| Of Group Detained
for Moving Fentanyl from NY to
Maine with Guns on 3d US Asks 5
Year
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Aug 21 – Three defendants in a
wider case about transporting
drugs from New York to Maine
were presented on July 24
before U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Magistrate Judge Ona T.
Wang. Inner City Press was
there, the only media in the
SDNY Mag Court.
The trio
consisted of two men and one
woman, who was offered release
on $200,000 personal
recognizance bond with three
financially responsible
co-signers.
The case
became by complaint against
one co-defendant, portrayed in
the complaint showing off
stacks of $100 bills.
Fentanyl was
found in his apartment. The
superseding indictment
includes the three new
co-defendants references three
specific firearms. Life
sentences were cited or
threatened at the July 24
proceeding.
Jump cut to
January 9, 2026 -
co-defendants were in the jury
box in a large courtroom on
the 26th floor of 500 Pearl
Street. The female
co-defendant is out on bond.
The lead defendant had said he
was sick and would not come.
Judge Broderick says he does
not issues force orders, urged
production and delivery of
discovery.
On April 8 Judge
Broderick docketed change of
plea dates for two of the
co-defendants, April 24 and
April 29.
On August 3,
counsel to co-defendant Ortega
asked for the five year
minimum on August 24.
On August 7,
counsel to lead defendant
Carey asked for 10 years, the
minimum, on Aug 20.
On August 13 the
UN Attorney's Office wrote in
asking for 15 years.
On August 17 the
US Attorney's Office on
co-defendant Sanchez-Ortega
wrote in asking for 60 months
consecutive to any other term
of imprisonment, on August 24.
On August 20, the
lead named defendant was sentenced
to 120 months.
The overall
case is USA v. Carey, et al.,
1:25-cr-23 (Broderick)
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