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Jersey City Native Sentenced for Involvement in Cocaine Distribution Ring

By Lependorf & Silverstein

According to a bangordailynews.com article, a 42-year-old Jersey City native has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for his part in a cocaine distribution ring which extended from Mexico to the Bronx to Maine. After he finishes his prison term, the man will begin a three year supervised release sentence. Based on the report, the convicted man may receive treatment and counseling for his drug addiction while in prison and on supervised release per the U.S. District Judge?s recommendation. Similar to this man?s situation, many individuals arrested for drug-related crimes in New Jersey and across the nation are in serious need of drug rehabilitation and counseling to help them combat their addiction(s). The man?s attorney stated that the defendant saw two murders while growing up in New Jersey and developed a ?lifestyle of substance abuse...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on January 27, 2010 (boomark / email).