Update: Cordell Lochin In Trouble With A Capital “T”
Ever wonder how a young nightclub promoter manages to amass enough money to become a partner in larger operations such as The Box or La Esquina? Well we don’t really have the answer either…but a little more digging after our profile on Cordell Lochin turned up a rather interesting and sordid past. Apparently Cordell has been involved in a elaborate marijuana distribution and smuggling ring, where marijuana originating out of Montreal was smuggled in through the US/Canadian border. Excerpts from court documents include:
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On November4,2005 U.S. Marshalls executed an arrest warrant on Cordell. He was charged with 3 counts:
1) Count One: conspiracy to import marijuana
2 Count Two: conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana
3) Count Three: money laundering
Since then He has plead guilty to counts 1 and 2, and his sentencing hearing is on the 10th of October 2007. So remember a few weeks ago when La Esquina and The Box both got raided on the same night, and people thought someone was out to get them? Well Cordell is a partner in both, so perhaps they were right in that its not just a coincidence.
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great scoop! well done…nyc nightlife is so shady!
so many nyc nightlife, resturants, bars and clothing lines are built off the proceeds of pot generated cash because unlike those trust fund kids from out of town, New Yorkers sometimes have to hustle for their money.
hell- Jay Z sold crack..and look where he is now!
Excellent work….
chickie - amen
Old news…EVERYONE in the biz knows this already…
Next on the chopping block? Noah Tepperberg of Marquee fame.
[...] Guest of a Guest got their hands on legal docs charging Cordell Lochin (who, with Serge Becker, is a major backer of the Lower East Side hotpost The Box) of running a drug smuggling operation. In the filing, the government alleges the operation ran Montreal-grown pot over the border—the docs say Lochin handled the operation’s distribution in New York City. He has been charged with conspiracy to import marijuana, conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute marijuana and money laundering. He pleaded guilty to the first two counts and will be sentenced in two weeks. [...]
[...] Guest of a Guest got their hands on legal docs charging Cordell Lochin (who, with Serge Becker, is a major backer of the Lower East Side hotpost The Box) of running a drug smuggling operation. In the filing, the government alleges the operation ran Montreal-grown pot over the border—the docs say Lochin handled the operation’s distribution in New York City. He has been charged with conspiracy to import marijuana, conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute marijuana and money laundering. He pleaded guilty to the first two counts and will be sentenced in two weeks. Cordell Lochin in Trouble with a Capital T [G of a G] [Photo: NYO] [...]
HE DESERVES TO GO TO JAIL!!! HE IS A COMPLETE ASSHOLE! KARMA IS A BITCH!!!
Woah, a real life jacque renault.
can we focus on what’s important here? what about the tacos?? when i’m drunk and starving at 4am it’s not going to matter to me whether Cordell Lochin brakes for animals.
^ for real, I care about Esquina’s day-time tacos and day-time tacos only.
Ditto #10 - he is scum - esquinany.com for the real Cordell, not that BS fluff piece the Observer wrote about him in May.
To Chickie dee: lame excuse; he could also just get a real job like the rest of us instead of hustling drugs and being Serge Becker’s lawn jockey.
[...] the recent turmoil regarding owner partner promoter Cordell Lochin, and raid closing it down temporarily, one wouldn’t think things could get worse for Serge [...]
Serge didn’t know about his past OH PLEASE!!!!!! It is a shame that a 41 year old man is going to jail. BUT I AGREE THAT THE BOX WILL BE SHUTDOWN SOON. AFTERALL THEY HAVE LIVE SEX SHOWS AND COCAINE ON THE TABLES. ATLEAST CORDELL CAN DEAL IN JAIL
Cordell is not an asshole!! Only people who don’t know him well at all would say that. I mean, there is a reason he has so many friends.
yes, Anon, cordell is an asshole as is Becker, read it and weep… see #14 above, and exactly who are his many friends you mention? Where are they? Is Giselle rushing to his side? Becker dropped him like a hot potato, some friend. “um, yeah, he’s not really a co-owner, in fact we don’t know what he is, we just used to let him hang out with us to give him a leg up in the moron business.” Funny that Becker has a habit of hanging out with ex cons–Lochin, Chianese, Jr., the unlicensed thugs who staff his places and turn downtown into Weimar Germany. Where there’s smoke there’s fire. Who’s next to go down? Can’t wait to find out.
Cordell offered a friend of mine money to sleep with him and his girlfriend. The closest thing to a Blackberry for him will be the his strawberry red asshole once they gang bang him in jail. I bet my friend would offer money to watch that!!! If anything, he’s guilty of being judgmental. Hell, he hires bouncers to judge who gets in his clubs…now he will be judged. If he is the genius that people think that he is…how did he get himself into such an awful situation?
By the way, can anyone prove that Jay Z sold crack? He may have glamorized the sale of crack to the extent to people like Cordell felt it was a good idea…Their one big chance, yay….I think I can, I think I can. A lot of people make it by not selling drugs. Jay Z made his money telling stories of people selling crack and Cordell should have focused on the Tinga de Pollo…
How many of you in these comment boxes smoke weed or have ever had a blunt?
Hoiw many of you actually inhaled?
If you did, you were the demand to his supply!
So he has made some dumb ( dumb dumb dumb dumb)decisions in his life. And he’ll get a good slap on the wrist for it.
I’m sure you’ll still be smoking your weed AND judging him after he carries out his sentence and goes back out to party on the town.
Human nature (and hypocrisy) is a bitch!
Seriously Cordell sold POT, not crack or heroin and obviously he could have but made the choice not to. Those charges are all from before he got involved in legit business and one can assume they were a means to an end.
The fact is Cordell is a great guy and a loyal friend but he is constantly a target for people trying to use him, so it is understandable that some have had unpleasant experiences with him. He doesn’t need anymore friends…
And for all you hoping for him to have a rough time in jail…that’s not gonna happen, he never opened his mouth and will be protected.
Anyone put off by Cordell or his world and lifestyle should avoid it. But most likely it is already avoiding you and that is probably why you’re so upset in the first place.
Its kind of easy to stand back and judge people when they are down. All of you with negative comments about Cordell really dont know him at all! He has alot of loyal friends behind him that will make sure he is back on top the second he comes home.
And you guys will be the first in line kissing ass trying to make it through the door!
Keep your head up Cordell!
[...] sheer boredom of the place lead us to believe this may be the case. The famed dinning spot with a shady cast of characters is certaintly not cause for concern for Jeffrey Chartier who, NY Mag is reporting, just opened [...]
I just can go on what I come to counter with Cordell, He seems like a cool and nice guy. I am probably the realist person on the scene and I always use to go out of my way to say Hello and he never respond to it.Out of respect for him that he was to cool to reply and I respect myself and stop saying hello. I do admit there a few times he actually reach out when I was at the door of the Box and he let me in. I could never understand it why he would be like that to some one who’s showing respect by not honoring my hello and I wasn’t looking for anything from him. I have to say there is a case of him going down for others and one more black person in jail and that’s not good.
I can’t really label Cordell as a bad guy but, there is reasons and motives there to make a conclusion. Tony Montana is a great guy,
but you fuck with his business and or miss approach his character you’ll feel his raft.It’s like door man’s they are very cool people but
they have to earn their money. Let some people in will get them FIRED
and people is not going to pay their bills.
[...] there like usual and a business affiliate was arrested for drug distribution (news that WE broke HERE)…Typical stuff so [...]
Hahahha…. SO TRUE!!while you are at it, check his alias Everton Herd. That guy is a mess…..yes, I believe they were affiliated….through a Canadian “connection” as least that’s what i was told. S-H-A-D-Y. Note to the Feds: After you are done w/Mr. Lochin check Hird out and after you are done looking at his drug connections. Check out his aliases, his books cooking, tax evasion in NY and Canada.
Agree on the dumb assesment of Cordell. The true idiots though, are the ones who thought they could entrust this kind of operation to such a doofus. Oh well!
The people also named in the same criminal drug suit with Cordell are as follows:
Daniel Lapierre
Benoit Taschereau
Thomas Blondet
Benjamin Pratt
Joelle Leblanc
James Jones
Brent Santoro
Joseph Parsley
Laurence Lieber
Steven Theriault
Dearest Cordell,
I hope that you are keeping your head up this a pile of shit called New York Style Blog Lynching.
Though you are responsible for this latrine of a mess you have put yourself in, I hope it will give you comfort to know that there are so many people taking the time out to write about you….whether negatively, positively or truthfully…
It obviously means that you are so much more important than you (and your big head) thought!
Stay sweet…and for god’s sake, grow up!
Love,
…
All of you people need to stop hating on Cordell. He’s a loyal friend and it’s a shame he’s gotten in this mess. My sister, cousin and I have known Cordell for years and he’s one of dearest friends and we love him. We hate to see him in this position. No matter what– Cordell will always come out on top….so the hell with all you HATERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can’t believe all of you self rightous haters have the nerve to kick Cordell when he’s down. Most of you losers would probably kill to hang at one of his spots. He breathed life into this stagnant half dead city at a time when no one interesting even lives in New York unless they have a freakin trust fund or are some tired ass, coked out celebrity. Yes he made a mistake. A big one. And yes he’s paying for it, but everyone makes mistakes. Making a mistake doesn’t make you dumb or an asshole. My cousins and I have known Cordell and his family for years. He is loyal, kind and resilient and I have no doubt that he’ll be back on top in no time. Cordell has a truckload of loyal friends from all walks of life and I am proud to count myself among them. Don’t worry haters, best believe we’ll take care of him while he’s in and when he’s out. He has it like that!! So all you haters can eat your fucking hearts out. And to all his fair-weather friends who were more than happy to use him when he could do something for you but who are now throwing him to the wolves when he’s going through a rough patch, don’t worry you’ll all get yours…Karma is a bitch.
What happened to Cordell Lochin? Wasn’t he supposed to be sentenced on 12/3?
Cordell is my homeboy and family! Most importantly after this stint in prison he owes no one nothing except himself. Everyone whose been shitting on Cordell should pause and think about righting some of their imperfect ways and tying up some of their relationship loose ends before burning someone else at the stake. You couldn’t get the best of Cordell if you wanted. He’s always smiling and taking lifes punches.
The biggest thing is that all you fucking non New Yorkers love to have a service at your disposal to deliver you your weed but you have the nerve to look down on the person who provides it! Fucking hypocrites!!
Seriously.. How many of you actually even live NY.. La Esquina is a great place to hang! Yummy Tequila shots and this wonderful tomato juice after shots! How many are just bitter you cant get it?And the box does not have live sex - its BURLESQUE - and so what if theres coke on the table - its not your fuckin business - dont go… theres coke in every bathroom at any given club any given night!
And its weed! Who the hell cares… Its pretty damn good from Canada…
Its not easy to start and STAY as successful as La Equina and The Box have in this city! They cant be that stupid!
stupid fucking drug laws.
Cordell only caters to white people and celebrities. He is a lucky lame he should be happy that they only put the weed on him and not the rest of that crap he probably distributes. For all you know his drug ring could be the reason Heath is dead right now.
see Shankbone….a message for you….people who speak about something they know totally NOTHING about ends up at some point getting punched in the fucken face…until you know the facts, keep peoples name out your mouth….Cordell, Everton etc….as you said you fucken follower, THATS WHAT YOU WERE TOLD! so this is hearsay motherfucker…..you were a dick rider then, and you are today…a follower….trust me, keep your lips closed before you state false shit…we all from this industry and ive seen your stupid ass do a few things that could get you knocked out or even put in jail…so i suggest you be reaaal easy about the shit you say….probably upset cause your a nobody….but ill expose you soon enough…keep that shit up….and for everyone who has said or something to say, your opinion is yours…..cant take that away, but typical of people to throw dirt in the face of someone when hes down, when few months and years ago, you were trying hard to be apart of his establishment and begging to get in…befriending just to have spot in the light….i guess it is what it is right! well its a wrap, dude is doing time…so you all get back to your $25,000 a yr jobs and the basements you live in with 6 roomates…fucken crabs….
KEEP ON HATING!!!! ITS GONNA MAKE HIM STRONGER THAN EVER!!!!
CANT WAIT TILL HE COMES OUT!!!
KEEP UR HEAD UP BABY!! WE HERE FOR YOU!!
I LUV U!!!
The only ppl that hate are all those CRACK HEADS that wanted to be down, and could not get down!!!!
Keep that head up babe!
WERE ALL PRAYING FOR YOU TO COME HOME SAFE AND WE ALL LOVE YOU NO MATTER WHAT… FUCK HATERSSSSSS….
Kudos to you sycophants and you certainly know who you are. All hail this bottom feeder, void of integrity, void of decency and utterly vacuous. Get that money playa. Get paid. Do what you gotta do. And you nor he need worry about him becoming a bigger and better bottom feeder after jail time. When he comes out he will be, it’s certain. More so with prison time to add to his credentials.
And oh yes I am a New Yorker. I don’t ride johnsons or hang on bra straps. Call it hating if you may but I do not respect criminals especially those driven by utter greed.
On another note, I wonder if he really knows what Frau Giselle would have thought of him a few years ago if he happened to be walking down the streets of Horizontina.
We are all praying for you.
Auf Vidersehen homey,
SERIOUSLY…all of u, READ, GET UP & LIVE YOUR LIVES sheeesh!
OH and by the way #38, hellsss YESSS u sumized it most truly!
Really,who do you think you people are to judge anyone?!?? If you re sooooo much better, get a life and write your own story instead of tearing apart someone elses..I can t believe you bitter people make such nasty comments on what’s not even your buisness,so if you’re not helping, just shut up!!
Cordell, I know you’re a good guy with a big heart and there are tons of people that are with you in this and think of you all the time. The darkest hour of the night comes right before the dawn..so keep your head up,there is so much more waiting for you!!
Wish you all the best*
don’t worry cordell about the things people say. it doesn’t matter at the and of the day. what matters is only you and how you react upon it. i know you will be alright. people can do wrong (whatsoever is wrong in other peoples opinion). but you make the best out of it. there are always winners and losers and there is a saying similar to this: before you judge about someone, walk 10 days in his mokassins. you know who you are, the rest is just an assumption of someonelse…sibel
and for those who think they can save the world with judging or just complaining about others to make themself feel better… read McMafia, Misha Glenny! then you know more about how “the world” is connected. whatever you expierience in your own life is an exact copy of your worldview and the the thoughts you create in your everyday life! think about it…before you open your mouth next time.
All yall who tawkin shit got ma brah twisted lika a preztel boo!!!…