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CBL/BFL gang member pleads guilty to racketeering and drug charges

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A long-time member of a violent street gang that sold drugs in Buffalo, New York, has pleaded guilty to two felony charges according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Shawn Woods, aka “Pif”, 28, pled guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy and one count of possession of 400 grams or more of fentanyl with intent to distribute on December 13.

Woods had been facing a possible sentence of up to life in prison.

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Witness pleads guilty to lying to grand jury about a murder

Photo: Dalvon Curry – Facebook, Jaquan Sullivan – National Gun Violence Memorial

Updated: December 21, 2019

A Buffalo man accused of lying to a grand jury about a murder he witnessed has pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. 

Demetrius “Little D” Lowry, 24, was indicted in May for lying to a grand jury about the murder of his cousin Jaquan Sullivan.

Sullivan was shot and killed in front of Lowry’s house on Parkdale Avenue in Buffalo on the evening of December 5, 2015.