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Ex-New Jersey Detective Sentenced

Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Updated: May 20th, 2009 12:34 PM GMT-05:00

A former detective-sergeant of the Passaic County Sheriff's Department who was also a former Haledon Borough council member was sentenced today to 85 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute significant quantities of cocaine that he had stolen from the evidence vault at the Sheriff's Department, Acting U.S. Attorney Ralph J. Marra, Jr. announced.

U.S. District Judge Jose L. Linares rejected the request from Alan Souto to be allowed to surrender at a subsequent date to begin serving his sentence and instead ordered him to prison immediately. In doing so, Judge Linares cited the seriousness of Souto's crimes, the long prison sentence, and his status as a former law enforcement officer as incentives to flee.

Souto, 40, pleaded guilty before Judge Linares on Dec. 4 and admitted that he received proceeds totaling at least $250,000 from the sale of the cocaine by others participating with him in the conspiracy. Souto stipulated in his plea agreement that the amount of stolen drugs was at least 43 kilograms (94.6 pounds) of cocaine and 700 grams of heroin.

Souto pleaded guilty to a one-count criminal Information charging him with conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute, 5 kilograms or more of cocaine. "Souto committed an egregious violation of his sworn duty to uphold the law," said Marra. "This was a serious crime deserving of a severe sentence."

"Mr. Souto was certainly a man who knew better," said FBI Special Agent in Charge Weysan Dun. "But once again, we have an example of a public official a law man and former councilman putting his own interests before those of the public. This sentence was a fitting one and we commend the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office and particularly, the Passaic County Sheriff's Office for doing the difficult job of helping the FBI bring one of their own to justice. They have proven to the citizens of Passaic County that no one is above the law not even those sworn to uphold it."

At his plea hearing, Souto admitted that beginning in about August 2007, he repeatedly stole multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from the Sheriff's Department evidence vault and arranged for the delivery of the cocaine to other co-conspirators' who, in turn, would arrange for distribution of the narcotics in Passaic County and elsewhere.

Souto was first arrested in March on charges brought by the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office, which then referred the matter for federal prosecution and has continued to assist in the investigation. Souto told Judge Linares that he was assigned to the Sheriff's Department Evidence Bureau and had 24-hour access to the evidence vault. Among the procedures he supervised was the destruction of evidence after a case and its related appeals were completed. Destruction of drugs occurred during scheduled "drug burns," according to Souto.

Souto admitted that he falsely listed quantities of cocaine to be destroyed during scheduled drug burns. He said he would steal the drugs from the evidence vault during non-operating hours by opening evidence bags, taking out drugs and substituting sugar into the bags before resealing them with tape to conceal the theft.

Souto admitted that he transported the stolen cocaine to a pre-arranged location in Haledon for his co-conspirators to pick up and sell later. For his involvement in the conspiracy, Souto admitted that he received shares of the drug-sale proceeds of at least $250,000, an amount he agreed to forfeit under the terms of his plea agreement.

The charge to which Souto pleaded guilty ordinarily carries a statutory mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and up to life in prison, as well a maximum fine of $4 million. However, the judge determined that certain factors made Souto eligible for the so-called "safety valve" provision that a sentence below the mandatory minimum of 10 years.

Parole has been abolished in the federal system. Defendants who are given custodial terms must serve nearly all of that time.

Marra credited Special Agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Weysan Dun, for the investigation of Souto. He also credited for their assistance in the investigation prosecutors and investigators with the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office, under the direction of Prosecutor James F. Avigliano, and investigators with the Passaic County Sheriff's Department, under the direction of Sheriff Jerry Speziale. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Gramiccioni of the U.S. Attorney's Office Special Prosecutions Division.For more information please contact: Sarabjit Jagirdar, Email:- htsyndication@hindustantimes.com

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I don't know what it is about that state but I cannot stand the people from there. Especially that "fulli sik", as we call it downunder, attitude from the Ginos and Ginas there.

According to the Internal Revenue Service, the 400 richest American households earned a total of $US138 billion, up from $US105 billion a year earlier. That's an average of $US345 million each, on which they paid a tax rate of just 16.6 per cent.

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?????????

reference to Italians?

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But when we turn to the Hebrew literature, we do not find such jokes about the donkey. Rather the animal is known for its strength and its loyalty to its master (Genesis 49:14; Numbers 22:30).

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Maybe he meant Sikhs who just finished a good meal.

Don't just open your mouth and prove yourself a fool....put it in writing.

It gets harder the more you know. Because the more you find out, the uglier everything seems.

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I don't know what it is about that state but I cannot stand the people from there. Especially that "fulli sik", as we call it downunder, attitude from the Ginos and Ginas there.

Do you think before you write? My husband was born and raised in NJ, and I live there now...and believe it or not, the entire state is not full of Guido Italians. I live out in the country so...

a$$.

"...My hair's mostly wind,

My eyes filled with grit

My skin's white then brown

My lips chapped and split

I've lain on the prairie and heard grasses sigh

I've stared at the vast open bowl of the sky

I've seen all the castles and faces in clouds

My home is the prairie and for that I am proud…

If You're not from the Prairie, you can't know my soul

You don't know our blizzards; you've not fought our cold

You can't know my mind, nor ever my heart

Unless deep within you there's somehow a part…

A part of these things that I've said that I know,

The wind, sky and earth, the storms and the snow.

Best say that you have - and then we'll be one,

For we will have shared that same blazing sun." - David Bouchard

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I don't know what it is about that state but I cannot stand the people from there. Especially that "fulli sik", as we call it downunder, attitude from the Ginos and Ginas there.

Do you think before you write? My husband was born and raised in NJ, and I live there now...and believe it or not, the entire state is not full of Guido Italians. I live out in the country so...

a$$.

I'm sure there are nice people, I just haven't met any yet.

Watching the house wives of New Jersey only cemented any stereotypes I have. "Fulli Sikz erez" as we say down under to the Guidos. "I'llz flexs my musclez n'sh-it". Though, we just call them Marios there.

Ignore him. He's nuts.

Like an embarrassing relative at a family gathering.

Just don't tell me your going to deny that as you denied seeing low-riders.

Remember the post about European fashion compared to ghetto, which you also denied.

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According to the Internal Revenue Service, the 400 richest American households earned a total of $US138 billion, up from $US105 billion a year earlier. That's an average of $US345 million each, on which they paid a tax rate of just 16.6 per cent.

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Calling Italian people "Marios"

:rolleyes: Nothing wrong with that at all is there.

I don't know what it is about that state but I cannot stand the people from there. Especially that "fulli sik", as we call it downunder, attitude from the Ginos and Ginas there.

Do you think before you write? My husband was born and raised in NJ, and I live there now...and believe it or not, the entire state is not full of Guido Italians. I live out in the country so...

a$$.

I'm sure there are nice people, I just haven't met any yet.

Watching the house wives of New Jersey only cemented any stereotypes I have. "Fulli Sikz erez" as we say down under to the Guidos. "I'llz flexs my musclez n'sh-it". Though, we just call them Marios there.

Ignore him. He's nuts.

Like an embarrassing relative at a family gathering.

Just don't tell me your going to deny that as you denied seeing low-riders.

Remember the post about European fashion compared to ghetto, which you also denied.

I haven't seen any "low-riders" in NJ. That was more on the west coast actually - specifically LA.

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Constellation: are you trashing on all Italians or just the ones from jersy?

Italians in Jersey. NYC and LI are quite 'unique'.

Here is the equivalent in AUS.

According to the Internal Revenue Service, the 400 richest American households earned a total of $US138 billion, up from $US105 billion a year earlier. That's an average of $US345 million each, on which they paid a tax rate of just 16.6 per cent.

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Then again people here claim they are Italian even though their great great great grandfather was Italian. Therefore, about as Italian as Bruce Lee was.

According to the Internal Revenue Service, the 400 richest American households earned a total of $US138 billion, up from $US105 billion a year earlier. That's an average of $US345 million each, on which they paid a tax rate of just 16.6 per cent.

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sad to see the Italians blasted here....i gre up in a small town where about 70% were from italy..great people and good friends

Peace to All creatures great and small............................................

But when we turn to the Hebrew literature, we do not find such jokes about the donkey. Rather the animal is known for its strength and its loyalty to its master (Genesis 49:14; Numbers 22:30).

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