Four members of the OBH gang were convicted at trial last
week on drug trafficking charges
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain
announced that Charles Salley, a/k/a “Dark Lo,” a/k/a “Ron Harvey,” 37, of
Clayton, Delaware, was charged by Indictment with witness tampering.
The Indictment alleges that on November 6, 2019, during the
trial United States vs. Abdul West, et al. involving members of a violent drug
trafficking organization known as “Original Block Hustlaz” (or OBH), a
cooperating witness received a threatening letter from Salley under the pen
name “Ron Harvey,” a pseudonym Salley has used in various rap songs. The
Indictment further alleges that Salley, who also goes by the stage name “Dark
Lo,” threatened physical violence against the cooperating witness and others if
the witness testified at trial against Salley’s OBH associates.
On November 13, 2019, United States Magistrate Judge Lynne
A. Sitarski ordered Salley detained in federal custody pending trial in this
matter.
“Witness intimidation has no place in the criminal justice
system and will be dealt with swiftly and harshly,” said U.S. Attorney McSwain.
“This is not a game. If you attempt to intimidate a federal witness, you can
stand by for the consequences.”
If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum possible
sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment and a fine.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney
Justin Ashenfelter.
An indictment, information, or criminal complaint is an
accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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