Mortgage fraud conspiracy convict, Ed Ahmad is to begin his two-year sentence on September 1st this year.
Ahmad who was sentenced last month was originally to surrender on June 30. However, his attorney Steven Kartagener applied on Tuesday for an enlargement of the period of surrender. Judge Dora Irizarry granted this yesterday.
In his letter of May 9th to the judge, Kartagener also asked whether Ahmad could be incarcerated at one of three facilities: Lewisburg Satellite Prison Camp, McKean Satellite Prison Camp or Otisvile Camp satellite.
The judge in reply to this said that Ahmad shall self-surrender to the facility designated by the Bureau of Prisons.
Ahmad was sentenced on April 21st for attempt and conspiracy to commit mail fraud in a case that attracted interest here because of his links to former president Bharrat Jagdeo.
Ahmad had hoped for a non-custodial sentenced after co-operating with the US government in successfully prosecuting former New York State Senator John Sampson but a crucial lapse sunk his chances and Judge Irizarry found him not to be remorseful. During his testimony in the Sampson case, prosecutors learnt that Ahmad had violated the terms of his bond by pledging an encumbered property. There were also questions about the veracity of his tax returns. These transgressions appeared to have led him to jail time.
