For Selling Fentanyl from Mexico Man Got 5 Years Now Co-D Seeks to Reverse Detention

For Selling Fentanyl from Mexico Man Got 5 Years Now Co-D Seeks to Reverse Detention by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 15 – A man who was indicted for selling 400 grams and more of fentanyl was detained on consent on July 18, 2023.   On July 12, 2024 he appeared before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein. Inner City Press was there, the only media in the SDNY Mag court.    He was now changing his plea to guilty, before a status conference that had been pushed back to July 30. Co-defendant Ramirez through counsel wrote in on January 8, 2025 asking for 24 months; it is scheduled for January 27 at 2 pm. On January 27, he got the two years. On February 3, Zapata was sentenced to the five year minimum; he apologized and said he is rehabilitated, working in MDC food service. Judge Torres referenced the sale of nine kilos of fentanyl from Mexico. On February 20 Robert Zalusky, for money laundering, through retained counsel asked for no prison time when he is sentenced - it was moved back to April 14. Probation recommends 18 months; the US Attorney's Office's March 31 submission is heavily redacted. On April 14, Zalusky was sentenced to two years probation. Jump cut to May 5, 2026 when co-defendant Kamen made a lengthy filing seeking to reverse an April detention order in the Magistrate Court, arguing that he hadn't fled.  The case is USA v. Lara, et al., 1:23-cr-241 (Torres) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com