| In SDNY Wire Fraudster
Imamverdiyev Sentenced to 2 Years Then Removal
Despite Cooperation
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Jan 16 – Sarkhan
Imamverdiyev pled guilty to a
wire fraud conspiracy in which
victims wired money, they
thought for antique cars or
other collectibles, to
accounts that he controlled
at, among others, Chase, Citi,
Santander, Capital One and
Wells Fargo.
On January
16 he came up for sentencing
before U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Judge George B. Daniel.
The government asked for a
guideline sentence of 57 to 71
months. His lawyer asked for
time served, since he will be
deported.
Imamverdiyev
himself, speaking through an
interpreter, apologized to the
court. He described his
despair upon learning that his
mother had sold her gold
earrings to send money to his
commissary account for good
while he was in jail. He said
he believes in Allah.
While his
lawyer said he had ultimately
cooperated with the
government, the Assistant US
Attorney said, "he lied to us
about his involvement in the
conspiracy." Page 6 of
the US Attorney's January 13
sentencing submission is half
redacted.
Judge
Daniels imposed a sentence of
24 months, which will be
followed by deportation or
supervised release. The case
is US v. Imamverdiyev,
18-cr-509 (Daniels).
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