by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Dec 5 – A former Forbes 30 under 30 profilee with an AI education company was arraigned on December 3 before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York new Magistrate Judge Henry J. Richardo and pled not guilty. Inner City Press was there, the only media in the SDNY Mag court.
Back on November 17, SDNY prosecutors announced they were charging JOANNA SMITH-GRIFFIN with securities fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in connection with defrauding investors in AllHere Education, Inc., the startup artificial intelligence education technology company she founded, out of millions of dollars.
Since then, photos of her Miami wedding have emerged.
On December 3, the prosecutors agreed she could be free on $350,000 bond, saying that the firearms in her house in North Carolina must be given to her father in law.
Her Federal Defender said Pre-Trial Services in NC already indicated the guns could stay in the house.
Docketed on December 5, assigned District Judge John G. Koeltl OK-ed a virtual appearance from North Carolina: "as to Joanna Smith-Grffin, the matter is adjourned to Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 11:30 AM. The Court will hold a virtual conference. The Court's Deputy Clerk will give the parties the appropriate virtual link in advance of the conference." And to the public?
Inner City Press will continue to follow this case.
The case is USA v. Smith-Griffin, 1:24-cr-648 (Koeltl / Ricardo)
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