ROCHESTER, N.Y.—U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr.
announced today that Freddy Quintana, 27, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted
of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of
cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime,
was sentenced to 108 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J.
Siragusa. Quintana was also ordered to forfeit $7,900.00 in United States
currency and a 9mm pistol and rounds of ammunition.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert A. Marangola, who handled the
case, stated that Quintana and other members of the conspiracy were responsible
for the distribution of significant quantities of cocaine and crack cocaine
throughout the Rochester area. The cocaine was transported by vehicle from
Pennsylvania. The investigation involved court-authorized wire taps and
resulted in the arrest of 10 defendants between May and October 2012. To date,
all defendants have been convicted. The money and gun being forfeited by the
defendant were seized by law enforcement at 44 Hebard Street in Rochester on
May 30, 2012.
The sentencing is the culmination of an investigation on the
part of Special Agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge James S.
Higgins, New York Field Office, Investigators of the Rochester Police
Department, under the direction of Chief Michael Ciminelli and the Monroe
County District Attorney's Office, under the direction of Sandra Doorley.
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