Source: Office of United States Attorneys
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Kenny Gonzalez, age 30, of Bayshore, New York, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division, made the announcement.
As part of his prior guilty plea, Gonzalez admitted that he and his co-conspirator drove from Long Island to Queens where they picked up approximately two kilograms of cocaine from their drug supplier. Gonzalez and his co-conspirator intended to distribute the cocaine in the Northern District of New York.
United States District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby also imposed a 4-year term of supervised release to follow Gonzalez’s prison term.
The case was investigated by DEA Albany with the assistance DEA Long Island and members of the Suffolk County Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashlyn Miranda prosecuted the case.