BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr.
announced today that Sharon Thompson, 26, of Lackawanna, NY, who was convicted
of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, crack cocaine
within 1000 feet of a public housing property, and conspiracy to retaliate
against an informant, was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison by Senior U.S.
District Judge William M. Skretny.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Laura A. Higgins, who handled the
case, stated that on May 7, 2014, the defendant sold crack cocaine to a
confidential informant working with the Lackawanna Police Department. The
purchase occurred within 1000 feet of the Gates Housing Projects in Lackawanna.
On October 11, 2014, Thompson and another individual assaulted another
individual who they believed was cooperating with law enforcement officers. In
addition, they stole cash and a cell phone from the victim while the victim was
unconscious.
Thompson is one of 18 defendants arrested and convicted in a
large scale drug trafficking operation that operated in and near the Gates
Housing Project.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Gary Loeffert, Special
Agent-in-Charge.
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