ELQUAN STURDIVANT, a/k/a “L-Easy” Sentenced In RICO Case Involving the Jungle Junkies Gang

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).