| Man Being Sentenced For FARC Drug
Dealing in Colombia Got 10 Years Now Pro Se
Motion
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Oct 30 - In the U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
on January 20, a sentencing
was held by District Judge
Valerie E. Caproni on a man
involved in a cocaine deals
with the FARC in Colombia.
The
defendant Armando Gomez was
asked to speak for himself,
just prior to sentence being
imposed. He spoke at length,
about a book he says he is
writing entitled, I Love My
Friend Jesus.
He added that he
did not mean FARC military
commander Jesus Santrich.
There were
not other journalists in the
courtroom but there was
another lawyer, apparently for
a co-defendant in the case,
taking notes.
Judge Caproni imposed a
sentence of 120 months, to be
followed by deportation - with
Supervised Release imposed in
case deportation did not
happen.
The
defense lawyer asked for
designation in Colorado or
near Atlanta. Judge Caproni
said she would recommend it.
Jump cut to
October 30, 2025: docketed is
Gomez' pro se motion for a
downward adjustment noting he
goes not have access to a
legal department at the
Atlanta jail, "The Castle,"
where he is currently held.
On June 27-28,
2023, the same ten years (and
a $10,000 fine) for a
co-defendant: "JUDGMENT In A
Criminal Case. Date of
Imposition of Judgment:
6/27/2023. Defendant Fabio
Simon Younes Arboleda (4)
pleaded guilty to Count(s) 1.
Count(s) open and underlying
are dismissed on the motion of
the United States.
IMPRISONMENT: Ten (10) years
with credit for time served
while being held in prison in
Colombia. - The court makes
the following recommendations
to the Bureau of Prisons: The
Court recommends the defendant
be designated to a medical
facility close to the Miami
area to facilitate family
visits."
The case is USA
v. Hernandez-Solarte, et
al.,1:18-cr-262 (Caproni)
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