A Boston area man, Keiarri Dyette, known as "Kemo," has been sentenced to 42 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release for his involvement in a local gang. The sentence was handed down by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young, after Dyette pleaded guilty earlier this year in March to charges of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, dealing firearms without a license, and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reports.

Dyette, 26, was a known member of Cameron Street, a gang primarily operating out of Dorchester in Boston, involved in violent acts to maintain and expand their territory and influence, and Dyette's own criminal activities included assaulting a rival gang member with a pistol which occurred in Boston's Hancock Street parking lot and engaging in the sale of illegal firearms and distribution of drugs such as cocaine and marijuana, contributing to the gang’s notorious reputation the gang’s commitment to protecting their realm and inducing fear included, among other criminal behaviors, the possession and brandishing of firearms to eliminate rivals or to assert dominance.

The crackdown on the Cameron Street gang was part of an operation led by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), an initiative that integrates multiple law enforcement agencies in a collaborative assault on multi-jurisdictional criminal enterprises. Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy alongside officials from the ATF, DEA, and Boston Police, noted the significance of inter-agency cooperation in addressing organized crime, and the investigative efforts included contributions from several state and local law enforcement bodies.

The case against Dyette and the wider Cameron Street gang was managed by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher Pohl and Charles Dell’Anno, with the prosecution emphasizing the gang's use of violence and intimidation as a means to solidify their illegal operations.