Friday, March 20, 2026

Of Duo Indicted for Carjacking and Caught by Find My iPhone App One Gets 42 Months



Of Duo Indicted for Carjacking and Caught by Find My iPhone App One Gets 42 Months

by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack

SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 19  รข€“ Two men have been indicted for the armed carjacking of a BWM in Harlem on June 14, 2024. They were apprehended when the "Find My iPhone" app located the car.

   On July 3 the second defendant was arraigned before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker in the SDNY Mag court, which Inner City Press closely covers. 

  The two were next set to appear before the assigned District Judge Gregory H. Woods on July 24, 2024 at 1 pm.  

Jump cut nearly a full year to July 14, 2025 when the Federal Defenders wrote in asking for co-defendant Crespo 84 months and a day on July 28.

On July 22 counsel for co-defendant Rivera asking for 147 months.

On July 29, the US Attorney's Office wrote in urging 162 months. Sentencing was set for August 5.

On August 5 Rivera was sentenced to 158 months.

On January 30 on Sosa the US asked for below the 70 month guideline.

When the sentencing was held on March 19, he got 42 months.

 The case is USA v. Rivera, et al., 1:24-cr-412 (Woods / Parker)

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