Buffalo,
N.Y. – Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that
Ritchie Juarbe, 26, who was convicted of Racketeering Influenced Corrupt
Organizations (RICO) conspiracy, was sentenced to 210 months in prison
by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
Assistant
U.S. Attorney Joseph M. Tripi, who is handling the case, stated that
the defendant was a member of the Cheko’s Crew/7th Street Gang which was
responsible for multiple acts of violence and the distribution of
illegal narcotics on the West Side of Buffalo between 2000 and 2012. The
narcotics included heroin, crack cocaine, cocaine, and marijuana.
On
November 6, 2008 Juarbe and co-defendant Efrain Hildalgo went to Raquan
Lloyd’s house where Hidalgo shot and killed Lloyd. After the murder,
Juarbe discarded the murder weapon, throwing it into the Niagara River.
Juarbe also participated in the August 11, 2009 murder of 10th St. Gang
associate Eric Morrow.
A total of 18 defendants have been charged and convicted in the 7th Street case.
The
sentencing is the culmination of an investigation on the part of
Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the
direction of Special Agent in Charge Adam S. Cohen, the New York State
Police, under the direction of Major Steven Nigrelli, the Buffalo Police
Department, under the direction of Commissioner Daniel Derenda, and the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the
direction of Special Agent in Charge Ashan Benedict.
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