The youth sent about letters to him thanking him and relaying how inspirational his presentations were to them. Yandy and a Federal Agent appeared during his sentencing to speak on his behalf.
They told the court about his four children that live with him and Yandy, complied with all of his pretrial supervision and explained that was a positive role model in his community.
His lawyer said that once he is released from prison, the court already ordered he must continue speaking to community groups about his experience and to encourage young people to follow a different course of action. She pointed out that he voluntarily surrender to the Department of Bureau of Prisons, has employment waiting for him when he is released, had no disciplinary issues during his incarceration and successfully participated in programs available in prison including courses on financial management, adult continuing education, public speaking, restaurant management, health and nutrition courses.
He is also enrolled in the residential drug addiction program. This year, Smith and Harris wed in a special live showing of the reality show. Even then, the specter of prison time loomed for Harris. He pleaded guilty in April to the trafficking conspiracy. At that time, he was free on bail, having agreed to pay over his earnings from the show and from paid public appearances to the federal government.
Harris also has regularly spoken to groups of disadvantaged children and teens in New York City and along the East Coast. One program in particular provided dozens of letters from youngsters and young men who said Harris' presentation about his life helped them decide to steer clear of trouble.
With his guilty plea, Harris faced a penalty under recommended sentencing guidelines of up to 10 years. Assistant U. Attorney Frank Sherman requested a sentence close to the 10 years, saying the sentence, coupled with Harris' notoriety, would show young people "that there are real consequences to the kind of criminal conduct he engaged in.
The recommended sentencing range for Harris was 97 months to months. Geraci settled on the lesser sentence. Harris, because of the fact you were transporting poison to this community," Geraci said. However, Geraci said, Harris has positively affected young people with his talks and can continue to do so when he leaves prison.
Harris already had served 15 months before he was released on bail. The drug ring transported cocaine to the Rochester region, federal authorities allege. Tyrus Harris faces a sentence of about five to seven years, under federal sentencing recommendations.
Assistant U. Attorney Frank Sherman and Mendeecees Harris' lawyer, Donald Thompson, said in court Monday that they've been working toward a resolution with the case.
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