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Fentanyl Death
in Bronx
Daycare Grei
Mendez Pleads
after 45 Years
Sentence
Imposed
by
Matthew Russell Lee
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Oct 29 – Following the death
of a one-year old baby by
fentanyl, on September 19,
2023 the US Attorney for the
Southern District of New York
charged Grei Mendez and
Carlisto Acevedo Brito.
On September 25,
with no notice and Inner City
Press initially the only
person in the courtroom
gallery, the third man was
brought in: Renny Antonio
Parra Paredes. Inner City
Press live tweeted, thread
On February 12,
Inner City Press went to a
possible change of counsel
hearing on lead defendant
Felix Herrera Garcia - but
soon Judge Rakoff asked
everyone but Herrera Garcia
and his still counsel to leave
the courtroom, "even my
favorite reporter."
On June 10, the
day of jury selection on
Herrera Garcia, his trial was
canceled; he pled guilty.
On July 11,
another guilty plea, Inner
City Press was there, thread
And on October
16, this 45 year sentence:
"FELIX HERRERA GARCIA was
sentenced to 45 years in
prison for trafficking
fentanyl out of a daycare in
the Bronx, which resulted in
the death of one child and the
poisoning of three others."
Previously on
Grei Mendez:
Judge Rakoff: Why
not do a proffer session with
Ms. Mendez? Before 20 year
mandatory minimum? I might
want to talk to Damian
Williams
He
directed the sides to call in
by the end of October 8.
On October
28 it was docketed: change of
plea on October 29 at 10:30
am.
Inner City Press
went to the 10:30 am
proceeding on October 29. Grei
Mendez cried as she said, I
have four kids myself, I never
meant for this to happen. She
pled guilty.
Her sentencing is
set for March 3 at 2 pm. She
remains detained.
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