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A New York man has pleaded guilty to robbery, grand larceny, and identity theft tied to his involvement in a gay bar robbery scheme.

Eddie Ashley has pleaded guilty to robbery, grand larceny, and identity theft in the plot that allegedly led to overdose deaths.

Police claim they have arrested the ringleader of a five-man crew who are accused of drugging club-goers in order to rob them.

Please be vigilant when you’re out partying. Please be vigilant when you’re out partying.

A grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday names five men in connection to the drugging deaths of the two men as part of a criminal operation to steal money. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said the group targeted men at bars and clubs — befriending them and then plying them with potent and dangerous drugs. When their victims became incapacitated, they were robbed of their wallets and cellphones which were used to make purchases and digitally siphon money from their bank accounts.

Five men were indicted in connection with more than a dozen robberies at bars and nightclubs in New York City, including three of whom are also charged with murder, the

New York City officials announced the indictment of five men who allegedly ran a scheme involving the drugging of suspects before robbing them, and sometimes killing them.

Five men have been indicted for drugging people at nightclubs and bars in the city to rob them of their money, phones and identification, resulting in the deaths of two of their victims.

In 2022, the fatal drugging and robbing of Julio Ramirez and John Umberger outside New York gay bars put the city's LGBTQ community on edge.

The deaths of John Umberger and Julio Ramierz were ruled homicides after they were given drugs tainted with fentanyl.