Ithaca Drug Gang Member Sentenced in Federal Court

Ithaca Drug Gang Member Sentenced in Federal Court

Story Created: May 8, 2008 at 2:06 PM EDT

Story Updated: May 8, 2008 at 2:06 PM EDT

By WBNG News

A member of a violent Ithaca drug gang will serve 6 years in federal prison.
Pablo Lopez was sentenced for racketeering, or getting money illegally.
Lopez was part of a gang connected to drug crimes and the 2000 murder of Alexander Miller.
His body was found here at Buttermilk Falls State Park in Ithaca.
The gang's leader admitted he shot Miller.
Sentencing for Guillermo Payano was moved to next July.
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