Frederick Puglisi writes to Judge Allyne R. Ross regarding perceived disparities in sentencing between Michael Sessa's case and other cases she presided over, particularly those involving multiple murders. He argues that Sessa's compassionate release was unjustly denied compared to sentences given to other defendants, including those convicted of more serious crimes. Puglisi calls for a reassessment of Sessa's case, citing concerns about fairness and equal protection under the law.
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Frederick A. Puglisi
Frederick Puglisi writes to Judge Allyne R. Ross regarding perceived disparities in sentencing between Michael Sessa's case and other cases she presided over, particularly those involving multiple murders. He argues that Sessa's compassionate release was unjustly denied compared to sentences given to other defendants, including those convicted of more serious crimes. Puglisi calls for a reassessment of Sessa's case, citing concerns about fairness and equal protection under the law.
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Frederick A. Puglisi
716 Washington ave,
Deptford, NJ. 08096
4/20/24
Judge Allyne R. Ross
United States District Court
for the New York Eastern Distriet
225 Cadman Plaza East
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Re: Comparison of three eases you honor presided over:
US vs Michael Sessa, US vs John Marin Henoa and the US vs Qatar
Dear Judge Ross, ’
My name is Frederick Puglisi, I've written you inthe pastas to your denial of Michael Sessa’s Compassionate
Release motion.
Nou don’t have to be a law professor or jurist to see something is eritically wrong with your decision in
Michael's case. We all know NOT all judicial decisions are perfect and Judges do their very best to be fair and
impartial in meting out the law. In a vacuum standing alone one might understand or agree with your decision as
to Michael Sessa’s Compassionate Release motion. But when one compares your decision in Michael’s case
with other similar cases and much graver cases that other Judges have decided, one becomes baffled. Then to
compare it to cases you yourself have decided and to see this huge disparity in these decisions it becomes
mystifying.
T would like to point out several statements you made in two separate cases,
v, Her 5-CR-35 3-9 (E, 22, 202.
Mr. Marin fails to acknowledge, however, that his sentence is longer than the average
orate single murder because he was convicted on eight counts of murder one count
of aiding and abetting murder, and another count of conspiracy to mundo,
~-- See also United States v, Guzzo, No. 95-CR-754 (MKB), 2023 WL 3578246, at *4 (E.D.M.Y.
May 18, 2023) (explaining that the defendant's 456 months sentence was “not
extraordinarily tong in light of his eighteen convictions, which include{d] five murders in aid of
racketeering”),
jig f@tt in several cases involving crimes more closely ‘analogous to Mr. Marin’s, courts in
this Circuit have reduced defendants’ sentences. from life. ‘imprisonment to Prison terms closer
et Man's thirty-five years, See, eg, United States 1 Russo, 643 FSupp.3d 325, 331, 336
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ae Clearly and undoubtedly after reading the above, one would feel strongly that you agree with a 33-t0-40-year
sentence for multiple murders. Henoa is convicted of 8 murders not to mention the rest of his charges and iu
leadership position in the omganization. You denied him due to the fact that he wa in the proper range for a
maltiply murder eonvietion (not to mention his potion and other charges
Qadar case
Turning to the need #6 avoid unwarranted sentence disparities, I acknowledge that others
Convicted of murder-for-hire are serving mandatory life sentences, 18 USC. § 1958. But that
fact alone “does not create impermissible sentencing disparities,” Perez, 2021 WL 837425,
at°6. Notably, a sentence of time served here, which is the equivalent of a twenty-four-year
sentence when good time credits are taken into ‘account, exceeds both the average federal
murder sentence in fiscal year 2020, which “was ‘approximately 21 years, " and the median
Sentence, which “was approximately 19 years.” Cruz, 2021 WL 1326851, at *13. Further, Mr
Qadar's co-defendants are fugitives. As Inoted in my leer to DOY, “lilt is impossible not to
recognize the unfairness of Mr. Qadar's incarceration while the more culpable parties remain
free and at large." Def's Mot,, Ex. H.”)
|n Qadar’s case you acknowledge a single murder sentence as between 19 and 21 years for “average federal
murder sentence in fiscal year 2020”
{F you took all the information that was available to you and applied it to Michael Sessa’s case, you surely
Nuld of came up with a different view and different decision, He would have been home just ike Qatar and
Montelcone, or at the very least on his way home like Henoa,
Henoa committed 8 murders and was given 35 years, , 4 be
lenoa commi Ur given 35 yes ey cg 92% 30 =
Michael allegedly committed one murder has more than $3 years in with good time, Michael was not the leader,
bis older brother was one of the leaders and misguided Michael. know wes then If your mind could
cacompass all the truths surrounding Michaels ease you would of surely released him.
In both these cases above you acknowledge the fact that the average sentence for a single murder is far less than
what you allowed to stand in Michaels Sessa’s case:
If there was ever a case of enormous “Disparity in Sentencing” Michael Sessa’s Case is surely it
Eaual Protection Under the Law” in his case!! He did not have a “Fra
decision on Michaels Sessa case is “Mindboggling” when contact
Mrcnenected, to faimess, tothe public, tothe victims’ family me
Michael Sessa. How did you get it
a new judge. ing Mi ‘case. This case should of definitely be reassigned to
Respectfully,
Frederick Puglisi
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