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helpingabit12 ago

THANKSSSSSS!

redditsuckz ago

Bill(William) Umbel + Janet Umbel - Owners

http://i.imgur.com/dMgYAMx.jpg

Ex-restaurateur sentenced for peddling pot

In December 2004, Umbel pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana. The time span is from at least as early as 1995 through September 2003. Vindicator files show that, over the years, Umbel's eateries included the Pyatt Street Diner on Pyatt Street and Colonial House on Market Street, both closed. Judge Economus said in court that Umbel used the diner to receive regular deliveries of marijuana and encouraged his nephew, Kevin Rouan, to participate. Rouan, who also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, will be sentenced Thursday.

Umbel's plea agreement states that he accepted deliveries from others -- 200 to 600 pounds at a time -- for his customers. The plea agreement requires him to cooperate with the government. Umbel's Youngstown lawyer, James S. Gentile, told the judge Tuesday that his client, with failing businesses, was lured by the money to be made. Gentile said Umbel is remorseful.

Umbel's case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and overlaps with the huge indoor marijuana farm at 814 Marshall St. downtown that resulted in the indictment a year ago of Robert Arroyo and Joseph C. Pedaline, among others. Pedaline received 54 months in prison; Arroyo received 51 months. Umbel's case also overlaps with one from October 2003 that involved several defendants, including Michael Hazlett of Hubbard, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess and distribute marijuana and being a felon in possession of a firearm. A year ago, he was sentenced to 51 months in prison. "Umbel, Arroyo, Pedaline and Hazlett were friends and associates," DEA Special Agent Douglas E. Lamplugh, head of the Youngstown office, has said. "They dealt marijuana at different levels."

http://www.vindy.com/news/2005/jun/08/ex-restaurateur-sentenced-for-peddling-pot/

600 pounds of pot worth 2 million in todays money??

http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/07/random-traffic-stop-nets-600-pounds-of-weed-worth-nearly-2-million/

SoldierofLight ago

Unfortunately, I'm not an expert on massive quantities of pot, but 200-600 pounds at a time seems like a LOT to me. So that means he they were moving a lot of product to lots of customers. And yet, he had several judges who wrote recommendation letters on his behalf. Where have we seen judges involved in stuff on a large scale that's not legal?

redditsuckz ago

Using the inflation calculator around 2 million was worth about 1.5 million in 2004 and on average he was moving around 300 pounds that would be around 750k worth of pot.

6 face charges in pot factory

On Feb. 25, the DEA task force raided the enormous marijuana factory that operated out of Pedaline's warehouse, a few blocks from the B & amp;O. Agents found 3,850 plants in various stages of growth. Nationally, it was the largest indoor marijuana growing operation uncovered by the DEA this year. At the time of the raid, DEA Special Agent Douglas Lamplugh said that once harvested, the high-grade marijuana -- found growing in seven rooms -- would have a street value of $1,500 to $2,500 per pound. He said one plant generally yields 1 pound. Calculating 3,850 pounds at $1,500 to $2,500, that's $5.8 million to $9.6 million street value.

http://www.vindy.com/news/2004/mar/24/6-face-charges-in-pot-factory/

SoldierofLight ago

Good work.