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SDNY COURT EXCLUSIVE, Oct 18 -  In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on January 25, 2023 as later on January 31, detention or bond proceedings were held, by Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave on multiple defendants arrested in an Upper Manhattan and Bronx drug case.

  Presented in Federal court on January 25 after arrest the day before were, among others, defendants Lazareth Paulino and Abreu. The latter was arrested outside an apartment on Ogden Avenue in The Bronx.

  After argument, he was ordered released on $100,000 bond to another apartment in The Bronx, on Bryant Avenue, after signatures by co-signers.

  By contrast, Lazareth Paulino who sought release to an apartment on Audubon Avenue four blocks from what the judge called "the set" was ordered detained, without prejudice to reapplying.

On January 31, another co-defendant in the case was before Magistrate Judge Jennifer E. Willis: Jonathan Rodriguez. His retained counsel said he is in withdrawal but could move 50 blocks south to the Harlem apartment of his girlfriend, who he named.

 The Assistant US Attorney, who had asked for detention, named four unindicted co-conspirators with who Rodriguez should not speak outside the presence of counsel.

  He was released on $100,000 bond and home detention.

 On February 3, another co-defendent Eddy Caminero appeared in Magistrates Court. Magistrate Judge Jennifer E. Willis said he can be released "once he located a residence, approved by the Government and Pre Trial Services, Outside of Washington Heights."

On June 21, Eric Eusebio was presented, the day after arrest, in the same case. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn agreed to release him, but only to an address on Daly Avenue in The Bronx. His CJA lawyer said he has a job offer from Rising Ground, "driving migrants." Judge Netburn said I don't love you working as a driver at this point; she also asked that a copy of a plane ticket he bought be turned in.

On August 21, 2023, Judge Woods held a proceeding about co-defendant Jeriel Abreu - he scheduled an evidentiary hearing for August 28 at 1 pm on charges Abreu had, among other things, tested positive for drugs. During the proceeding, two U.S. Marshals came in and sat in the back. But no remand was ordered.

On August 24, the US Attorney's Office wrote to Judge Woods asking that he authorize Pre-Trial Services to release all records maintained by PTS relating to the supervision of Abreu from April 6, 2023 to the date of the hearing.

On August 28, the hearing was held and Inner City Press was there. Multiple occurrence of being out of the home - a rented room on Webb Avenue in The Bronx - were cites, some consisting of ten minutes explained by picking up food delivery from DoorDash and UberEats, which defense counsel said won't come up to the fourth floor of buildings in the Bronx.

 But there was a positive test for fentantyl; Judge Woods cites an missing hour returning from the courthouse to The Bronx and ordered remand. The US Marshals moved in...

Jump cut to March 20, 2024, when co-defendant Enmanuel Liriano pled guilty before Magistrate Judge Gary Stein. The AUSA sought immediate remand under the statute, distinguishing the case before that of US v. Chavez. But defense counsel, two of them, said at least three SDNY judges release in these circumstance.
 
  The AUSA named three who do not. But in this case, Liriano is the family's sole breadwinner, working at Costco in Hackensack. His bail was continued.

On April 17 co-defendant Eddy Caminero, in detention, pled guilty to Count 1. His detention was continued and sentencing set for July 25 at 10 am. This was later pushed back to August 28; on August 23, Camerinero's lawyer wrote in reiterating a request for 35 months and contesting the government's request for 70 months, noting that he was "disciplined for wearing short in the communal area in violation of MDC regulations" while "in one month, two inmates were killed."

On August 28, Caminero's lawyer continued zealous advocacy, saying that an alleged cell phone charger was just a wire for the discovery hard drive. Judge Woods imposed a sentence of 60 months, five years.

On June 17 co-defendent Jonathan Rodriguez pled guilty to Count 1, with sentencing set for October 9 at 2 pm.

On August 22 counsel to Eric Eusebio wrote in request a sentence of five years in Fort Dix on September 5.

On August 29 on Eusebio, the US Attorney's Office wrote in asking for 108 months.

On September 5 Judge Wood sentenced Eusebio to 72 months.

Later, the US Attorney's Office wrote in asking for 87 months on Liriano, with sentencing set for September 12.

On September 12, Liriano got 60 months - five years. Also, Aneudy Alvarado pled guilty, with sentencing set for December 16...

On September 16, co-defendant Paulino pled guilty with sentencing set for January 7, 2025.

On September 17, Judge Woods denied Alvin Eusebio's motion to suppress.

On September 18, defendant Santos pled guilty, with sentencing set for January 21.

On September 19, the US Attorney's Office wrote in on co-defendant McClure, before sentencing on September 26, seeking "at least ten years... consecutive to the anticipate sentence in his state homicide case."

On September 30, co-defendant Suarez wrote in asking for no more than 75 months with sentencing set for October 15.

On October 1 prosecutors filed an affidavit in support of keeping sealed the names of undercovers - noting that "a defendant in this case violated a protective order when he posted the Leaked Video and created risks."

On October 9 on co-defendant Osiris Suarez, the US Attorney's Office wrote in asking for 108 months on October 17.

And on October 17, Suarez was sentenced to 90 months.

The overall case is US v. Santos, et al., 22-cr-522 (Woods)

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