Ricardo Lane, a 43-year-old resident of Syracuse, has been sentenced to over eight years in federal prison for his role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III, joined by Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA New York Division, and Erin Keegan, Special Agent in Charge of the HSI Buffalo Field Office.
Lane had previously pled guilty to conspiring with others to distribute cocaine in Onondaga County between April 2021 and July 2022. He has a past federal conviction from 2007 for a similar drug conspiracy.
The sentencing, handed down by Senior United States District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby, also includes a five-year term of supervised release after his prison sentence.
The case drew on investigations by several federal and local agencies, namely the DEA, IRS-CI, HSI, United States Postal Inspection Service, and Syracuse Police Department. The prosecution was conducted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Geoffrey Brown and Michael Gadarian.
This operation is part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), which targets top-level criminal organizations through a collaborative approach among multiple law enforcement agencies.
Further details about the OCDETF Program are available on the Department of Justice website.