U.S. Department of Justice
United States Attorney
Northern District of New York
100 South Clinton Street
Room 900; P.O. Box 7198
Syracuse, New York 13261-7198
(315) 448-0672

November 26, 2008

NEWS RELEASE

Acting United States Attorney Andrew T. Baxter announced that ELQUAN STURDIVANT, a/k/a “L-Easy”, age 23, of Albany, New York, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Gary L. Sharpe to be imprisoned for 186 months, to be followed by supervised release for 5 years, and a $200 special assessment. This sentence follows STURDIVANT’S pleas of guilty to a two counts of a federal Indictment charging him with participating in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy and a narcotics conspiracy relating to the criminal activities of the Jungle Junkies gang, which operated within the City of Albany. STURDIVANT is the fifteenth defendant (and fourteenth gang member) to be sentenced. In connection with his guilty plea, STURDIVANT admitted that: STURDIVANT was a Jungle Junkies gang member and conspired with other persons to possess with intent to distribute and distribute cocaine base (crack cocaine) within the Northern District of New York. STURDIVANT’S involvement in the narcotics conspiracy involved the possession with intent to distribute and distribution of more than 500 but less than 1500 grams of cocaine base (crack cocaine). On January 31, 2005, at 11 Lexington Avenue in Albany, STURDIVANT distributed 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 Marshal, 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: Carlos A. Moreno
Assistant United States Attorney
(518) 431-0247