Young man caught in reverse sting by dea - minor player faces 30-50 years - help!

[prayers]

I was arrested last year as a part of a major North American drug smugling operation by the DEA. Turns out It was a year long undercover sting operation and I happend to be there the day they dropped the net. When I was arrested I agreed to an interview or "profer" with the U.S. Attorney and DEA agents and told them everything I knew. The only "overt act" I did was to hand carry 10-15 parcels of cocaine from the port and load them into a van. Before I signed this "statement" that they typed up for me they promised that I would be charged with a bill of information and would likely get a felony drug conviction and some halfway house time. Shortly before Probation's pre-sentence investigation started my "public defender" informed me that I am being Indicted for the whole conspiracy and was put under house arrest with ankle monitor. Now I am about a month away from my sentencing with the other 10 co-conspirators and I don't know what to do. I am told that my base level offence is the same as the ring leader and how can that be? I may get a 5k:1 reduction for "substancial assistance" and a reduction for being a "minor player". Probation tells me that I am looking at at least 30 years in the United States Penitentary and that is with 15% off for good behavior. Does anyone have any advice on what to do? I am only 20 years old feel that my life has been destroyed.

P

 

[commentator]

Maybe you can get your father to do some major case making for you to try and get you off....no, wait, wasn't that the plot of a very recent movie?

 

[HomeGuru]

I was arrested last year as a part of a major North American drug smugling operation by the DEA. Turns out It was a year long undercover sting operation and I happend to be there the day they dropped the net. When I was arrested I agreed to an interview or "profer" with the U.S. Attorney and DEA agents and told them everything I knew. The only "overt act" I did was to hand carry 10-15 parcels of cocaine from the port and load them into a van. Before I signed this "statement" that they typed up for me they promised that I would be charged with a bill of information and would likely get a felony drug conviction and some halfway house time. Shortly before Probation's pre-sentence investigation started my "public defender" informed me that I am being Indicted for the whole conspiracy and was put under house arrest with ankle monitor. Now I am about a month away from my sentencing with the other 10 co-conspirators and I don't know what to do. I am told that my base level offence is the same as the ring leader and how can that be? I may get a 5k:1 reduction for "substancial assistance" and a reduction for being a "minor player". Probation tells me that I am looking at at least 30 years in the United States Penitentary and that is with 15% off for good behavior. Does anyone have any advice on what to do? I am only 20 years old feel that my life has been destroyed.

P

**A: only overt act? Here is my advice; hire the best criminal defense attorney you can.

 

[prayers]

I am not sure if you guys are taking this seriously. It is too late as we are in the sentencing phase. My public defender wants me to rat everyone I know out but the problem is I was a good kid and I do not know any other illegal things that are going on.

 

[cbg]

Good kids do not hand carry cocaine from the port to the van.

Try again.

 

[HomeGuru]

I am not sure if you guys are taking this seriously. It is too late as we are in the sentencing phase. My public defender wants me to rat everyone I know out but the problem is I was a good kid and I do not know any other illegal things that are going on.

**A: it is never too late to hire an attorney. I guess you can't be a rat then but will suffer like one in the Federal pen.

 

[prayers]

You senior members are acting like the agents and the prosecuter. Thought this site was to help. I made a mistake and I don't feel like I deserve 30 years

 

[HomeGuru]

You senior members are acting like the agents and the prosecuter. Thought this site was to help. I made a mistake and I don't feel like I deserve 30 years

**A: that is why I posted my comments.

 

[cbg]

And you think a message board can do...what...that your attorney cannot, to change your sentence?

 

[HomeGuru]

Well. 30 years is a lot better than 50 years.

 

[Proserpina]

A mistake is putting on one black and one blue shoe in the morning.

Wasn't this an episode of 24?

 

[justalayman]

you are already in the sentencing phase which means you were either tried and found guilty or plead guilty. Unless there is something worth of appeal so you can get a new trial, there isn't a lot you can do about anything at this point. The court has no real incentive to reduce your penalty to get you to plead to anything. The only opportunity I can see is if you rat out somebody as they want, the DA can recommend a reduced sentence although a court isn't bound by that recommendation in most situations.

I am only 20 years old feel that my life has been destroyed.

and you would be right.

 

[cbg]

As someone just said to me about another post, must be a quiet night under the bridge.

Kid, on the off chance that this post is for real, you're screwed. Next time don't play around with drug rings.

But I am not a betting woman, and I would put money on this being a troll.

 

[HomeGuru]

Well it wouldn't be the first.

 

[cbg]

Wouldn't even be the first tonight. They've got a dilly over in Family Law.