TRENTON, N.J. – An Atlantic City, New Jersey, man today admitted engaging in a conspiracy to distribute heroin with members of the \”Dirty Block\” criminal street gang that allegedly used threats, intimidation and violence to maintain control of the illegal drug trade in Atlantic City.
Tyrone Ellis, a/k/a \”Rome,\” 33, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Anne Thompson in Trenton federal court to a superseding information charging him with one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, and one count of possessing a firearm and ammunition while being a previously convicted felon.
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