Boston gang member pleads guilty to racketeering, gun and drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney says

BOSTON — A member of a violent Boston gang pleaded guilty on Tuesday to racketeering, gun and drug trafficking charges, the U.S. Attorney said.

Jonathan Darosa, also known as “Jeezy,” 31, of Boston, pleaded guilty to one count each of racketeering conspiracy, being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition, distribution of and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and oxycodone, and distribution of and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said in a statement.

U.S. Senior District Court Judge William Young scheduled sentencing for May 1.

Investigators identified Darosa as a member of Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang, during a two-year probe, Foley said.

Two separate times, Darosa distributed cocaine and oxycodone to a cooperating witness, prosecutors said.

Also, during an interaction with law enforcement, Darosa threatened officers, telling them: “If I had a gun on me, I would have shot at you,” “I am not going back to jail,” and “I keep it on my hip,” prosecutors said.

In April 2021 in Dorchester, local law enforcement saw Darosa wearing a “waist bag” across his chest. Law enforcement had recovered firearms from similar bags in the past, prosecutors said.

A search of Darosa yielded a Taurus 9 millimeter, semi-automatic pistol containing 12 rounds of assorted 9 millimeter ammunition. Investigators recovered one round in the chamber, prosecutors said.

According to court documents, Cameron Street is a violent gang based largely in the Dorchester section of Boston that “used violence and threats of violence to preserve, protect and expand its territory, promote a climate of fear and enhance its reputation.”

Darosa has been convicted on three prior occasions of unlawful possession of a firearm, including a 2016 conviction in Suffolk Superior Court for which he served a three-year prison sentence.

For the charges of racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to interfere with commerce by force or violence, Darosa faces a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000.

For the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, Darosa is facing a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000.

For the charge of distribution of cocaine and oxycodone, Darosa faces a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release up to life and a fine of $1 million.

For the charge of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, Darosa is facing a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release up to life and a fine of $1 million.

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