Among those charged was Gerald Miller, a 29-year-old Queens man known as Prince, who was described in the indictment as the principal leader of the ring since 1987.

Judge Raymond J. Dearie ordered Gerald Miller, 32, of Queens Village, who used the street name Prince, to serve a life term without parole.

"At least half the states are in fiscal distress," said Gerald Miller, executive director of the National Association of State Budget Officers.

The defendant in the Queens trial is Gerald Miller, whom the police have termed the head of a major crack trafficking ring in South Jamaica.

They said the early-morning raids followed a yearlong investigation of the group, known as the Supreme Team, and its accused leader, Gerald (Prince) Miller.

Gerald Miller, a maître d'hôtel at the Delancey Street Restaurant here, could teach a tutorial on his craft.

Mr. Piniella testified at the trial of the man said to have been head of the ring, Gerald Miller, on murder and racketeering charges.

"Most states are either on or above target," said Gerald Miller, executive director of the National Association of State Budget Officers.

Its new man is Gerald Miller, former director of Michigan's reformed welfare program.

"He reached out to Gerald Miller," Mr. Ressler said, and Mr. Miller found out where the men were.