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OK - now @sdnylive Judge Engelmayer is about to sentence Ari Teman. Inner City Press has reported on the case innercitypress.com/sdny6aritemani… and was in the courtroom for Teman's statement. Now live tweeting the actual imposition of sentence - thread below

Teman spoke about growing up in Teaneck, NJ, and most recently helping after the Surfside disaster, getting Amazon to disclose which residents had packages delivered and which didn't. He asked for non-incarceratory sentence. Guideline is 30 to 37 months.

Judge Engelmayer: You threatened to report one of the landlords to the NY Attorney General. You took advantage of others' religious faith. Reading the correspondence, we see a vendetta...

Judge Engelmayer: You were 37 when you committed these crimes. Many defendants before me had committed crimes as young people. [Some may remember Judge Engelmayer's sentencing of Tekashi #6ix9ine: hotnewhiphop.com/6ix9ines-judge…

Judge Engelmayer: Your moving account of your charitable contributions, of your time, has impressed me. And the letters - here are some excepts: Your parents speak of the joy you have brought them...

Judge Engelmayer: Doctor Coleman, a physician and entrepreneur: Ari makes the world a better place. He's a helper.... Jeffrey Katz: Ari will stumble on a concept that will make the world a better place... A non-profit says you performed for them

Judge Engelmayer: I agree with the [TED Talk] quote you shared with me, that None of us are the best or worst thing we have done... Mr. Teman, I'm glad to hear you are vaccinated. I have no doubt that your time in prison will be harder than it would have been...

Judge Engelmayer: If conditions change, on variants, I would entertain an application from you as I have in another case. The defense is asking for time served. That's a non-starter.

Judge Engelmayer: The government asks for the guideline [30 to 37 months]. There's a non frivolous argument for that. But given your personal mitigating factors - lack of criminal history, mental health, your volunteering - justify a significant downward variance

Judge Engelmayer: Also, the government has chosen to ask for forfeiture on top of restitution. I'm going to state the sentence. Please rise. Mr. Teman, it is the judgment of the court you serve a sentence of one year and one day.

Judge Engelmayer: The one day allowed you to get "good time" credit. Then, supervised release and anger management.

Judge Engelmayer: Forfeiture I find mandatory, $333,000 - I lowered the prison time for that. I'll give counsel two weeks to submitted a draft order of restitution. Now what about bail pending appeal. What are the close questions for appeal?

Judge Engelmayer: You claim AUSA erred in his summation. I've comprehensively autopsied that one in my decision of July 9.
Defense: Our banking expert, the prosecution didn't rebut him.

Defense: There's also the prior ineffective assistance [of counsel].
Judge Engelmayer: That's interesting...
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