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For Immediate Release:  
For Further Information:
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October 20, 2008  

Peter Aseltine
609-292-4791

Office of The Attorney General
- Anne Milgram, Attorney General
Division of Criminal Justice
- Deborah L. Gramiccioni, Director

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Two Members of Nine Trey Set of Bloods Street Gang Sentenced to State Prison

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TRENTON - Attorney General Anne Milgram announced that two members of the Nine Trey set of the Bloods street gang were sentenced to prison today as a result of an investigation led by the New Jersey State Police and the Division of Criminal Justice.

Andre Armand, 37, of Irvington, was sentenced to six years in state prison by Superior Court Judge Charles A. Delehey in Mercer County. He pleaded guilty on Aug. 11 to second-degree racketeering, admitting he participated in criminal activities for the Nine Trey set. In addition, Joshua Hopewell, 23, Atlantic City, was sentenced to five years in prison by Judge Delehey. He pleaded guilty to second-degree racketeering on July 28, also admitting his involvement in gang activities.

The two men were named in a 74-count state grand jury indictment obtained by the Division of Criminal Justice on June 8, 2007, which charged 48 defendants, including the top leaders of the violent Nine Trey set. A full list of defendants and charges is included in the press release issued on the date of the indictment at www.njpublicsafety.com.

Deputy Attorney General John Corson Jr. handled today’s sentencing hearing. The investigation was presented to the state grand jury by Deputy Attorneys General Corson, Andrew Butchko, Lauren Scarpa Yfantis, James Ruberton and Brent Hopkins.

Attorney General Milgram credited the detectives and investigators with the State Police and the Division of Criminal Justice who carried out the investigation. She also thanked the many law enforcement agencies that assisted in the investigation and arrests, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Newark Police Department, Trenton Police Department, Atlantic City Police Department, Pleasantville Police Department, Washington Township Police Department (Mercer County), Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office, Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office, Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Tinton Falls Police Department, Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, Bordentown City Police Department, New Jersey Department of Corrections, and State Parole Officers.

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