A Newark man has admitted his involvement in the armed robbery of a U.S. Postal Service employee, as well as firearms and drug trafficking offenses. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Alina Habba.
Troy D. Corbett, Jr., aged 29, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to charges including conspiring to interfere with commerce by robbery, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Sentencing is set for October 8, 2025.
Court documents reveal that in November 2023, Corbett and three others conspired to rob a postal service employee at gunpoint in Newark, stealing personal items including the victim’s cell phone and credit cards. This act disrupted mail delivery and interfered with interstate commerce. After the robbery, Corbett attempted to use the stolen property for purchases.
On January 18, 2024, Corbett was found in possession of a Polymer80 pistol loaded with ammunition manufactured outside New Jersey and approximately 162 pills of methamphetamine intended for distribution.
The conspiracy charge carries up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine; possession of ammunition by a convicted felon could result in up to 15 years in prison and another $250,000 fine; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine could lead to 20 years imprisonment and a $1 million fine; while possessing a firearm during drug trafficking involves a mandatory minimum sentence of five years which must be served consecutively with other sentences and could extend to life imprisonment.
U.S. Attorney Habba acknowledged the investigation efforts by postal inspectors from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Philadelphia Division under Christopher A. Nielsen’s direction, FBI special agents led by Acting Special Agent Terence G. Reilly in Newark, deputies from the U.S. Marshals Service directed by Juan Mattos Jr., Newark Police Department officers under Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda’s leadership, New Jersey State Parole Board officers led by Chairman Samuel J. Plumeri Jr., and ATF special agents from Newark Division under L.C. Cheeks Jr.’s supervision.
The prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Eli Jacobs from the Organized Crime and Gangs Unit in Newark.
Defense counsel is John J. McMahon from West Orange, New Jersey.
