By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell Book
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SDNY COURTHOUSE, Feb 23 – In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on February 23, a detention or release proceeding was held by Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein on former NYPD Sargeant and union official Ed Mullins, who was released on $250,000 personal recognizance bond and had no comment (unlike Sarah Palin) out on Worth Street.
Another condition of release: "no contact with members / officers of SBA relating to the allegations in the Information."
The US Attorney's Office says, "Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced today that EDWARD D. MULLINS, the former President of the Sergeants Benevolent Association (“SBA”), the union that represents all current and former Sergeants of the New York City Police Department, was charged with one count of wire fraud in connection with a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from the SBA, through the submission of fraudulent expense reports. MULLINS surrendered to the FBI in Manhattan this morning, and was presented before U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein. The case has been assigned to United States District Judge John G. Koeltl."
The case is US v. Mullins, 22-cr-120 (Koeltl / Gorenstein).
Inner City Press covers the Magistrates Court, sometimes alone in the gallery, but that was not the case on February 23 - there was much interest, and an overflow room, 20B.
Compare to a one-correspondent presentment last week on February 18. That defendant's name was Kelvin Malley, and the ammunition charged was a 9-millimeter Aguila shell casing and 22 9-millimeter cartridges.
That he was processed and arraigned by phone and released on bond was explained by that he is COVID positive.
The case was US v. Mally, 22-cr-29 (Hellerstein / Aaron)
Just below that proceeding there was a scheduled appointment of counsel for a Ms. Blanks, described as a witness (presumably for the US Attorney's Office). But Ms. Blanks after first saying she couldn't hear Judge Aaron over the phone then, when he raised his voice, said You don't have to talk to me like that. She called him racist and hung up. It remains unclear in what case the US Attorney's Office seeks to use Ms. Blanks and if defense counsel in that case will get this information as 3500 material in discovery.
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