Former Brooklyn Assemblyman turned convict William Boyland Jr. is desperate to enjoy a few months of freedom before his June sentencing on corruption raps, his attorney said during a bail hearing Friday in Brooklyn federal court.
Judge Sandra Townes shockingly remanded Boyland after his conviction earlier this month and cited his texting of a prosecution witness during the trial and his driving on a suspended license as grounds to immediately lock him up.
But Boyland’s attorney, Peter Quijano, insisted Friday that those weren’t sufficient reasons to keep him in jail until his sentencing and that he should be permitted bail.
Boyland faces more than a decade behind bars for soliciting bribes from FBI agents posing as businessmen, faking expense reports and using a non-profit as a personal piggy bank.
Quijano offered two homes owned by Boyland’s parents in Brooklyn and North Carolina worth roughly $750,000 as part of a $1 million bail package.
Even Boyland’s ex-wife, Kamaria Alfattano, showed up to support for her former spouse as bond suretor. She and Boyland have an 8-year-old son.
But prosecutor Lan Nguyen lobbied against letting Boyland out and warned that the heavy sentence he faces could motivate him to flee. She also cited the texting episode and the illegal as proof of his disrespect for the law.
Wearing a blue prison uniform, Boyland looked dazed during the proceeding and barely acknowledged his friends and family in court.
Townes will issue her ruling on Boyland’s bail application next week.