Homeless Friend Told NYU Drug Dealer to "Get Out" of Business

Julia Diaco and her mother; Photo: NY Post

More details about Julia Diaco, the NYU freshman arrested for dealing drugs: She was released after pleading not guilty and posting $10,000 bail. Her lawyer is saying, "A lot of the drugs were for use by herself." Yeah, $1,000 worth of pot for herself. Recreational drug users always have scales on hand.

With siblings at Harvard and Princeton, plus attention on her wealthy family, the papers are painting a picture of a rich girl desperately trying to find herself, using the drugs to make friends and drugdealing as a way to be "down." Diaco befriended the homeless and brought them back to her dorm and fed them. But the craziest thing is that Newsday says that many female NYU student avoid Washington Square Park, while Diaco frequented it. There are so many female students in the park! That's how you get the class! Anyway, one of her homeless friends, Jameil Wilson says he warned her about selling drugs in the park, because of the many cops (this is true - even David Lee Roth was arrested there buying a dimebag), as well attests to the quality of the pot Diaco sold, "She sold me some weed a couple of times. It was pretty good stuff."

A dormmate continued to tell the press, "They [and Gothamist assumes that he means the NYPD] spent a long time catching the most inept drug dealer in the world," adding that Diaco was just looking for friends. And in the "a-ha!" section, one NYU student says "definitely more than one girl at NYU selling" drugs. Well, duh!

Washington Square News, the NYU student paper, calls Diaco a "coke peddler" and notes that journalists have swarmed Diaco's dorm, Hayden Hall. Seriously, after all the craziness at NYU, we're surprised the Post or Daily News haven't sent their reporters to go undercover at NYU, not that they'd have to try very hard.

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What makes you such an expert on what recreational drug users tend to have one hand? Or how much drugs a recreational user can consume??

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i think just saying "recreational" means that one doesn't have $1000 worth of pot in their residence. anyone with any history of pot or cooking knowledge would know that stuff can go bad and $1000 worth of pot would go bad before even a pothead could finish it.

I'm glad to see that this case hasn't been brushed off because of her family's influence and money-power. Sure, staking out an 18 year old recreational dealer isn't the best use of the Feds and NYPD's time, but the truth of the matter is that NYU and in particular Hayden Hall have had a tough time lately with drugs (illegal and prescribed) and the student population. I say tough sh*t for Diaco.

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Tien, I don't think you know what the hell you're talking about.

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AO, do you know any non-dealers that have had $1000 worth in their possession?

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I don't know, I thought that $1000 worth of pot sounded like a lot to be carrying around with a scale. I'm just saying.

$1,000 worth of pot is more than even Dave Chappelle could consume in a week.

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Wake up, Nerds!

"$1,000 worth of drugs" could be two ounces of skunk bud @ $500 each. That's really not very much money, nor much pot for that matter. Many users can easily go through 1/2 ounce in a week.

The "scale" was likely a small, portable digital variety--not a big-ass triple beam

So ,is she Blair Hornstein under another name? And, does NYU just take anyone with a checkbook?

yeah, you're right, she was probably selling a hydroponically grown hybrid of white widow and purple haze in wash sq park. you see that a lot.

most people i know would prefer to have fresh weed rather than take 4 weeks to go through 2 ounces of pot. i dont know anyone who would smoke weed that was 4 weeks old. they would buy in smaller quantities and more often. (weekly?)

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I think a good test of whether someone has too smoked too much pot is when they mispell "on", but that is just me.
I thought this girl was a delivery service, she didnt actually deal out of Washington Square Park did she? The big NYPD RV didnt scare her off? I just figure every guy who offers me drugs down there is a cop.
She is a cutie though. Wonder if she will be when she gets out of jail in twenty years.

Amy Fisher looked pretty good when she got out of jail.

man, i kinda dig this chick.

she's like a smacked out Meadow Soprano.

$1000 is a hair more than an ounce of high quality weed in New York. Since it requires a little hassle for me (so I don't mind smoking it for 4-6 weeks-given the cost and quality, it's still more than enough to knock everyone I give it to on their ass, particularly all those folks that rave about the delivery pot in bklyn) to acquire it, I frequently find myself with near than amount (sometimes buy a little for friends, sometimes want to make brownies, etc.). The bag it comes from, if my eyes are any decent measure, typically has several orders of magnitude more than what I'm holding at a given time. That's being a dope dealer. She was probably buying and selling off smaller pieces. College dopeheads are misery and paranoid, so she probably bought the scale to fend out complaints that someone's dime bag was light, but everyone got a real charge out of using cool drug lingo like 'dime bag' and 'light.'

Why is this such big news? Because she's cute, or because her name ends in a vowel and she lives in a big house in Jersey? With all this attention, Morgy's gonna feel compelled to make an example of her - a teenager who sold drugs out of her dorm room, facing 20 years in prison, minimum. It's silly.

This is so not even newsworthy...

NEWS FLASH: COLLEGE STUDENTS DO (AND SELL) DRUGS!!

Shocking! Who knew?

she brought homeless people into the dorm? yea i don't think so

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Sterling, now I know you are a bit shy, but what exactly is silly? The attention? The chance that te attention may make Morgy come down hard on her? Or that people get 20 years for 1st offense drug crimes? And by people I mean .... well I will leave that up in the air. Did ya see the NYT metro section? yes yes it is liberal.

It's silly that someone could go to jail for 20 years for committing a victimless crime. And it's especially silly that it's someone who's barely even an adult under the law. In fact, if you consider the law regarding legal intoxicants (alcohol), she's not even an adult. (And I say this as someone who has never purchased or sold illegal drugs.)

Now if she went around shooting rival drug-dealers, that would be a different story.

What do you encounter if you get caught with a small amount (let's say 5-10 gramms) of grass in NY?

Who doesn't walk through Washington Square Park? That's something I can't believe.

In NY, up to 25g (first and second offense), civil citation and a c note. Subsequent offenses may get you 15 days, and a misdemeanor. Up to 2oz is still a misdemeanor, but can net you a year. The important thing is, however, since the Guliani administration's quality of life policing initiative, getting nabbed toking up will likely land you overnight in the Tombs (Manhattan) or Red Hook (I think) for Bklyn. It used to be what was called (I think) a desk ticket, meaning you simply had to show up and pay the fine, but clearly all those stoners buying snickerdoodles at bodegas were debilitating the quality of life of deli owners (and stopping the masses of legit customers buying snacks at 3AM). And as an aside, doesn't everyone miss Urban Fetch? That was the most amazing thing ever made for a stoner. Damn. That's how I got my first DVD player and a Playstation (both after 1AM).

how about posting a list of head shops so i can quit smoking my weed through an apple

I'm with Sterling: this is crap, and there is no way this should have been a three day story in the Daily News (front page, yet!).

And "too funny", she may be rich and from Joisey, but she has a family, too, and this has to be killing them.

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Rockerfeller Drug Laws people. Very harsh, but the folks up in Albany wont get off their asses to change them - and lok "weak on crime". If they have her dealing to OC cops 6 times- she is screwed.

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I would like to know what her family is saying about it!

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This is simple. The MEDIA IS enjoying this, and the family and friends are suffering from this kid's mistakes. THEY ARE enjoying it because they want to attempt to ruin the family's business, their name, etc. As if everyone does not know, these busts go on every day, probably every hour, and it is no big deal. If you are lucky, you might see one in a 'police blotter' IF that! It is just because the kid comes from money. To splash her name, her pictures, her mothers picture, announce her father as a big wheel, (God forbid that one becomes successful!) is a complete disgust and I hope she beats every count...just because of these bastards. I wonder if they will have the balls to print...'ACQUITTED ON ALL CHARGES'...I hope & pray it happens. Fuck the media & the whores they come from.

This whole thing is bullshit. I've known julie since 2nd grade and she has always been a considerate and intellegent girl. The media is completely wrong for what they have done to her, the diacos, and my town. The NY cops are assholes for setting up an 18 year old girl. All you kids at NYU are fags and dont even know what your talking about. Julie didnt use drugs to make friends, she has been partyin for years. She would though get drugs for another individual if asked upon. She wasnt looking to make any money, she was just trying to make the buyer satisified with the transaction. NYU students should stop taking advantage of the publicity becuz you all are fuckin gay for talkin to them in the first place.. You dont know shit about the girl so shut your fuckin mouth. She is just a confused girl who made a huge mistake. But she is so young, this whole situation has ruined a lot for a lot of people. I hope the shitty media agents especially NY POST AND NYDAILYNEWS get shot because we all know they are smoking their joint laughin when their done writing their false story. FUCK YOU ALL

This whole thing is bullshit. I've known julie since 2nd grade and she has always been a considerate and intellegent girl. The media is completely wrong for what they have done to her, the diacos, and my town. The NY cops are assholes for setting up an 18 year old girl. All you kids at NYU are fags and dont even know what your talking about. Julie didnt use drugs to make friends, she has been partyin for years. She would though get drugs for another individual if asked upon. She wasnt looking to make any money, she was just trying to make the buyer satisified with the transaction. NYU students should stop taking advantage of the publicity becuz you all are fuckin gay for talkin to them in the first place.. You dont know shit about the girl so shut your fuckin mouth. She is just a confused girl who made a huge mistake. But she is so young, this whole situation has ruined a lot for a lot of people. I hope the shitty media agents especially NY POST AND NYDAILYNEWS get shot because we all know they are smoking their joint laughin when their done writing their false story. FUCK YOU ALL

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I guess I'm different than all these other kids claiming to be from Julia's town. I graduated with her and throughout our 4 years of high school together she has been nothing but a horrible human being. The Julia you see laughing as she sits in the courtroom with her crying mother is the real Julia. There have been plenty of instances in my school where she has used her family privelages to do whatever she likes. Hell, even in her freshman year of high school she ran for class president and lost. However, her parents called in and demanded a revote by the administration. She lost the revote, but in the end still got a spot on the council as "Assistant President," a position that was created solely for her. I can also a remember when I once had a beef with her boyfriend and after I made some comments to him in school she e-mailed me calling me a "fag" and "cocksucker" and that if I didn't stay away from him things would happen to me that I "have no idea about." So, in conclusion, the girl is just some desperate insane chick who deserves any time she gets from this. Click the link for my URL to see a website she made in high school. It's a good look at who she really is.

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THIS IS ALL BULL SHIT I'VE KNOWN JULIE FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS NOW AND SHE IS ONE OF THE SWEETEST AND SMARTEST GIRLS EVER. EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKE AND IT JUST SO HAPPENES THAT ONE OUT OF THE MILLIONS OF KIDS IN THE COUNTRY THAT SELL AND USE DRUGS GET CAUGHT ITS ALL THE SUDDEN A HUGE DEAL. JUST BECAUSE SHE COMES FROM A WEALTHY FAMILY DOESN'T MEAN THAT IS SHOULD BE THROWN OUT EVERY WHERE INTO THE PUBLIC. AND I AM GOOD FRIENDS WITH HER FAMILY AND THEY ARE THE NICEST MOST GIVING PEOPLE THAT I HAVE EVER MET AND THEY DON'T DISERVE ALL TJIS FROM GAY ASS REPORTERS AND GAY FEDS THAT ARE TRYING TO FRAME ONLY AN 18 YEAR OLD WHO HAS THE REST OF HER LUFE TO LIVE AND I HOPE THAT WHEN SHE GETS OUT OF ALL THIS THAT THEY HAVE THE NERVE TO WRITE THE TRUTH ABOUT HER AND NOT ALL THIS FAKE BULL SHIT. OHH AND TO MPT GO SUCK A DICK CAUSEI BET JULIE WAS RIGHT U DO SOUND LIKE A FAG.

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THIS IS ALL BULL SHIT I'VE KNOWN JULIE FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS NOW AND SHE IS ONE OF THE SWEETEST AND SMARTEST GIRLS EVER. EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKE AND IT JUST SO HAPPENES THAT ONE OUT OF THE MILLIONS OF KIDS IN THE COUNTRY THAT SELL AND USE DRUGS GET CAUGHT ITS ALL THE SUDDEN A HUGE DEAL. JUST BECAUSE SHE COMES FROM A WEALTHY FAMILY DOESN'T MEAN THAT IS SHOULD BE THROWN OUT EVERY WHERE INTO THE PUBLIC. AND I AM GOOD FRIENDS WITH HER FAMILY AND THEY ARE THE NICEST MOST GIVING PEOPLE THAT I HAVE EVER MET AND THEY DON'T DISERVE ALL TJIS FROM GAY ASS REPORTERS AND GAY FEDS THAT ARE TRYING TO FRAME ONLY AN 18 YEAR OLD WHO HAS THE REST OF HER LIFE TO LIVE AND I HOPE THAT WHEN SHE GETS OUT OF ALL THIS THAT THEY HAVE THE NERVE TO WRITE THE TRUTH ABOUT HER AND NOT ALL THIS FAKE BULL SHIT. OHH AND TO MPT GO SUCK A DICK CAUSEI BET JULIE WAS RIGHT U DO SOUND LIKE A FAG.

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THIS IS ALL BULL SHIT I'VE KNOWN JULIE FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS NOW AND SHE IS ONE OF THE SWEETEST AND SMARTEST GIRLS EVER. EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKE AND IT JUST SO HAPPENES THAT ONE OUT OF THE MILLIONS OF KIDS IN THE COUNTRY THAT SELL AND USE DRUGS GET CAUGHT ITS ALL THE SUDDEN A HUGE DEAL. JUST BECAUSE SHE COMES FROM A WEALTHY FAMILY DOESN'T MEAN THAT IS SHOULD BE THROWN OUT EVERY WHERE INTO THE PUBLIC. AND I AM GOOD FRIENDS WITH HER FAMILY AND THEY ARE THE NICEST MOST GIVING PEOPLE THAT I HAVE EVER MET AND THEY DON'T DISERVE ALL TJIS FROM GAY ASS REPORTERS AND GAY FEDS THAT ARE TRYING TO FRAME ONLY AN 18 YEAR OLD WHO HAS THE REST OF HER LIFE TO LIVE AND I HOPE THAT WHEN SHE GETS OUT OF ALL THIS THAT THEY HAVE THE NERVE TO WRITE THE TRUTH ABOUT HER AND NOT ALL THIS FAKE BULL SHIT. OHH AND TO MPT GO SUCK A DICK CAUSEI BET JULIE WAS RIGHT U DO SOUND LIKE A FAG.

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Wow, I must say almost all of you sound like complete idiots. Stop reading into things so much and take a look at the facts. This chick was clearly a DRUG DEALER, no matter what the motivation. Its been caught on film, multiple times; how are you going to disprove that? And no matter what excuses you try to make, drug dealing is illegal. Shes not exempt from the law just because she's "only" eighteen years old, because "this isnt how she was in high school", her family can pay her way out, whatever. The present is not the past and the present is this: Julia Diaco deals drugs. If this girl was so smart, then shouldnt she have known better?

Im eighteen as well, and attend the same college. But I must say Ive never felt the need to sell or even do drugs. Besides that, theres no shortage of people to be friends with around campus. Come on, theres something like 30,000 students here and people are trying to say she couldnt find friends? Lets get real. If she was popular in high school, then did her social skills suddenly dissappear? I dont think I need to even answer that.

Regardless of anything Ive said, nor anything else said on this site, none of us are going to change a damn thing. Say all the petty things you want, try to insult me in some way so you can stay in your little fantasy world where Julia Diaco is an innocent person. It doesn't matter either way. She's going to get whats coming to her.

Seriously, u guys must have downs syndrome, this girl wasnt smart at all to be selling out of a public park, especially this close to elections. plus all of you people in this forumn except for a few dont no shit about weed, but u talk about it from al the info you get from fuckin anti drug commercials, $1000 is no where close to an ounce, tack on another $400 and u got yourself a quarterpound (4 ounces - for all of you anti-drug commercial graduates) of some of the best shit you will lay you eyes on, do the math, 350 for a zip (ounce), anythin more an ur gettin ripped off, even in new york, location doent mean shit, your even closer to kentucky, tennesse, and alabama than i am, and that is where approxamatly 60% + of the bud in the U.S. comes from, so u shouldnt be payin primo prices for this shit. if she had dank shit she wouldnt sell dime bags, cuz that would be next to nothing, dime bags are for schwag dealors. and the scale, whoever said potheads dont have digis (digital scales) must have a nasty case of autism, at $20 for a little digi almost everyone i know has one, so they dont get ripped off, and so they can split sacks wit friends without gettin in an argument of who is gettin a fatter half, cuz there is some solid proof.it is 100 percent to deal from one public location, like a park, get a bunch of customers, put their numbers in your cell phone, have them call you when they want weed. not that hard to think of, and you completly dodge a sting opp. if u only deal to people you know. so all of you fags out there quit talkin like u no ur shit, you probobly only saw weed once at a party, and called their daddy to come pick them up cuz drugs scare them, some of u know ur shit, but alotta u dont, so seriously shut the fuck up

i made some mistakes in the first one-----

Seriously, u guys must have downs syndrome, this girl wasnt smart at all to be selling out of a public park, especially this close to elections. plus all of you people in this forumn except for a few dont no shit about weed, but u talk about it from al the info you get from fuckin anti drug commercials, $1000 is no where close to an ounce, tack on another $400 and u got yourself a quarterpound (4 ounces - for all of you anti-drug commercial graduates) of some of the best shit you will lay you eyes on, do the math, 350 for a zip (ounce), anythin more an ur gettin ripped off, even in new york, location doent mean shit, your even closer to kentucky, tennesse, and alabama than i am, and that is where approxamatly 60% + of the bud in the U.S. comes from, so u shouldnt be payin primo prices for this shit. if she had dank shit she wouldnt sell dime bags, cuz that would be next to nothing, dime bags are for schwag dealors. and the scale, whoever said potheads dont have digis (digital scales) must have a nasty case of autism, at $20 for a little digi almost everyone i know has one, so they dont get ripped off, and so they can split sacks wit friends without gettin in an argument of who is gettin a fatter half, cuz there is some solid proof.it is 100 percent retarded to deal from one public location, like a park, get a bunch of customers, put their numbers in your cell phone, have them call you when they want weed. not that hard to think of, and you completly dodge a sting opp. if u only deal to people you know. so all of you fags out there quit talkin like u no ur shit, you probobly only saw weed once at a party, and called their daddy to come pick them up cuz drugs scare them, some of u know ur shit, but alotta u dont, so seriously shut the fuck up

I've gone to school with Jewel since first grade. You all should stop judging someone you don't know anything about. I've been her friend for 13 years now, and she has just as many problems as everyone else, maybe more, but because she is beautiful and her family has money, people always assume her life is perfect. How would you like to live your life with disfiguring grafts covering the entire length of your legs and much of your arms? How would you like to go through painful and risky surgeries EVERY SINGLE YEAR of your life to ensure that no futher damage is done? Or maybe you wouldn't mind never being able to run or participate in any active sports because of the way your skin has healed? Jewel is among the sweetest, most generous people I've ever met, and she would never, never judge anyone the way you are all judging her. And for those of you who think you're cool for dropping drug names and giving advice on how not to get caught, I guess I don't even have to tell you how cool you really are. When you don't know what the hell you're talking about, its best to just shut your mouths.

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I have gone to school with Julie for three years in High School and I knew her brother, Nick, well. From what I knew of her, was an innocent girl who was very smart and talented. However, she was brought up in a bubble. She becomes a revolting teenager that makes a mistake in a city where mistakes are hard to die down. She was brought up to believe that she can get away with anything. And although, I don't believe her life should be ruined she should be taught a lesson that just because Daddy has millions doesn't mean you have a get out of jail free card. Alough I should be optimistic of our judicial system I must be realistic; the only lesson Julie is going to learn is that if you are rich and white in America you are above the law.

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hard to choose, who do i hate more spoiled rich kids or the feds and thier B.S. "war on drugs" propaganda. i have about 8 grand worth of the stuff sitting here awaiting shipment but if i get busted there wont be a news story. or any of the outraged "friends" that money can buy. hell at present i wouldnt even be able to get a decent lawyer. so screw all of you i guess.

hard to choose, who do i hate more spoiled rich kids or the feds and thier B.S. "war on drugs" propaganda. i have about 8 grand worth of the stuff sitting here awaiting shipment but if i get busted there wont be a news story. or any of the outraged "friends" that money can buy. hell at present i wouldnt even be able to get a decent lawyer. so screw all of you i guess.

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