WASHINGTON ( DC News Now ) — A man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in a Southeast D.C.-based drug trafficking network, the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) announced Monday.
41-year-old Corenzo Mobery, aka “Snowman,” pleaded guilty on Oct. 16, 2023, to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and other related charges. Prosecutors said that he was part of the “MLK Crew.”
He was sentenced on Jan. 31.
After 17 MLK Crew defendants were arrested, the area saw a 63% reduction in violent crime, according to the USAO. The group sold cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, PCP and marijuana.
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Targeting the limited number of people driving violence in our community—either because they are directly using violence or engaging in criminal conduct that is a magnet violence—is a tried-and-true, evidence-based strategy for combatting violence. The defendants operated a drug trafficking network that preyed upon the neighborhood where it operated. Immediately after these defendants were arrested, this neighborhood saw a substantial reduction in instances of violent crime. And, more than two years after their arrest, the neighborhood is still experiencing less violent crime than it was experiencing before their arrest. Those driving violence in other neighborhoods in our community need to know that we are currently working with federal law enforcement partners and MPD to ensure they are brought to justice, just as these defendants were.
U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves