Brooklyn Gang Leader Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison
Moeleek Harrell, leader of the Bully Gang in Brooklyn, received a 60-year prison sentence for racketeering, murder conspiracies, and other crimes. The sentencing concludes a major federal case against the gang, removing a key figure from operations in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
citizen.co.zaA federal judge in Brooklyn sentenced Moeleek Harrell, known as “Moe Money,” to 60 years in prison on April 30, 2026, for leading the violent Bully Gang based in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood.
The case involved 53 defendants charged and convicted in the Eastern District of New York. Harrell and three other high-ranking members faced conviction by a jury in July 2024 after a 13-week trial. Harrell's convictions included racketeering, two murder conspiracies, two assaults, two instances of using a gun during a crime of violence, two drug trafficking conspiracies, and two money laundering conspiracies, per the U.S. Department of Justice press release.
Before the sentencing, Harrell remained convicted but unsentenced following the 2024 trial. The new 60-year term imposes long-term incarceration starting immediately, as determined by United States District Judge Brian M. Cogan.
The sentence enforces federal penalties under racketeering and related statutes, triggering mandatory minimums for firearm use in violent crimes. It advances the Eastern District of New York's ongoing prosecutions against street gangs, prompting further sentencings for the remaining convicted members.
Federal prisons will now manage Harrell's custody, affecting gang dynamics in Brooklyn neighborhoods.
The Bully Gang case stems from charges filed in the Eastern District of New York, with the trial concluding in July 2024. This sentencing follows convictions of 53 individuals tied to the gang's activities in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
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