Letter Requesting Further Extension of Self-Surrender Date — United States v. Adrienne Ponzo

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Case 1:24-cr-00267-KMW             Document 126      Filed 05/26/26   Page 1 of 2 PageID: 711



                            AFONSO ARCHIE LAW, P.C.
                                      ATTORNEYS AT LAW
ALBERT M. AFONSO, ESQ. ‡
TROY A. ARCHIE, ESQ.                                         ARCHIE@AANJLAW.COM
KERLIN HYPPOLITE, ESQ.
NOAH AFONSO., ESQ.


                                            May 26, 2026

VIA PACER
Honorable Karen M. Williams
United States District Judge
Mitchell H. Cohen Courthouse
One John F. Gerry Plaza
4th & Cooper Streets
Camden, New Jersey 08101

        Re:      United States v. Adrienne Ponzo
                 Crim. No. 24-267 (KMW)

Dear Judge Williams,

        Please accept this letter on behalf of Defendant Adrienne Ponzo respectfully requesting a
further extension of her voluntary self-surrender date at Greenville SCP located at 100 U.S HWY
40, Greenville, IL 62246 and reconsideration of her Bureau of Prisons designation due to
substantial and unforeseen medical and family circumstances that have arisen since the Court
previously granted an extension of Ms. Ponzo’s surrender date to June 1, 2026.


       As the Court is aware, Ms. Ponzo has remained fully compliant with all conditions of
release and deeply appreciates the Court’s prior consideration. Unfortunately, circumstances
have significantly deteriorated within her household in recent weeks.

        First, Ms. Ponzo continues to suffer from serious medical conditions involving both
severe asthma complications and ongoing spinal issues requiring continued treatment and
intervention. Medical records confirm that she remains under active care and is scheduled for
spinal procedures involving sedation and continued follow-up treatment. Additional records
reflect chronic spinal pain treatment and recommendations for lumbar/cervical facet joint
procedures. Her treating physician has further documented a long-standing history of severe
asthma with recurrent exacerbations requiring emergency treatment, hospital admissions, and
prior intubation/respirator intervention. These medical conditions require continued monitoring
and treatment to avoid worsening complications.

       Additionally, Ms. Ponzo’s wife recently suffered a serious wrist and arm fracture
following a fall and is expected to undergo surgery in the near future. The injury has
substantially impaired her ability to independently care for the household and their young child.

                           21 ROUTE 130 SOUTH CINNAMINSON, NEW JERSEY 08077
                                PHONE (856) 786-7000 ∙ FAX (856) 385-8181
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As outlined in the attached correspondence, she currently requires assistance with daily activities
including childcare, transportation, meal preparation, lifting, cleaning, and other ordinary
household functions. This hardship is compounded by the fact that the family is also caring for
handicapped children whose needs require substantial supervision and support.

       The timing of these events has created extraordinary hardship for this family unit. Ms.
Ponzo’s wife is now facing surgical recovery and limited mobility while simultaneously
attempting to care for young and handicapped children without meaningful assistance. Ms.
Ponzo has been serving as the primary support person within the household while continuing to
address her own serious medical needs.

       Counsel further respectfully requests reconsideration of Ms. Ponzo’s current Bureau of
Prisons designation. Ms. Ponzo has been designated to a facility located an extraordinary
distance from her family residence in Delaware, making visitation effectively impossible under
the present circumstances. The distance already imposed substantial hardship upon her family;
however, that hardship has now become significantly more severe given her wife’s recent injury
and anticipated surgery. The combination of caring for handicapped children while recovering
from a surgically repaired wrist will severely limit her wife’s ability to travel long distances or
transport children for visitation during the custodial portion of Ms. Ponzo’s sentence.

       Under these unique and extenuating circumstances, the defense respectfully requests that
the Court extend Ms. Ponzo’s self-surrender date to permit completion of her pending spinal
treatment and to allow her family additional time to stabilize following her wife’s surgery and
recovery. The defense additionally requests that the Court recommend or reconsider a
designation closer to Ms. Ponzo’s home region so that meaningful family contact and support
may remain possible during her sentence.

       Ms. Ponzo remains fully compliant, poses no danger to the community, and respectfully
seeks only a brief period of additional time to address significant medical and family hardships
that were not anticipated at the time of sentencing or the prior extension request.

        The undersigned reached out to the government via email last week regarding their
position on Ms. Ponzo's request but have not heard back at the time of this filing.

           Thank you to the Court for its time, consideration, and continued compassion in this
matter.


                                                            Respectfully Submitted,

w/ encl.                                                    /s/ Troy A. Archie, Esq.




                        21 ROUTE 130 SOUTH CINNAMINSON, NEW JERSEY 08077
                             PHONE (856) 786-7000 ∙ FAX (856) 385-8181


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