| Rosario Who
Sold Drugs That Killed Spiteri Gets 10
Years After Mother Speaks in SDNY
By Matthew
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
April 28, updated Sept
14 – Jaime
Rosario was up for sentencing
for selling the drugs that
killed Rachel Spiteri on June
19,
2019.
On April 28, U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York Judge
Loretta A. Preska held the
sentencing proceeding. Inner
City Press covered it, and
live tweeted it, here
Rachel Spiteri's
mother has called in to make a
victim's impact statement. But
the AT&T and court line
are not (yet) merged.
Arlene Spiteri:
Please consider Rachel in this
sentencing. She will not be
given a second chance. Our
sentence is life long. I don't
know what to say. I just hope
that sentencing people who
sell drugs that cause death
will help
From the docket:
Rosario dealt out of his
Astoria, Queens apartment.
Jenna Spiteri: "I
think Mr. Rosario being a
middle-aged man knew better
than what he was doing. He
knowingly sold a drug that
wasn't what it was, and he had
no regard for human life... So
I hope you take into
consideration the amount of
people that have been affected
by Mr. Rosario's poor decision
to sell drugs instead of
getting a real job." [From
later-released transcript]
Jaime Rosario: I
humbly ask you to forgive me.
Selling drugs to make money
was wrong.
Jaime
Rosario: I wish I could turn
back the hands of time and
take that shame away. All I
can say how sorry I am to my
family, this court, and the
community against whom I have
trespassed. I have reflected
how I can improve when I am
released
Jaime Rosario: I
haven't seen my children
physically in 24 months due to
the pandemic. It has impacted
me. I fear that my youngest
children may have forgotten
what I look like. I would like
to acknowledge the Spiteri
family lost their daughter,
which is worse. Thank you,
your Honor.
Judge
Preska: Mr. Rosario has some
criminal history, including
involving firearms. It is my
intention to impose a sentence
of 120 months [ten years],
five years of supervised
release, substance abuse and
search conditions, no fine.
The case is US v.
Rosario, 19-cr-807
(Preska)
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