EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A Harrisburg drug dealer affiliated with an area rap group was sentenced to over 10 years in prison for drug trafficking and firearms charges.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Wednesday that Anderson Oritz, 24, of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, was sentenced to over 10 years in prison on drug trafficking and gun charges.
U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam says this was the latest sentence handed down to the eight people originally charged in the indictment for running a drug trafficking conspiracy from 2018 to 2020.
Karam says members of the drug trafficking operation were affiliated with a music group called "Never Forget Loyalty" or "NFL" and as part of their operation "NFL" posted videos to YouTube featuring members possessing various weapons, flashing cash, and displaying drugs.
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According to Karam during the investigation into the drug conspiracy, ATF agents and local law enforcement conducted searches in which police recovered an "arsenal" consisting of a machine gun, assault rifles, and various weapons with extended magazines.
Karam says Ortiz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic drugs and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
Officials say all other defendants associated with "NFL" and the drug trafficking conspiracy pleaded guilty and were sentenced as follows:
Kaleaf Brown, 28, of Harrisburg, was sentenced to over 11 years in prison;
Qushawn Brown, 32, of Harrisburg, was sentenced to over 11 years in prison;
Tyquann Langston, 28, of Harrisburg, was sentenced to 10 years in prison;
Adieas Johnson, 35, of Harrisburg, was sentenced to 10 years in prison;
Donza Brown, 60, of Harrisburg, was sentenced to over 3 years in prison;
Jaionne Miller, 23, of Harrisburg, was also sentenced to over 3 years in prison.
U.S. officials added that co-defendant Wesley Garner pleaded guilty to weapons and drug trafficking charges, and he is currently awaiting sentencing.
