Judge Weinstein: Defendant knew deportation risks when he pled
Brooklyn federal court judge Hon. Jack Weinstein issued an opinion on Tuesday that denied the application of a criminal defendant who claimed that bad advice from his attorney led to his deportation and asked to have his conviction vacated.
Following his arrest in 2013, Nekebwe Superville was initially charged with one count of conspiring to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana, and one count of laundering approximately $3,000,000 in drug proceeds, according to court documents. Charges carried a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison if convicted.
Superville hired attorney Howard Greenberg to represent him and on Feb. 18, 2014, he pled guilty to the charge of conspiracy to distribute and avoided any jail time with three years of supervised release instead.