Armed Schenectady Drug Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years: Sold Meth and Cocaine at a Playground
Emery Moore, 57, of Schenectady, a city in Schenectady County, New York, was sentenced on November 4 in federal court to 180 months — 15 years — in prison for distributing methamphetamine, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm as a felon. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New York Enforcement Division Special Agent in Charge Farhana Islam, First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III, and Schenectady Police Chief Brian Whipple made the announcement.
As part of his guilty plea, Moore admitted that on five occasions from March through July 2025, he sold methamphetamine and cocaine in Schenectady, including at his home and on a playground. He further admitted that when DEA agents executed a search warrant at his home in July 2025, they recovered three guns, 50 rounds of ammunition, and 91 grams of cocaine that he intended to sell. Moore was prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition under federal law because he had previously been convicted of numerous felonies, including state drug and gun offenses.
“A playground should be a place where children can play, laugh, and have fun, not where drug dealers conduct their criminal business,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Farhana Islam. U.S. District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe also imposed a four-year term of supervised release, and under his plea agreement Moore agreed to forfeit or abandon the firearms and ammunition seized from his residence in July 2025.
The DEA investigated the case with significant assistance from the Schenectady Police Department, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua R. Rosenthal prosecuted the case. The case is part of the Department of Justice's Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative. (Source: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration)
Source: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
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