| For Bronx Heroin Dealing
Gonzalez Jailed Since 2014 Gets 18 More Months
From Judge Engelmayer
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
May 18 – Jaime Gonzalez
was up for sentencing as part
of a Bronx drug conspiracy
centered around Decatur Avenue
and 194th Street on May 18
before U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Judge Paul A. Engelmayer.
Gonzalez' lawyer Marlon Kirton
said his client was involved
in dealing heroin mostly to
support his habit, which began
at age 18. He said if Gonzalez
got released today, he could
go to Bellevue for a program.
Judge Engelmayer previewed
that he intended to keep Jaime
Gonzalez in jail, but 49
months lower than would have
been and another year off too
for the time he's been in
custody.
Gonzalez spoke for himself.
"My years of drug addiction
have caused me to do things I
am truly ashamed of. Your
Honor, I have been
incarcerated since 2014. I am
ready to start this new and
final chapter of my
life."
Judge Engelmayer, as he often
does in sentencings such as
that of Daniel Hernandez /
Tekashi #6ix9ine, also covered
by Inner City Press, said Give
me a moment.
After a
break he imposed a 30 month
sentence, minus the 12 months
just served. He referred to
the difficulty of serving time
amid the COVID-19 pandemic and
asked for any request for
which prison.
"As close to NYC as possible,"
was the answer, to allow
visits by Gonzalez' son.
Gonzalez has been in jail
since 2014, with 18 months to
go. The case is US v.
Gonzalez, 16-cr-826
(Engelmayer).
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