Ahmad seeking non-custodial sentence for cooperating with US gov’t

Edul Ahmad

New York-based Guyanese businessman Ed Ahmad is seeking a non-custodial sentence, primarily because of his “prolific service as a government cooperator for a number of years,” according to a sentencing letter filed by his lawyer yesterday.

Ahmad, who entered a plea bargain with the government after he was arrested in July, 2011 in New York, is set to be sentenced by Judge Dora Irizarry for mortgage fraud conspiracy on April 21st and he could get a jail term of less than six and a half to eight years.

According to the lawyer’s letter by Steven R Kartagener, he and his client had the opportunity to review the sentencing letter filed by the government and adopt its contents, which described in detail Ahmad’s