SDNY COURTHOUSE, Sept 23 – On the US v Sam Bankman-Fried trial, hours after the guilty verdict, a book was published: "Crypto Criminal: The Conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried: As live tweeted and investigated from inside the SDNY courthouse by Matthew Russell Lee," audio/book here.
On March 28, 2024, Inner City Press live tweeted his sentencing, to 25 years.
On May 28 Salame was "sentenced to 90 months."
On August 21, Salame filed that "the Government used the plea negotiations to threaten Salame’s domestic partner and the mother of his child, Michelle Bond." Full filing on Patreon here.
On August 22, after Inner City Press published a curtain raiser on Michelle Bond being presented in SDNY Mag court, it happened, thread
On June 19 Bond's lawyers requesting a hearing about Salame's plea, saying she is a third party beneficiary and that the case provides a rare opportunity to cast Brandeis' sunshine onto the SDNY prosecutors' "tactics in obtaining pleas."
On July 22, amid the US v Storm crypto trial, this:
AUSA Simon: Mr. Breslin seems to say we agreed to not tell the court about an agreement. This is serious and may implicate Rule 11.
Afterward: "Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge George B. Daniels: Attorney(s) present for Defendant(s): Eric R. Breslin; Melissa S. Geller. Next status conference is scheduled for September 25, 2025 at 10:00 a.m
On July 23 Michelle Bond's new counsel from Duane Morris filed a redacted copy of Bond's supplemental retainer letter, about the plea discussion. We aim to have more on retainer letters.
On July 28 Judge Daniels Both parties are directed to submit and exchange, by letter, a list of intended witnesses to be examined at the hearing no later than September 15, 2025
On September 15 Bond's lawyer filed that "Ms. Bond intends to call the following witnesses to be examined at the evidentiary hearing on September 25, 2025: • Danielle Sassoon, Former Assistant U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York."
On September 19 the US Attorney's Office wrote in saying Bond's testimony would be irrelevant - but that if she is allowed to testify, she will be crossed "regarding aspects of the underlying case that bear on her credibility." There is a subpoena too...
On September 22 Bond's lawyer wrote in seeking to limit the scope of cross.
On September 23 Bond's lawyer submitted a join letter for delay, which got endorsed: " believe a short adjournment of the hearing on Thursday will likely allow for resolution or narrowing of some issues and streamline proceedings. To that end, we propose that Thursday’s hearing be adjourned and the following schedule set" - filing on Patreon here.
We'll have more on this, and on retainer(s).
More details on X for Subscribers here, Substack here
This case is US v. Bond, 24-cr-494 (Daniels)
We'll have more on this.
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