Travis Hudson, age 29; Roderick Wiggins, age 22; Shayne LeBlanc, age
40, all residents of Harvey, Louisiana; as well as Torey Richardson, age
21, a resident of Marrero, Louisiana; and Akai Sullivan, age 27, a
resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, all pled guilty in federal court
today before U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk to Violations of the
Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization Act, the Federal Gun Control
and Controlled Substances Acts, and Obstruction of Justice, announced
U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente.
Travis Hudson pled guilty to:
Count one—RICO Conspiracy
Possible
sentence—maximum term of life imprisonment, a maximum fine of $250,000,
and a five years of supervised release following any term of
imprisonment.
Count 21—distribution of cocaine base
Possible
sentence—maximum of 20 years’ imprisonment, a maximum fine of
$1,000,000, and three years of supervised release following any term of
imprisonment.
Roderick Wiggins and Torey Richardson both pled guilty to:
Count one—RICO conspiracy
Possible
sentence—each face a maximum term of life imprisonment, a maximum fine
of $250,000, and five years of supervised release following any term of
imprisonment.
Count two—Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over 25 grams cocaine base
Possible
sentence—each face a maximum term of life imprisonment, a fine of up to
$10,000,000, and at least five years of supervised release following
any term of imprisonment.
Count five—Conspiracy to possess firearms during and in relation to crimes of violence and drug trafficking offenses
Possible
sentence—each face a maximum of 20 years’ imprisonment, a maximum fine
of $250,000, and at least three years’ supervised release following any
term of imprisonment.
Shayne LeBlanc, pled guilty to a one count
bill of information with violations of conspiracy to manufacture and
possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine base.
LeBlanc
faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years’ imprisonment, a
maximum of $1,000,000 in fines, and at least three years’ supervised
release following any term of imprisonment.
Akai Sullivan, pled
guilty to count six, obstruction of Justice. Sullivan faces a maximum
of 20 years’ imprisonment, a maximum of $250,000 in fines, and a maximum
of three years’ supervised release following any term of imprisonment.
This
case arose out of a joint investigation by ATF, FBI, and the Jefferson
Parish Sheriff’s Office. This investigation targeted an area which
exhibited a disproportionate amount of violent crimes and narcotics
trafficking. During the course of the investigation, specific
individuals were identified as the main perpetrators of many of the
violent acts and much of the narcotics distribution. It was revealed
that a group of individuals operated in various areas of Harvey,
Louisiana, specifically, the neighborhoods known as Scottsdale and
Haydel. This group controlled these areas for their narcotics
distribution activities through violence and through threats of
violence, to include murder, attempted murder, obstruction and assaults.
They were referred to as the “Harvey Hustlers” and/or “Murder Squad”.
The
Murder Squad, or “MS,” was a faction of the Harvey Hustlers composed
primarily of individuals residing in the Harvey, Louisiana area of
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. While they primarily operated on the
Westbank of Jefferson Parish, members conducted business in other parts
of the Eastern District of Louisiana. The “Harvey Hustlers,” also
referred to as “HH,” originated in the Harvey area in the mid-1980s.
Members of the organization “hustled,” meaning they distributed illegal
narcotics. The original goal of the Harvey Hustlers was to make money
from sales of illegal narcotics.
Sentencing for these defendants is scheduled for April 18, 2013.
The
case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives; Federal Bureau Investigation; and the Jefferson Parish
Sheriff’s Office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United
States Attorneys Duane A. Evans and Bill McSherry.
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