U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo sentenced Angel Dalfin to five years of probation, eight months of home detention, 600 hours of community service and restitution of $115,000.
Angel Dalfin, who once owned or controlled 22 Buffalo homes where 29 children suffered lead poisoning, will be sentenced on his guilty plea of making and using a false statement
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Syracuse mother Darlene Medley discovered in 2018 after a routine health screening that her two-year-old twins, Rashad and Devon, had lead poisoning.
“My twins are completely different and I know it’s because of the lead,” Medley said in an interview. “The way Rashad spoke before the lead was really good if you see him now, he’s four but he talks like a two year old. This landlord poisoned my most precious things.”
Now, Medley remains in the same home with her sons, weary of the hazards, not on speaking terms with her landlord after dealing with multiple unsuccessful eviction threats, facing ongoing problems with mice, and with few options left in the city of Syracuse. Medley s landlord did not respond to repeated requests for comment.