John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, announced that RASHAAN WOOLFOLK, also known as “Booka,” 27, of
West Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in
Hartford to 21 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised
release, for his role in a New Haven drug trafficking ring.
According to court documents and statements made in court,
in June 2017, the FBI’s New Haven Safe Streets/Gang Task Force initiated an
investigation into a New Haven drug trafficking organization. The investigation, which included physical
surveillance, 13 controlled purchases of narcotics, and court-authorized
wiretaps on multiple phones, revealed that Woolfolk and other members of the
organization were distributing crack cocaine and oxycodone in the New Haven
area.
Woolfolk and several other members of the organization were
arrested on federal criminal complaints on February 6, 2018. On February 8, 2018, a grand jury in New
Haven returned a 30-count indictment charging Woolfolk and 18 other individuals
with various offenses.
Woolfolk has been detained since his arrest. On March 18, 2019, he pleaded guilty to one
count of conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute,
cocaine base (“crack”).
This matter is being investigated by the FBI’s New Haven
Safe Streets/Gang Task Force, which includes members from the New Haven Police
Department, Milford Police Department, West Haven Police Department and
Connecticut Department of Correction.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Patrick F.
Caruso and David C. Nelson.
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