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Fentanyl Death
of Krasniqi
Burke Gets
Time Served as
Cooperator
after Alec
Dupuis 10
Years
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell
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SDNY Courtroom
Exclusive, July 14 – Alec Dupuis
charged with selling deadly
fentanyl resulting in the
death of 24 year old Peter
Krasniqi on August 11, 2020
had his condominium on West
56th Street in Manhattan
raided and searched in
December 2021.
On
November 22, 2022 U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge Jed S. Rakoff held his
sentencing, after granting
Inner City Press' request that
Dupuis' heavily redacted
sentencing memo be mostly
unsealed.
On November 18,
defense counsel refiled the
sentencing memo onto ECF /
PACER, which Inner City Press
the same day published for all
to see on DocumentCloud, here.
On July 14,
2023, for the same death of
Peter Krasniqi, Ahrman Burke
was up for sentencing before
Judge Victor Marrero. Inner
City Press was there. A letter
from Krasniqi's family was
read out, asking for the
maximum sentence. But Burke
was a cooperator, and the US
Attorney's Office gave him a
5K1 letter, which was
accepted. Burke cited the
fentanyl death of his friend
Alejandro Torres, and karma.
He was sentenced to time
served, which was three years.
The case is US v.
Burke, 21-cr-550 (Marrero)
Here is what
happened on back on November
22, 2022 thread:
All rise!
Judge Rakoff:
Probation sets the guideline
at 324 months and up, but 340
months is the maximum. Govt
wants 240 months: defense
wants time served or 11 month.
I ordered the defense
submission unsealed.
Dupuis' lawyer
Ilana Haramati: He was high at
the time, doing 100s of
dollars of drugs a day... He
could have taken drugs in the
MDC, he could have gotten
them. I am asking for time
served, with six months of
rehab.
Dupuis' lawyer:
He was evaluated by Doctor
Alexander Barday [who
testified for Kevin Spacey
against Anthony Rapp in recent
#MeToo trial ]
Dupuis' lawyer:
His mother left him
unsupervised--
Judge: She is not
before me for sentencing. This
resulted in death. Dupuis'
lawyer: It's tragic. But she's
already served hard time.
Dupuis's lawyer:
Retribution is not appropriate
under 3553a. Judge: But just
punishment is.
AUSA Thomas John
Wright: Facts matter. He knew
he was selling a drug that was
not what it pretended to be,
to maximize profit. This was
amoral.
AUSA: This is
inescapably grim. Judge: I
agree. Time served is not
sufficient. But why 20 years
and not 10?
AUSA: He knew.
There are warning ads about
fentanyl in the subway. Judge:
Also deadly reckless
driving... You let this
defendant plead to a lesser
charge
AUSA: Here
we have actual knowledge. Here
is the letter from the
victim's father: He was
murdered by a monster. My wife
lost a son and a piece of her
heart. She texts him daily.
Holidays are meaningless to us
now.
Letter from Mark
Krasniqi asked judge to
imagine it happen to one of
his loved ones.
Judge Rakoff: My
brother was murdered in cold
blood at 43, as he began a
brilliant career. So missed by
our parents, me and my other
brother. But that's only one
side of the story...
Alec Dupuis: It's
a tragedy. The cooperator is
the one who didn't tell the,
uh, Peter. I was a kid all
alone
Alec Dupuis: In
MDC I get bullied and taken
advantage of. Let me read my
letter. I was addicted since
13. During COVID, my roommate
left. I needed to do a line to
get out of bed. I own part of
a restaurant.
Alec Dupuis:
Other MDC inmates sell drugs.
I want to check into non
residential rehab. Thank you.
Judge: These are
societal problems the courts
are ill-equipped to address. I
must find the fair sentence.
Judge: He
knew he was dealing a danger,
disguised substance. I
sentence him to ten years.
[Some crying in court.
Ongoing.] AUSA: We propose
forfeiture.
Judge: I'm not
going to order it.
Dupuis' lawyer:
He requests Danbury.
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