| Yonkers Man
Charged With Crack Conspiracy so Mason 60
Months Now Release Bid Docket
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
May 22– Johnny Perez
a/k/a Ghost was detained on
crack conspiracy
charges.
On January 13, 2022 U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge Paul A. Engelmayer held
a proceeding on Perez's
request to be released. Inner
City Press covered it.
The request
cited the spread of COVID in
the MDC; Perez' lawyer said he
would not reside in Yonkers
used for the charge conduct
but rather a three bedroom
apartment in The Bronx.
Judge
Engelmayer affirmed the
Magistrate Court decision to
keep Perez detained.
Jump cut to
October. Co-defendant Davon
Mial starts trial October 17,
and the courtroom will be
partially sealed. Inner City
Press was unaware of the
October 3 hearing
- some District Court have
centralized public notice of
sealing requests, rather than
a needle in a hay stack - but
continued to follow the case.
On October 24,
after jurors asked for
transcripts to buy videos, lab
reports, and "GX 3005 in
larger form," they returned
guilty verdicts on all counts,
with Count 1 put between 28
and 280 grams.
And on November
2, Perez was sentenced:
"JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
as to Johnny Perez (1). THE
DEFENDANT: pleaded guilty to
count One (1). IMPRISONMENT:
Ninety-six (96) months."
On November 4,
co-defendant Aaron Starks got
72 months: "JUDGMENT IN A
CRIMINAL CASE as to Aaron
Starks (2). THE DEFENDANT:
pleaded guilty to count One 1
(1). IMPRISONMENT: Seventy-two
(72) months."
On November 16,
co-defendant Robert Mason was
sentenced to 60 months, to
begin on January 10, 2023:
"JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
as to Robert Mason (7). THE
DEFENDANT: pleaded guilty to
count One (1) of the
Indictment. IMPRISONMENT:
Sixty (60) months. The court
makes the following
recommendations to the Bureau
of Prisons: The Court
recommends that the defendant
be designated to FCI
Allenwood, or, failing that, a
facility that is capable of
providing vocational programs.
The Court also recommends that
the defendant be placed in any
vocational programs,
especially in the fields of
construction, specifically
carpentry, plumbing and
electrical, for which he Is
eligible. The defendant shall
surrender for service of
sentence at the institution
designated by the Bureau of
Prisons: @ before 2 p.m. on
1/10/2023."
Jump cut to May
22, 2025 when Robert Mason has
submitted an application, but
emails must be docketed to be
considered: "ORDER as to
Robert Mason: The Court has
received a new compassionate
release motion filed by
counsel for defendant Robert
Mason. Dkt. 364. The Court
directs the Government to
respond by Thursday, June 5,
2025. Defense counsel
separately supplied the Court,
by email, with a May 21, 2025
email exchange between counsel
and Mr. Mason. If counsel
wishes that email to be
considered in connection with
the new compassionate release
motion, it must be filed on
the docket of this case.
(Signed by Judge Paul A.
Engelmayer on 5/22/2025)."
The case is USA
v. Perez, et al., 1:21-cr-499
(Engelmayer)
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