MORRISTOWN, NJ – A Morris County drug dealer is heading to prison for 20 years after being convicted for dealing drugs in the community, money laundering and illegal gun possession.
According to Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, First Assistant Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood, and Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker, Ismael Lorenzo, Jr., age 36, formerly of Victory Gardens, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 20 years in New Jersey State Prison.
“On July 28, 2022, a Morris County jury returned a verdict finding Lorenzo, Jr., guilty the following crimes: Possession of a Weapon While Committing Certain Drug Crimes, Money Laundering, Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Dangerous Substances, and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon. These crimes occurred in December 2019 in the Borough of Victory Gardens,” police said. “On August 26, 2022, Presiding Criminal Judge Stephen J. Taylor, imposed an aggregate sentence of 20 years in New Jersey State Prison. The first 5 years of the sentence the defendant will be ineligible for parole. As part of this aggregate sentence, the defendant must serve a consecutive sentence of five years in prison on the Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Dangerous Substance and 5-year consecutive sentence on the Money Laundering count.”