High-Ranking Member Of ‘Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods’ Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison In Connection With Manhattan Armed Robbery And Brooklyn Shooting

Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that KIFANO JORDAN, a/k/a “Shotti,” was sentenced to 15 years in prison in connection with a robbery and a non-fatal shooting carried out as part of his participation in the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods (“Nine Trey”).  JORDAN pled guilty on March 28, 2019, before U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, who imposed today’s sentence.

As alleged in the underlying Indictment and statements made in open court:

Nine Trey was a criminal enterprise involved in committing numerous acts of violence, including shootings, robberies, and assaults in and around Manhattan and Brooklyn.  Members and associates of Nine Trey engaged in violence to retaliate against rival gangs, to promote the standing and reputation of Nine Trey, and to protect the gang’s narcotics business.  Members and associates of Nine Trey enriched themselves by committing robberies and selling drugs, such as heroin, fentanyl, furanly fentanyl, MDMA, dibutylone, and marijuana. 

JORDAN, a member of Nine Trey, pled guilty to one count of using and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, for an assault with a dangerous weapon that occurred in Manhattan on April 3, 2018; he also admitted to discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence for a shooting that occurred in Brooklyn on April 21, 2018.

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In addition to the prison term, JORDAN, 36, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced to 5 years of supervised release.   

Mr. Berman praised the outstanding investigative work of the New York City Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

This case is being handled by the Office’s Violent and Organized Crime Unit.  Assistant United States Attorneys Michael Longyear, Jacob Warren, Jonathan Rebold, and Sebastian Swett are in charge of the prosecution.