Defendant sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to 28 years for drug-related murder
On Monday, in federal court in Brooklyn, Christian O. Dalmau was sentenced by United States District Judge Pamela K. Chen to 28 years in prison for murder in furtherance of a drug trafficking conspiracy and possessing a firearm in connection with that drug trafficking conspiracy. Dalmau pleaded guilty to those charges in September 2020.
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (FBI), announced the sentence.
“Dalmau callously murdered the victim over an unpaid drug debt, but today, Dalmau begins to answer for a different debt – the one he owes to society for decades to come for committing these crimes,” stated United States Attorney Peace. “Today’s sentence underscores the commitment of this Office to protecting our communities from violence and dangerous drugs.”
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