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Defendant Extradited From Panama Got 74
Months now Co-Defendant Gets 87 Months
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
SDNY MAG COURT
EXCLUSIVE, Sept 24 - In
the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York on December 7, a
detention or bond proceeding
was begun by Magistrate Judge
Valerie Figueredo on a
defendant extradited in from
Panama the day before on narco
trafficking charges.
Inner City Press
was present, the only media in
the Mag Court. Related
Mag Court live-tweeted
thread (more on Patreon
here)
vlog here
The
defendant was Gerardo
Jaramillo-Aleman; his
co-defendant was detained on
consent back on July 22, 2022.
Jaramillo-Aleman
also consented
to detention,
pending an
appearance
before the
assigned
District Judge
Richard M.
Berman on
January 10,
2023.
Jump
cut to August
15 when Bedoya-Guevara
pled guilty in
the SDNY
Magistrate Court.
On
February 11,
2025 his
lawyer wrote in
asking for 50
months.
On
February 26 he
was sentenced
to 74 months
in prison,
with
recommendation
for Coleman or
another
facility that
has the UNICOR
program.
On
September 10
co-defendant
Romero Garcia
asked for time
served.
On
September 24 he
was 87 months,
"defendant was
remanded to
the custody of
the US
Marshal."
The case is US v.
Bedoya-Guevara, et al.,
21-cr-715 (Berman)
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