The sentencing of Guyana-born businessman Ed Ahmad in New York for mortgage fraud conspiracy has now been postponed to September 14, 2016 at 10:00 AM.
Ahmad’s lawyer Steven Kartagener in a letter sent on Thursday to New York Judge Dora Irizarry sought the deferral because of the postponement of the sentencing of former New York State Senator John Sampson to July. Ahmad was a key witness in the Sampson trial and is hoping to benefit from a sentence reduction once the extent of his co-operation is made known. The judge, according to a court document seen by Stabroek News, has since signalled her acceptance of the request for the deferral and September 14 was set as the new date.
Kartagener had in April sought the deferral of sentencing to June 10 to benefit from Sampson’s sentencing which was
