Pina was alleged of having two handguns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in August of 2020 despite that he was barred from doing so because of his 2016 conviction on federal fraud and money laundering charges.Īs per the court documents, “On or about April 1, 2020, Pina-Nieves, who’s considered a convicted felon and is prohibited from possessing or carrying firearms because of restrictions of a prior conviction, knowingly possessed one Glock pistol, Model 19, 9mm caliber, which was was modified to automatic, one Smith & Wesson, Model SD40. I want to thank everyone here, thanks for your support and to my kids and partner, I love you.” Raphy was accused of possessing weapons in August 2020 I want to continue being a present father and guide them in every stage of their life. Pina said, “Today, before all of you, I ask you let me return to my family, who is waiting for me. Raphy’s lawyers put a sentencing memorandum on May 20, 2022, citing an apt sentence: no prison time and only probation. Not only this he had another count of possession of firearms by a person who was convicted of a felony.Īccording to a court filing, in April the federal prosecutors were asking for a tougher-than-usual prison sentence of 46 to 50 months, stating his previous 2016 felony conviction and the “carnage” that can be caused by automatic weapons. The sentence period of Raphy Pina who is the founder of Pina Records came nearly five months after he was convicted by a jury of one count of possession of an automatic weapon. He will be serving his time in Florida and by the end of his sentence period, he will be put under supervised release for three years. As per the reports, Pina must voluntarily pay a visit to the United States Marshalls today before 3 p.m. Besosa refused to give the bail pending appeal to the record producer. The judge also ordered Raphy to pay a total of $150,000 sanction for his illegal possession of firearms conviction. On Tuesday, a Puerto Rico federal judge sentenced the music executive to 41 months in prison which is equal to 3 years and five months.
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