New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking in New York
ALBANY, NEW YORK – A 75-year-old man from New Jersey has pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine in New York.
Robert ‘Bobby’ Ingrao, age 75, of Lodi, New Jersey, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute cocaine, and to possessing 9 kilograms of cocaine and intending to deliver it to co-conspirators in Schenectady, New York.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division.
Ingrao admitted that on March 31, 2021, he and co-conspirators drove to Schenectady in two cars in order to take possession of a third vehicle, a blue Jeep Grand Cherokee. The blue Jeep contained a hidden compartment, or ‘trap,’ in its trunk area.
New York State Police conducted a traffic stop of Ingrao in Greene County, as he was driving the blue Jeep alone, north on Interstate 87. Troopers then discovered 9 kilograms of cocaine in the blue Jeep’s hidden compartment.
Sentencing is scheduled for March 22, 2023. Ingrao faces at least 10 years and up to life in prison, as well as at least 5 years of post-imprisonment supervised release.
Defendant/Respondent: Robert ‘Bobby’ Ingrao
Criminal Charges: Conspiring to distribute cocaine, possessing 9 kilograms of cocaine and intending to deliver it to co-conspirators in Schenectady, New York
City and State: Lodi, New Jersey/New York
Exact Date: March 31, 2021 (crime date), March 22, 2023 (sentencing)
Sentence or Outcome: Pleaded guilty, faces at least 10 years and up to life in prison, and at least 5 years of post-imprisonment supervised release
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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