OGK Gang Member Sentencing

Fourteenth OGK Defendant Sentenced, Received 96 Additional Months’ Incarceration in Federal Racketeering Case

United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian announced today that WISTER FARMER, a/k/a Wisk and Wisk Daddy, age 26, of Albany, New York, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Gary L. Sharpe to 96 months’ incarceration (WISTER FARMER was facing a sentence of 110 months but received 14 months credit for time already served), and five years of supervised release following his release from incarceration. This sentence follows his plea of guilty to a racketeering conspiracy charge as set forth in Count 1 of a federal indictment relating to the criminal activities of the ORIGINAL GANGSTER KILLERS (OGK) or “Downtown” gang, which operated within the City of Albany.

WISTER FARMER is the 14th OGK gang member to be sentenced. FARMER previously had admitted that he was an OGK gang member and had conspired with other persons to possess with intent to distribute and distribute crack cocaine within the Northern District of New York. FARMER’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).

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 & 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 Marshals, 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.

CONTACT:

William C. Pericak, Deputy Criminal Chief

Carlos A. Moreno, Assistant United States Attorney

(518) 431-0247