By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell Book
SDNY MAG COURT EXCLUSIVE, Dec 22 - In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on December 22, a change of plea proceeding was held by Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein on a man charged with taking $500 to move a box from one car to another - a box containing, as it turned out, cocaine and fentanyl.
Inner City Press was present, the only media in the Mag Court. Related Mag Court live-tweeted thread (more on Patreon here) vlog here
The defendant Jose Aguila Carrasco said he had taken the $500 from "Bianca." The prosecutor added that meant Bianca Acuna, a co-defendenat.
Judge Gorenstein took off his glasses and waited. Counsel conferred, and then the defendant added that he had intentionally not found out what was in the box.
His plea agreement is for 108 to 135 months - anything below 136 months he can likely not appeal. He has been in pre-trial detention - unlike, for example, FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried, released the day on bond. asked if there be
This case is US v. Acuna, et al., 22-cr-334 (McMahon / Gorenstein)
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