) and carrying a firearm during the narcotics conspiracy (Count Seven).
“As alleged in the Superseding Indictment, Aljermiah Mack, like his Nine Trey co-conspirators, engaged in brazen acts of gun violence and narcotics dealing,” Berman stated. “Thanks to our remarkable partners at HSI, ATF, and the NYPD, he now faces federal charges for his serious crimes.” The investigation, a collaborative effort between Homeland Security Investigations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and the New York City Police Department, highlights the ongoing battle against gang violence in the city.
The maximum penalty for racketeering conspiracy (18 U.S.C. § 1962(d)) is 20 years in prison. The charge of using or carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence carries the same maximum sentence. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Michael Longyear, Jacob Warren, Jonathan Rebold, and Sebastian Swett of the Office’s Violent and Organized Crime Unit. The New York City Department of Correction’s Intelligence Bureau also provided assistance.
Readers are reminded that the charges contained in the Superseding Indictment are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Organized Crime|Violent Crime|Drug Trafficking|Weapons
- Source: Official Source ↗
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