Johnny “Ghost” Perez, a convicted drug dealer, was arrested for being involved in a continuous crack cocaine operation in Times Square, New York City. His federal prison sentence was shortened in January by then-President Joe Biden.
Following his arrest in 2021, Perez, aged 32, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He was among 2,500 federal inmates who had their sentences commuted by Biden on Jan. 17, as reported by the Justice Department.
Perez was rounded up with other drug dealers in a raid by local and federal authorities.
Former President Joe Biden provided $80 billion in additional funding to the IRS. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York revealed that the operation involved different individuals selling drugs throughout the day and night. One group would work from late morning to late afternoon, while another set of offenders took over during the evening and nighttime hours, according to a press release issued at the time of the arrests.
“Although there was no set composition of defendants for the two shifts, defendant Aaron Starks was often present and overseeing the first shift, and defendant Johnny Perez was often present and overseeing the second shift,” a DOJ news release said at the time of Perez’s arrest.Â
Perez was sentenced to eight years in prison, and Starks was given a sentence of six years before Biden reduced their sentences.Â
A bag of crack cocaine seized from a Times Square drug dealing operation. (NYPD)
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More than 3,000 people were pardoned or had their sentences commuted by Biden in the final days of his presidency. Some were issued to his own family members, such as James Biden, Hunter Biden and Valerie Biden-Owens.
