Tashawn Gay, Crack Cocaine Distribution, New York 2013
A Buffalo man has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for his role in a narcotics conspiracy that operated around the Perry Housing Project.
Tashawn Gay, 27, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 28 grams or more of crack cocaine.
The crime allegedly took place between the summer of 2012 and April 3, 2013, during which time Gay, along with co-defendants Tyshawn Bradley, Darnell Brown, Dallas McLamore, Eric Ross, David Varner, Latifah Donaldson and others, sold crack cocaine in the City of Buffalo.
The investigation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Safe Streets Task Force and the Buffalo Police Department uncovered evidence of Gay's involvement in the conspiracy, including intercepted telephone calls between Gay and Tyshawn Bradley, during which they discussed meeting for the purpose of Bradley selling cocaine and/or crack cocaine to Gay.
On January 3, 2013, members of the Buffalo Police Department executed a search warrant at Gay's residence on Millicent Avenue, and seized approximately five 8-balls of crack cocaine and packaging materials.
On April 3, 2013, law enforcement officers again searched Gay's residence and seized $2,800 in United States currency, marijuana and packaging materials.
Today's sentencing is the culmination of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Safe Streets Task Force, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Gary Loeffert and the Buffalo Police Department, under the direction of Commissioner Byron Lockwood.
Gary Loeffert and Byron Lockwood were not named as defendants in this case.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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