GonsalvesPROVIDENCE — Have betrayed his partners in crime, admitted Thursday the dealer Albert b. Hamlin left Superior Court with the benefit of their cooperation with law enforcement — a period of 5 years to serve in prison with an additional 15 years suspended with probation.
Judge Robert d. Krause called "the hub of a significant drug trafficking" which lasted years and compromised the Providence Police Department. He would have imposed a more severe sentence, "he said, if the Prosecutor had recommended just five years in prison.
One of the attorneys, Deputy Attorney General Pamela e. Chin, proposed clemency within the parameters of Hamlin's earlier plea bargain.
Hamlin, 29, of 20 Ridgeway Ave., in the section Manton, was "a great deal, but cocaine trafficker low-scale" in Providence who amassed cocaine decided but only in small quantities treated, she said.
When not drugs deal he was a busy Union carpet layer, which used the terminology of his legitimate business as code in an effort to throw off investigators.
Hamlin, was finally captured in a four-month wiretap investigation in 2009-2010 by State police and FBI operation called disappointment also picked up three cops of Providence. The officers were narcotics detective Joseph a. Colanduono; Hamlin's older brother, Patrolman Robert j. Hamlin, Jr.; and Sgt. Stephen t. Gonsalves.
A fourth official Providence and partner Colanduono, narcotics Detective Robert d. Enright, also was indicted. But the charges were dropped because the Attorney General said that there was sufficient evidence to convict.
Condemnation of Hamlin wraps up the Deception operation processes, a case whose revelations have rocked the Police Department and the local Office of the federal Drug Enforcement Agency a year ago.
He was a longtime insider, serving paid confidential informant of Colanduono even as he provided drug deals with police, enjoying his protection and sometimes used their equipment. His brother was one of their tipsters, briefing him on narcs "Providence" and vehicles that led. For years, Colanduono and Enright worked on assignment with the DEA.
In a sentencing hearing that lasted no more than 15 minutes in the complex judicial Licht, Chin praised the cooperation of Albert Hamlin in the probe, said he was never convicted of a crime and is a good candidate for reabilitacaoe reported that Hamlin would live in another State when it is released.
Such cooperation included its agreement on the day he was arrested for setting up Colanduono in a police state. He seduced Colanduono for stealing $ 2000 of a van that troopers had staged in a parking lot.
"Because of his cooperation, there is no question either of these cases solved and resolved quickly," Chin said.
In mid-November, Hamlin pleaded guilty to 25 charges — he had been indicted in 38 — in exchange for agreement of the Attorney General that he receives a maximum prison sentence of 20 years with no more than 10 years to serve.
With Hamlin sewed and available to testify against other figures important in the case, including his brother, prosecutors were better-positioned to avoid time-consuming tests and coaxial plea bargains.
Excluding Enright, 23 people were indicted in the operation of disappointment, most clients, and none was on trial. With Hamlin having been convicted, that makes 15 entered into plea deals and were convicted. Eight were allocated to the diversion of the Attorney-General, which means that their accusations are withdrawn if completing the program.
"Mr. Hamlin, this was not a frolic in the short term with you," said Krause. "This activity your born of greed".
The judge noted that Hamlin traded marijuana and pills as cocaine and said, "That was in effect an apothecary drugs."
VIDEO KEY PLAYERSOperation Deception Detective Joseph r. Colanduono. Age 45, of West Warwick. Fired from the police and serving eight years in prison. Albert Hamlin was his former confidential informant in drug investigations. Ptlm j. Robert Jr. Hamlin Age 34, East of Greenwich. Fired from the police and serve three years in prison. Hamlin was a school resource officer. Khalid Mason. 34 Years of Central Falls. Meet two years in prison. He was a wholesaler of Albert Hamlin. Sgt. Stephen T. Gonsalves. 47 Years of Providence. He retired from the police force. Given a suspended sentence of two years. It was a client of Albert Hamlin drug ring.
TIMELINE
November 20, 2009: State Police starts an investigation wiretap of Albert b. Elkview after obtaining information from an informant. Later, they describe Hamlin as a drug dealer.
February: police State electronically monitor during one month the car Police Narcotics Providence Detective Joseph a. Colanduono.
On March 4: State Police Arrest six people accused of drugs, including Colanduono and two other officers who say they were helping protect a drug operation performed by Hamlin.
April: Colanduono and another officer charged, Patrolman Robert j. Hamlin, Jr., brother of Albert Hamlin, are ordered held without bail.
On June 7: State grand jury indicts 24 people in connection with the Deception operation, including Colanduono and Hamlins.
On November 18: Albert Hamlin pleads guilty 24 charges after negotiations with the Attorney General's Office. Fourteen other charges are dropped.
On December 9: Colanduono pleads guilty to four charges against him. Five others are discarded as a result of plea negotiations with the Office of the Procurator-General.
On 17 February: Colanduono is sentenced to serve eight years in adult correctional institution.
March 31: Albert Hamlin is sentenced to five years in prison.
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