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Grandfather Serving 505-Year Sentence Ordered to Be Released "Without Delay"

Elizabeth Tanaka

Seresi, 73, was one of four defendants sentenced to 505 years behind bars in 1991 for laundering cocaine cartel cash who were featured in a CNN report published in August.

The article notes how the sentences were considered harsh even then and represent the sort of draconian punishment that has since been widely condemned amid a national conversation around justice reform. 

Grandfather Serving 505-Year Sentence Ordered to Be Released "Without Delay"

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