By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell Book
SDNY MAG COURT EXCLUSIVE, Dec 30 - In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on December 30, a guilty plea was taken by Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker from a man charged with selling synthetic marijuana or K2.
Inner City Press was present, the only media in the Mag Court. Related Mag Court live-tweeted thread (more on Patreon here) vlog here
The defendant, Noel Sanabria, acknowledged the sale. The AUSA asked that he clarify that he sold it over the Internet - and specified that the Government will be taking over domain names including K2 Herbal and Legal Herbal Smack, selling products like Scooby Snacks and Kush.
This followed, in the same docket, the December 14 plea of Andre Gomes, whose defense counsel answered that his client knew that others in the conspiracy were using the Internet. That is enough, under the law of conspiracy.
Judge Parker recommends that District Judge Oetken accept Sanabria's plea, with a guideline of 87 to 108 months, higher than Gomes' 70 to 87. Sanabria's sentencing is set for April 11 at 11 am. Gomes goes first on March 27 at 11 am. Will they get prison time?
The case is US v. Khan, et al., 21-cr-313 (Oetken / Cott)
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