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Prosecutors expected to seek life for former chicago bears player...
    #19146575 - 11/16/13 07:08 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-1113-bears-sam-hurd-chicago-20131113,0,2432640.story


By Jared S. Hopkins, Chicago Tribune reporter

8:30 p.m. CST, November 12, 2013

Former Bears receiver Sam Hurd is scheduled to be sentenced in court Wednesday, where federal prosecutors are expected to seek life in prison.

The former Northern Illinois player pleaded guilty in April to drug trafficking, just days before his trial was set to begin in Dallas.

The 28-year-old Hurd, who grew up in San Antonio and is currently in prison, was charged with drug conspiracy, accused of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana beginning in July 2011 and continuing through June 6, 2012.

Hurd faces a minimum of 10 years in prison under federal law, although prosecutors may request life after he was accused of trying to create a massive drug-trafficking network. According to documents filed by Hurd's attorneys earlier this year, a pre-sentence investigation report from July filed with the court showed that sentencing guidelines — tabulated through a formula — resulted in a life sentence. Pre-sentence investigative reports are not public.

He was arrested in December 2011 outside a Morton's steakhouse near Chicago after accepting a kilogram of cocaine from an undercover officer. Inside the restaurant, prosecutors alleged, Hurd told the officer and an informant that he wanted to buy 5 to 10 kilograms of cocaine and 1,000 pounds of marijuana weekly to distribute. Outside, he got into his vehicle and within moments police surrounded him. Authorities arrested Hurd, capping a more than year-long investigation.

The Bears later released him.

Hurd's attorneys are expected to contest the government's portrayal of Hurd as an aspiring drug lord at the sentencing, including calling witnesses to testify in support of Hurd. They have said the only time cocaine was linked directly to Hurd was during the federal sting at the steakhouse.

His attorneys have said that Hurd was a regular marijuana smoker — "a marijuana freak," one attorney described to the Tribune earlier this year — who invested in a medicinal marijuana business in California two years ago. A story published Wednesday by Sports Illustrated reported that Hurd said in an interview that he smoked marijuana every day during his playing days and often supplied it to teammates.

His guilty plea came after discussions between the two sides broke down. The government later filed a revised indictment that broadened and streamlined its case, charging him with one federal drug count instead of six.

Hurd has been in federal custody since the summer of 2012, when he was arrested in San Antonio after testing positive for marijuana while out on bond. Prosecutors also accused him of trying to purchase drugs while out on bond.

Two others also have pleaded guilty to related drug charges.

Jesse Tyrone Chavful, Hurd's cousin with a long criminal history, already has pleaded guilty to one federal drug charge and was sentenced to eight years in prison. Toby Lujan, who managed a garage in Texas frequented by NFL football players, also pleaded guilty and is set to be sentenced in January.






Thought this was interesting because even though he was making millions playing football he still decided to sell large amounts of drugs....on a side note: the feds can and will use hear say to convict you....you could be selling an eight of weed a week but have an informat record you saying you sell tons a week....well under federal law you will be charged with selling tons of weed not the simple eigth...


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Re: Prosecutors expected to seek life for former chicago bears player... [Re: jboredone]
    #19146615 - 11/16/13 07:24 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

The dude did eff up but the "in federal custody since the summer of 2012, when he was arrested in San Antonio after testing positive for marijuana while out on bond" part really pisses me off!!!
Actually nauseous.....


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Re: Prosecutors expected to seek life for former chicago bears player... [Re: JCSuperstar]
    #19146799 - 11/16/13 08:26 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

guess he got sentenced to 15yrs.... http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-11-14/sports/chi-sam-hurd-sentence-20131113_1_sam-hurd-toby-lujan-prison-sentence
DALLAS — Former Bears player Sam Hurd, who rose from the rough and poor San Antonio streets to the glamor of the NFL, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for his role in trying to set up a massive drug operation spanning three states.

Hurd, 28, pleaded guilty in April to one count of conspiring to possess and distribute cocaine and marijuana, just days before his trial was set to begin. He was charged with drug conspiracy, accused of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana beginning in July 2011 until June 6, 2012.

U.S. District Judge Jorge Solis noted that Hurd's activity did not include many actual drug deals and was instead mostly “agreements.” Still, he described the scenario as “a tragedy” because Hurd — who had no criminal history — risked the success, accolades and family in his life.

“For some reason you chose to go another route and go down the drug trafficking route,” Solis told Hurd in a courtroom half-filled with Hurd’s family and friends. “You wanted to get into it in a big way. You didn’t just start nickel and diming it.”

When he heard the sentence, the former Northern Illinois player dropped his head and let out a sigh of relief and tears. Minutes earlier, he gave an emotional, if somewhat rambling, 30-minute plea apologizing for what he has done and describing in detail how he is trying to improve himself. He said he never has used or sold cocaine.

“I have a lot of regrets,” said Hurd, his thin 6-foot-3 frame in an orange jump suit. “I regret not thinking about the consequences.”

Hurd, a popular player with teammates for his hard work and friendly personality, was arrested in December 2011 outside a Morton’s steakhouse near Chicago after accepting a kilogram of cocaine from an undercover officer. It was inside a bag labeled, “Happy birthday.”

Inside the restaurant, prosecutors alleged, Hurd told the officer and an informant that he wanted to buy 5 to 10 kilograms of cocaine and 1,000 pounds of marijuana weekly to distribute. He claimed he already was distributing 4 kilograms a week but wanted more.

Once outside, he was arrested within moments, capping months of investigation. The Bears subsequently released him in the middle of a three-year $5 million contract. Teammates, coaches and friends expressed shock at the arrest.

In court, Hurd’s lawyers recommended he be sentenced the minimum 10 years under federal law. Prosecutors did not formally request a time but they did not dispute a pre-sentence investigation report that initially resulted in a life sentence tabulation.

Hurd said he constantly smoked marijuana, calling himself “an addict.”

“Everything I’ve done in relation to this case is a direct result of my marijuana addiction and would get me and lead me to more marijuana,” he said.

He conceded that the $88,000 he provided to Toby Lujan, a co-defendant he considered “family,” probably was going toward drugs but that Lujan needed to pay off debts.

“I thought I was helping a friend,” he said.

And he admitted to buying and distributing marijuana. But Hurd and his lawyers argued that he was only partly involved in the drug enterprise prosecutors mapped out. They argued there is no evidence connecting him to his cousin, Jesse Tyrone Chavful, a co-defendant with a long criminal history. Chavful was sentenced to eight years in prison for his role.

“I asked to be sentenced to what I did, not what the government alleged that I did,” Hurd said.

Instead, Hurd’s lawyers said that text messages and phone calls between the two men was for printing T-shirts, which was Chavful’s business. Mike McCrum, Hurd’s attorney, provided a statement from Shatone Powers, a college teammate of Hurd’s at Northern Illinois who outlined business plans for the shirts. McCrum cited text messages and phone calls traced to Chavful that showed his partners were not Hurd but associates in Austin, Texas. One of the men Chavful regularly dealt with was the father of — perhaps coincidentally —Lions cornerback Chris Houston, McCrum said.

At the Chicago-area steakhouse, McCrum described the scene between Hurd and the undercover officers as one where Hurd — who two friends testified had a knack for exaggerating — boasted about clients and connections in the drug world he didn’t have.

“I do not have the IQ of a drug dealer,” Hurd told the judge later. McCrum, the attorney, described him as “a guy showing up at a restaurant, talking stupid.”

His guilty plea came after talks between the two sides broke down. The government later filed a revised indictment, charging him with one federal drug count instead of six.


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Re: Prosecutors expected to seek life for former chicago bears player... [Re: jboredone]
    #19147750 - 11/16/13 11:05 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

See ya later turd, I mean hurd.

This one will probably need a double flush.


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Re: Prosecutors expected to seek life for former chicago bears player... [Re: CaptainAhab]
    #19149005 - 11/17/13 10:10 AM (10 years, 2 months ago)

i feel bad for the dude

no one should be in jail for non violent drug crimes


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Re: Prosecutors expected to seek life for former chicago bears player... [Re: SnowDaze]
    #19149508 - 11/17/13 12:24 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

Duh.... bears


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Re: Prosecutors expected to seek life for former chicago bears player... [Re: huffinglue]
    #19156772 - 11/18/13 08:58 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

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Duh.... bears




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Re: Prosecutors expected to seek life for former chicago bears player... [Re: jboredone]
    #19157704 - 11/18/13 11:52 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

He bought a kilo but never used it or sold it??? 

His lies are just going to piss people off, not fool them.


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