*1 PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge:
The Court has received the attached letter from defendant Bekim Fiseku, seeking reconsideration of the Court’s recent order, of December 28, 2020, denying compassionate release. See Dkt. 130. Notwithstanding Mr. Fiseku’s forceful arguments, the factors that led the Court to deny compassionate release—including the need for just punishment, specific deterrence, and protection of the public—continue, in the Court’s considered judgment, to counsel against release at this time. The Court accordingly denies the application for compassionate release.
SO ORDERED.
__________________________________ PAUL A. ENGELMAYER United States District Judge Dated: February 18, 2021
New York, New York
15-CR-384-01 D&F
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