Prosecutors asked for 41 months, but the defense argued Denilson Velasquez-Sevilla, 25, was selling fentanyl in the Bay Area to help his family who struggled with “extreme poverty” back…
OAKLAND — A local resident has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to selling an undercover law enforcement official what amounted to 1.4 pounds of fentanyl over several meet-ups, court records show.
The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar, on Sept. 20. It is a compromise between the 41-month term prosecutors wanted, and the defense request of no additional jail time, court records show. “As the oldest boy in his family, Mr. Velasquez-Sevilla came to the United States with the dream of escaping the extreme poverty which his family suffered in Honduras, but had trouble finding stable employment, was homeless and living in his car for an extended period of time, and ultimately became involved in the instant offense,” Leavitt wrote in court filings. “He accepts responsibility and understands that he must now face the consequences of his actions.
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