Albany Gang Member Sentenced

United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian announced today that ALFONZO PARKER, a/k/a Phat Phat, a/k/a Fat Fat, a/k/a Phatz 14, age 26, of Albany, New York, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Gary L. Sharpe to 61 months’ incarceration (PARKER was facing a sentence of 100 months but received 39 months’ credit for time already served), five years of supervised release following his release from incarceration, and a $100 special assessment. This sentence follows PARKER’s plea of guilty to a federal narcotics conspiracy conviction relating to the criminal activities of the OGK gang, which operated within the City of Albany. PARKER is the first gang member to be sentenced. PARKER had previously admitted that he was an OGK gang member and conspired with other persons to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine base (crack cocaine) within the Northern District of New York. PARKER’s involvement in the narcotics conspiracy involved the possession with intent to distribute and distribution of more than 50 grams of cocaine base (crack cocaine). PARKER had also previously admitted that specifically on June 22, 2003, in the vicinity of

Teunis Street

; on July 29, 2004, in the vicinity of Clinton and Delaware Streets; and February 28, 2005, in the vicinity of

Sheridan Avenue

, PARKER possessed for sale controlled substances. PARKER had also previously admitted that he had participated with other gang members in acts of violence. Specifically, on June 15, 2008, in the vicinity of Madison Avenue, PARKER was present when another gang member discharged a firearm at another person.

This prosecution resulted from a joint investigation conducted by the Office of the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York; the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Albany Field Division; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the Drug Enforcement Administration, Albany District Office; the City of Albany Police Department; the Albany County Sheriff’s Department; the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department; the New York State Department of Corrections; the New York State Division of Parole; the New York State Police; the United States Marshal, Northern District of New York, Albany Office; the Albany County District Attorney’s Office; the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s Office; the Town of Guilderland Police Department; the Town of Bethlehem Police Department; and the City of Cohoes Police Department.