Two Members of Marion Gardens Jersey City Gang Sentenced for Racketeering, Violent Crimes

NEWARK, N.J. - Two members of a Jersey City gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex were sentenced for their roles in two different shootings and other gang-related crimes, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

Jakeem Gibson-Madison, aka "Beanz," 30; and Terick Rogers, aka"Moot," 32, both of Jersey City, New Jersey, were sentenced before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi in Newark federal court. Judge Cecchi sentenced Gibson-Madison to 15 years in prison and sentenced Rogers to 16 years in prison. Both defendants were ordered to serve five-year terms of supervised release following their terms of imprisonment.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

Gibson-Madison, Terick Rogers, and others were all members and associates of the neighborhood street gang associated with the Marion Gardens Housing Complex. They routinely distributed cocaine and heroin, among other controlled substances, in and around the Marion Gardens Housing Complex. They also engaged in acts of violence, including numerous assaults, shootings, and murders, which targeted rival gang members and others.

Gibson-Madison and another member of the enterprise participated in a shooting on Jan. 9, 2019. Gibson-Madison drove his fellow gang member to the area of Grant Avenue and Ocean Avenue to target a rival gang member, at which time his fellow gang member shot two victims and attempted to shoot a third.

On June 30, 2018, Rogers, with two other members of the enterprise, collectively shot five people while celebrating "Meech Day" in honor of a deceased fellow gang member;

U.S. Attorney Sellinger credited special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge James E. Dennehy; investigators of the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, under the direction of Prosecutor Esther Suarez: and the Jersey City Police Department, under the direction of Director James Shea, for the investigation leading to the charges.

This investigation was conducted as part of the Jersey City Violent Crime Initiative (VCI). The VCI was formed in 2018 by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, and the Jersey City Police Department, for the sole purpose of combatting violent crime in and around Jersey City. As part of this partnership, federal, state, county, and city agencies collaborate to strategize and prioritize the prosecution of violent offenders who endanger the safety of the community. The VCI is composed of the U.S. Attorney's Office, the FBI, the ATF, the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Division, the U.S. Marshals, the Department of Homeland Security - Homeland Security Investigations, the Jersey City Police Department, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, the Hudson County Sheriff's Office, New Jersey State Parole, the Hudson County Jail, and the New Jersey State Police Regional Operations and Intelligence Center/Real Time Crime Center.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Desiree Grace, Chief of the Criminal Division for the District of New Jersey in Newark.