A local gang member has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in a wide-ranging conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine in Central City and for participating in several acts of violence against rival gangs.
Ruben Geiger, age 22, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced to 220 months imprisonment, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for his participation in a drug conspiracy and a conspiracy to possess and use firearms in connection with the drug trafficking activities of a local gang known as the “Young Melph Mafia” or “YMM”.
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced the sentencing, which was handed down by U.S. District Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt on [Unknown Date].
Geiger was originally charged in a five-count Superseding Indictment with nine other YMM members, who frequented the area of the former Melpomene Housing Project. According to the factual basis filed in open court, Geiger and other YMM members participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy to distribute street-level quantities of crack cocaine in Central City and participated in several acts of violence against rival gangs, such as the 110ers.
The members of the YMM were associates of the members of the Allen family, who were also indicted and convicted in federal court last year. Three members of the 110ers gang were convicted on January 29, 2015, in Orleans Parish Criminal Court for the Briana Allen shooting.
U.S. Attorney Polite praised the work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) in leading this investigation along with members of the NOPD led Multi-Agency Gang Unit (MAG UNIT). Assistant United States Attorneys Edward J. Rivera and Maurice E. Landrieu, Jr. were in charge of the prosecution.
The case is a significant blow to the Young Melph Mafia and highlights the ongoing efforts of law enforcement to combat gang violence and drug trafficking in New Orleans.
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Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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