Three Sentenced in Deadly East Village Gas Explosion (New York, York: 2015, rent)
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Three people convicted in the 2015 East Village explosion that killed two people learned their fate Friday inside a Manhattan courtroom.
Maria Hrynenko, Anthanasios "Jerry" Ioannidis, and Dilber Kukic were all sentenced to serve four to 12 years in prison after they were convicted of manslaughter in November.
The parents of one of the victims said the punishment was not enough.
"This ain't justice. This is a slap in our face," said Nixon Figueroa, father of Nicholas Figueroa.
For real. I'm somewhat surprised that the sentences aren't longer. 4 to 12 years? Hmmm....
And this is just ...shady.
Assistant District Attorney Randolph Clarke had charged that greed and desperation drove Hrynenko, the landlord, to have gas illegally brought in from the basement of her building next door to 121 Second Avenue, where the gas had been shut off, so she could keep collecting rent during renovations. Kukic was the contractor she hired, and Ioannidis was the allegedly unlicensed plumber who was accused of actually installing the improper gas connection.
shame on the judge, they all needed life. those 2 beautiful boys are never coming back, many people were injured, and many people lost thier homes and all thier possessions.
that was a slap in the face for sure.
.....and lets also put some thought into maria, the LL son Michale, who magically dies at 31 a few years ago. just doesnt that seem a bit "convenient".
My bet is Maria sent her son to ukraine for the rest of his life to avoid jailtime.
These idiots tampered with gas lines.....GAS LINES....and these NYC tenements are like torches.
I am sorry for all these people that have had to suffer in this tradjedy becasue of these idiots.
Opinion:
They traded gas for a pass.
4 years for murder ?
Welcome to New York.
Democrat anointed.
Well done.
Sleep in your beds voters.
You have earned it.
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