Press Release
Troy Man Sentenced to 84 Months for Trafficking Cocaine
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Khalif Cherry, age 40, of Troy, New York, was sentenced today to 84 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for possessing and intending to distribute cocaine.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt of the New York Division.
As part of his guilty plea on May 24, 2018, Cherry admitted that he possessed a package containing 497 grams of cocaine and that he intended to sell that cocaine to others. Cherry also agreed to forfeit his 2008 Lexus ES350, which he used to transport the cocaine.
This case was investigated by the DEA and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Wayne A. Myers.
Updated October 25, 2018
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Drug Trafficking
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