Superseding Indictment Adds Charges Against Brooklyn Man Allegedly Involved in Drug Trafficking on Pittsburgh’s West End

PITTSBURGH - A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging 14 people, residents of Western Pennsylvania as well as New York, with violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.  Several of these individuals had previously been charged in two related indictments on June 12, 2018, after a lengthy Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking and violence in the Greenway Park Apartments and other communities in the Greater Pittsburgh area.

The superseding indictment, containing eight counts, named:

• Kala Jones, 48, of Brooklyn, NY;
• Willie Harris, 40, of Pittsburgh, PA, currently incarcerated;
• Monta Banks, 29, of McKees Rocks, PA, currently incarcerated;
• Tamra Moore, 36, of Pittsburgh, PA;
• Allen Green, 40, of Pittsburgh, PA, currently incarcerated;
• Jaimon Woods, 29, of Pittsburgh, PA, currently incarcerated;
• Marshinneah Manning, 27, of Pittsburgh, PA, currently incarcerated;
• Cecil Howard, 48, of Pittsburgh, PA, currently incarcerated;
• Brianne Dean, 31, of Bridgeville, PA;
• Antoine Dean, Sr., 54, of Heidelburg, PA;
• Mary Cerezo, 59, of Lawrence, PA;
• Mark Givens, 29, of Pittsburgh, PA, currently incarcerated;
• Eric Kaminski, 47, of Pittsburgh, PA; and
• Delrico Clyburn, 28, of Braddock, PA, currently incarcerated.

According to the Superseding Indictment, from in and around November 2017, and continuing thereafter to in and around June 2018, in the Western District of Pennsylvania and elsewhere, Willie Harris, Monta Banks, Tamra Moore, Allen Green, Marshinneah Manning, Cecil Howard, Brianne Dean, Antione Dean, Sr., Mary Cerezo, Mark Givens, and others conspired to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine.  Also according to the Superseding Indictment, during that same timeframe, Kala Jones, Willie Harris, Allen Green, Brianne Dean, Mary Cerezo, and others conspired to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 500 grams or more of powder cocaine, and Monta Banks, Tamra Moore, Jaimon Woods, Eric Kaminski, and others conspired to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine. The Superseding Indictment also charges that Monta Banks, Tamra Moore, Jaimon Woods, Eric Kaminski, Mark Givens, Delrico Clyburn, and others conspired to possess with intent to distribute and distribute a quantity of heroin, and charges that Monta Banks, Tamra Moore, and others conspired to possess with intent to distribute and distribute a quantity of cocaine.  The superseding indictment also charges Monta Banks with one count of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of a quantity of heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl on January 25, 2018. Finally, Jaimon Woods and Monta Banks are also each charged with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition on or about December 7, 2017 and April 26, 2018, respectively.

As to Willie Harris, Monta Banks, Tamra Moore, Allen Green, Marshinneah Manning, Cecil Howard, Brianne Dean, Antione Dean, Sr., Mary Cerezo, and Mark Givens, federal law provides for a maximum total sentence of not less than 10 years and up to life in prison, a fine of $10,000,000, or both.  As to Kala Jones, Jaimon Woods, and Eric Kaminski, federal law provides for a maximum total sentence of not less than 5 years and up to 40 years in prison, a fine of $5,000,000, or both.  As to Delrico Clyburn, federal law provides for a maximum total sentence of 20 years, a fine of $1,000,000, or both.  The law provides for a maximum sentence on the firearm charges of up to 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both.  Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

Assistant United States Attorneys Tonya Sulia Goodman and Yvonne M. Saadi are prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration jointly led the multi-agency investigation of this case, which also included the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, Pennsylvania State Police, Robinson Township Police Department, Stowe Township Police Department, Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, Wilkinsburg Borough Police Department, and the McKees Rocks Police Department.

The investigation was funded by the federal Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Program (OCDETF).  The OCDETF program supplies critical federal funding and coordination that allows federal and state agencies to work together to successfully identify, investigate, and prosecute major interstate and international drug trafficking organizations and other criminal enterprises.

A Superseding Indictment is an accusation.  A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.