A member of a deadly street gang will spend nearly two decades in prison.
Teddy Asefa, 37, of Columbus, was sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to narcotics trafficking and wire fraud charges, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio. Asefa also scammed the government of at least $16,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Aid.
According to the attorney’s office, Asefa was a member of the leadership of the Third World Mob (3WM) street gang, which was responsible for trafficking more than 1,000 kilograms (more than one ton) of marijuana over seven years. Between 2015 and October 2022, the group made over $94 million in smuggling profits…