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Long Island Woman Sentenced For Conspiring To Distribute Drugs, Firearm Possession
A Long Island woman was sentenced for conspiring to distribute drugs, including fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
Amber Schatz, age 33, of Wading River, was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 9, to 10 years in prison, according to Breon Peace, United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
She pleaded guilty to the charges in May.
In January of 2020, Schatz and her boyfriend Curtis Prussick conspired to distribute "large quantities of narcotics," the Attorney's Office reported.
Investigators determined that Schatz and Prussick sold drugs…
Long Island Man Admits To Murder, Racketeering
An associate of the Red Stone Gorilla “set” of the Bloods street gang on Long Island admitted to his role in racketeering, murder, robberies, narcotics trafficking and firearms offenses on the East End.
Terrill Latney, also known as “Motis,” and “Mo,” 39, of Mastic Beach, pleaded guilty in Central Islip federal court to racketeering, including conspiring to distribute narcotics and participating in the murder of Thomas Lacolla on Nov. 17, 2015.
U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue said that Latney participated in the distribution of crack cocaine, cocaine and heroin in the Riverhead area for near…
