NEWARK, N.J. \u2013 5\/27\/25 – A Newark, New Jersey man admitted his role in an armed robbery of a U.S. Postal Service employee as well as firearms and drug trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced.<\/p>\n
Troy D. Corbett, Jr., 29, of Newark, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to one count of conspiring to interfere with commerce by robbery, one count of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.\u00a0 Sentencing is scheduled for October 8, 2025.<\/p>\n
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:<\/p>\n
In November 2023, four individuals \u2013 including Corbett \u2013 conspired to rob a U.S. Postal Service employee at gunpoint in Newark, New Jersey.\u00a0The assailants stole the victim\u2019s cell phone, keys, and wallet \u2013 including a credit card and debit card.\u00a0 The robbery impeded the victim from delivering mail, which interfered with interstate commerce.\u00a0 Following the robbery, Corbett attempted to use the employee\u2019s stolen property to make purchases.<\/p>\n
On January 18, 2024, in Newark, New Jersey, Corbett \u2013 who was convicted of a felony offense in 2018 \u2013 possessed a Polymer80, Inc. Model PF940V2 9mm caliber privately made pistol, bearing no identifiable serial number, loaded with 16 rounds of 9mm Luger ammunition that was manufactured outside of New Jersey.\u00a0 Corbett possessed at the same time approximately 162 pills of methamphetamine, which he intended to distribute.<\/p>\n
The count of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.\u00a0 The count of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.\u00a0 The count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.\u00a0 The count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 5 years in prison, which term must run consecutive to any other term of imprisonment that Corbett is ordered to serve, and a maximum penalty of life in prison.<\/p>\n
U.S. Attorney Habba credited postal inspectors with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Philadelphia Division, under the direction of Christopher A. Nielsen, with the investigation.\u00a0 She also thanked special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge Terence G. Reilly in Newark, deputies of the U.S. Marshals Service, under the direction of United States Marshal Juan Mattos Jr., police officers and detectives of the Newark Police Department, under the direction of Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, officers of the New Jersey State Parole Board, under the direction of Chairman Samuel J. Plumeri, Jr., and special agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Newark Division, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge L.C. Cheeks, Jr.<\/p>\n
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Eli Jacobs of the Organized Crime and Gangs Unit in Newark.<\/p>\n
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