NEWARK, N.J. — A Newark man has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an armed robbery of a U.S. Postal Service employee, along with federal firearms and drug trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced.
Troy D. Corbett Jr., 29, entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi. He admitted to one count each of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
The charges relate to a November 2023 robbery in Newark where Corbett and three other individuals held a postal worker at gunpoint. The suspects stole the victim’s phone, keys, wallet, credit card, and debit card. The act disrupted the delivery of mail and affected interstate commerce, according to court documents…