United States v. Santiago

DECISION AND ORDER

MARRERO, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

Defendant Julius Williams (“Williams”) was sentenced by this Court to 600 months of incarceration upon his conviction at trial by a jury of participating in a racketeering conspiracy (Count Two) and in a narcotics conspiracy (Count Three) to distribute crack cocaine. The charges against Williams arose out of his involvement with the criminal activities of a drug gang operating at East 137th Street in the South Bronx that the Government dubbed “Thief David’s Crew.” The leader of the enterprise, Jose Santiago (“Santiago”), and another…