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This is the blogspot version InnerCityPress.comInner City Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12563899062117728750noreply@blogger.comBlogger19801125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697473985421550606.post-6653385433627314112024-03-18T10:06:00.001-04:002024-03-18T10:06:58.835-04:00Trump Media SPAC insider says OJ used lawyer as informant, sealed; #RKel...<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/An2vMOEJYgU?si=4-8IFpiFL-FAqgsR" frameborder="0"></iframe>Inner City Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12563899062117728750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697473985421550606.post-81273024323747726442024-03-17T19:20:00.001-04:002024-03-17T19:20:28.110-04:00Ukraine 108th Week Dictators in Parallel Blues by Matthew Russell Lee, I...<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/39Qn8-FUQW8?si=FvI_VgVr1tvJMBlK" frameborder="0"></iframe>Inner City Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12563899062117728750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697473985421550606.post-51135076548243793652024-03-16T18:50:00.002-04:002024-03-16T18:50:07.753-04:00 On SBF 40 to 50 Years in Prison Sought by US As He Asks 63 Months Crypto Criminal Book<p><br /></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">b</span>y Matthew Russell Lee,<a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/91543876"> </a></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/100440051?pr=true">Patreon</a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMH4YLT2">Book</a> <a href="https://matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/crypto-criminal-sbf-at-conflict-hearing">Substack</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="http://thesource.com/2019/09/19/6ix9ines-testimony-jim-jones/"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US"></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 15 – 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," paperback coming (in the morning?) for now, 200 page ebook <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMH4YLT2">here</a>.<br />Soft cover <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMJF66XR">here.</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">"He did not know then how it or he would turn out. It could have been called, Crypto Houdini. But it wasn't." And a second trial?<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Well, no. Past 6 pm on December 29, 2023 the US Attorney Office wrote to Judge Kaplan "to provide notice to the Court and the defendant that it does not plan to proceed with a second trial in the above-captioned matter." So no evidence and cross examination about the campaign finance and China bribe counts, no getting to the bottom of who took the money. It is known that officials in the Bahamas, whose request to drop these charges DOJ cited in severing them, took SBF's and FTX customers' money.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> SBF's new lawyers Mukasey and Young's sentencing submission was due Feb 27<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Past 11 pm on February 27, SBF's memo posited his sentencing guideline at 63 to 78 months and asked for a sentence "that returns Sam promptly to a productive role in society." Memo on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/99356017?pr=true">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On March 15, the US Attorney's Office put in a 100+ page memo, asking for a prison term of 40 to 50 years. US memo on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/100440051?pr=true">here.</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">More on X for Subscribers<a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1760394858932408334"> here</a>, Substack <a href="https://matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/crypto-criminal-sbf-at-conflict-hearing">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">We'll have more on this.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p align="center" c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">***<br /></span></span></p><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MatthewRussellLee">Click here to become a patron.</a></span></span></p><img alt="sdny" height="253" src="https://www.innercitypress.com/sdny1scoworthicpfits.jpg" style="background-color: white;" width="450" /><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com</span></span></p>Inner City Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12563899062117728750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697473985421550606.post-73080180958313579332024-03-16T18:49:00.008-04:002024-03-16T18:49:36.745-04:00 SPAC Merger With Battery Company in 2020 Triggers Trial About Warrants in 2024 in SDNY<p><br /></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">b</span>y Matthew Russell Lee, </span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="https://www.patreon.com/MatthewRussellLee">Patreon</a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/author/matthewrusselllee">Book</a> <a href="https://matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/crypto-extra-terraform-labs-sec-case">Substack</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="http://thesource.com/2019/09/19/6ix9ines-testimony-jim-jones/"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US"></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">SDNY COURTHOUSE</span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span>, March 14 – Kensington Capital was formed as a SPAC in 2020, with a focus on the automotive sector.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">In September 2020 it entered into an agreement to combine with QuantumScape Corporation, a make of lithium batteries for electric vehicles.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> A dispute arose about the exercise of warrants, and a lawsuit was filed, then removed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> On March 14, 2024 still relatively new SDNY District Judge Margaret M. Garnett convened the parties to rule on motions in limine and Daubert (expert) motions, and to ask them questions. Inner City Press was there, the only media in the courtroom. <br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Professor Merritt Fox, she ruled, will not be allowed to opine if disclosures were correct or misleading. She surmised that at the upcoming trial, it will probably not end up being disputed that the plaintiffs were and are sophisticated investors. <br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Defense counsel asked if the trial would be in Judge Garnett's 40 Foley Square courtroom - previously that of now 2d Circuit Judge Nathan - or in the ceremonial courtroom in 500 Pearl Street. (That is reserved for the 9/11 cases, and celebrations of long time judges). <br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Judge Garnett said she didn't think there'd be that much media interest in the case, though, she said, she saw a familiar face in the gallery.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Inner City Press will continue to follow this and other cases.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">This is Jakubiak v. QuantumScape Corporation. et al., 20-cv-10842 (Garnett)</span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p align="center" c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">***<br /></span></span></p><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MatthewRussellLee">Click here to become a patron.</a><br /></span></span></p><img alt="sdny" height="253" src="https://www.innercitypress.com/sdny1scoworthicpfits.jpg" style="background-color: white;" width="450" /><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com</span></span></p>Inner City Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12563899062117728750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697473985421550606.post-45316684813917708442024-03-16T18:49:00.003-04:002024-03-16T18:49:08.223-04:00 Bronxite Who Stole Checks Had His Own iPad Stolen by His Father Now Gets 18 Months<p><br /></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">b</span>y Matthew Russell Lee, </span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="https://www.patreon.com/MatthewRussellLee">Patreon</a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/author/matthewrusselllee">Book</a> <a href="https://matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/crypto-extra-terraform-labs-sec-case">Substack</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="http://thesource.com/2019/09/19/6ix9ines-testimony-jim-jones/"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US"></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">SDNY COURTHOUSE</span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span>, March 14 – A twenty year old from The Bronx who pled guilty to theft of checks from the mail while also facing gun charges was up for sentencing on March 14 before Judge Paul A. Engelmayer in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York. Inner City Press was there, the only media in the courtroom.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Defense counsel said his client's mother is in jail on kidnapping charges; both of his brothers have case, with one being in the MDC Brooklyn jail. His written submission says when he visited his father in the Dominican Republic, the father stole his son's iPad and headphones.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Found where he was staying were dozens of stolen checks, some already being advertised for sale on Telegram.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Judge Engelmayer noted that USPS now advises people not to mail checks. What about new credit cards? <br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Judge Engelmayer sentenced the defendant to 18 months and said he hoped it would turn his life around. <br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> The case is US v. Hernandez, 23-cr-564 (Engelmayer)<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p align="center" c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">***<br /></span></span></p><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Your support means a lot. 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He was arrested in Puerto Rico.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Inner City Press is covering the case(s), often as the only media in the Mag Court. <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1598792447936667672">Related Mag Court live-tweeted thread</a> (more on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/75441079?pr=true">here</a>) vlog <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1598889747820052480">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On January 9, Inner City Press came across the CFTC case against Eisenberg, just filed (still with no title in PACER) and put it out on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/77009278?pr=true">here.</a> The 21-page civil complaint is, as is often the case, more detailed...<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> On April 12, the US Attorney's Office filed a motion to intervene and stay the Mango Labs v. Eisenberg case, saying that neither side opposed the stay. The US seeks a "full stay until the conclusion of the parallel criminal case."<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">More on Substack <a href="https://matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/with-avi-eisenberg-detained-unlike">here.</a></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On June 14, Judge Berman held a proceeding to pick a trial date. Inner City Press covered it, thread <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1668990061369516033">here.</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> On July 27 Eisenberg moved to dismiss and to suppress; he submitted a 7-page affadavit including "In the evening of December 26, 2022, I arrived by airplane at The Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in Carolina, Puerto Rico, just outside of San Juan. 3. I disembarked the airplane with my luggage, a backpack and a suitcase. 4. I walked to the United States Customs counter. There, I was questioned by a United States Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") agent regarding the purpose of the trip I had just completed and general questions about the contents of my luggage. 5. The CBP agent directed me to a specific area several feet away from the Customs counter for additional questioning, and there another CBP officer opened the suitcase and backpack. I recall the agent pulling out the laptop and asking me to turn it on" - full affidavit on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/86845811?pr=true">here.</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Watch this site.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">The complaint is on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/76440926?pr=true">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On February 3, Eisenberg in a yellow jump suit and feet shackled was brought into Magistrates Court at SDNY. He had, at least for the proceeding, the same lawyer Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith had in the North Korea sanctions case he pled guilty in: Brian Klein.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> His parents were in the gallery and he looked at them, from two rows away. The prosecutor said that (unlike on Sam Bankman-Fried) they were seeking detention, and that he was consenting at least for now. Here is Inner City Press' <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1621224276157136896">thread</a>.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">There's more detail on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/77977850?pr=true">here.</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On February 14, there was a very brief arraignment, thread <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1625549270328786948">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On November 2, 2023 Eisenberg's counsel wrote it seeking to push the December 4 trial to March or April. They said Eisenberg was moved from Essex to the MDC, and not allowed to bring his discovery material with him. The SDNY prosecutors acknowledge that's a problem, but want only a one-week delay to December 11 - or to April, citing an unrelated murder trial.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On November 3, it was moved to April 2024. And on November 21, Judge Amit Subramanian set out questions to be answered in early December, including "Whether any transaction involving USDC, even where it is used as a medium of exchange to purchase something that is not a commodity, is nevertheless a “contract of sale of any commodity” given the statutory and regulatory definitions (see Dkt. 37 at 5-6); Whether the indictment alleges manipulation as to the price of USDC, deceptive conduct affecting the USDC market, or deceptive conduct otherwise “in connection with” a contract of sale of USDC (see Dkt. 37 at 7–8); Whether the indictment alleges a manipulative device “in connection with . . . any swap” where Eisenberg was the party on both ends of the MNGO Perpetuals" - full order and questions on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/93300610?pr=true">here.</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On March 14, 2024, there was a hearing on motions in limine and experts. Inner City Press live tweeted here:<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Ok - now at case of US v Avi Eisenberg.Judge is not yet on the bench. Avi Eisenberg, with his 3 lawyers, now has close cropped hair. 4 at the prosecution table, looking back. All rise! Judge: Mr Eisenberg, are you OK? A quiet Yes. Judge: We're hear on motions to exclude and in limine<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Judge: The defense wants to call the prosecution claims "novel." AUSA: Mr. Eisenberg tweeted about US v Neil Phillips [which Inner City Press also covered on this site<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Eisenberg's lawyer: We intend to object to the Phillips tweet. They're going to say he should have known Mango Markets was in the ambit of CFTC or SEC. AUSA: We're not going to get into which agency. Mens rea is the key<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> AUSA: We're getting toward a "code is law" inference...Question as to terms of service, in defi, who the duty is between... They will be arguing Mango Markets should have seen this coming Eisenberg's lawyer: What he did was not criminal.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Judge: Now the Daubert [expert] issues. Eisenberg's 2d lawyer: As long as Mr. James doesn't testify what things were designed to do, it's fine. AUSA: He will speak about how USDC was designed. Judge: We have these disclosures. I come at this from the civil side<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Judge: No one is going to say the system was designed to do something. AUSA: We appreciate it. They have noticed that Mr. Sheridan is going speak to Mr. Eisenberg's intent - but he is not an expert in that. Judge: It'd be improper for him to testify about strategy<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">We will continue to cover the case.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">In a parallel civil case, on February 24, 2023 there was an hour and a half argument in Mango Labs v. Eisenberg before Judge Lewis J. Liman. Inner City Press live tweeted...</span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Ultimately Judge Liman extended the TRO for two weeks, after for two letters by Tuesday, and said he will rule on March 10.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On March 10, Inner City Press was there, thread <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1634208322256551939">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">More with analysis on Substack <a href="https://matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/avi-eisenberg-detained-unlike-sbf">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Watch this site.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Inner City Press will have more on these cases.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><em style="background-color: white;"></em><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">The criminal case is US v. Eisenberg, 23-cr-10 (Subramanian)<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">The stayed CFTC case is Communities Futures Trading Commission v. Eisenberg, 23-cv-173 (Schofield)<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">The Mango Labbs civil case is Mango Labs, LLC v. 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Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 13 – Amid reports of investigation against Sen. Robert Menendez for taking gold bars, Inner City Press' sources on September 21 it to expect on Friday, September 22 an appearance in Federal court in Manhattan by Menendez and his wife Nadine Arslanian. <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1705052434710585417">This</a> <a href="https://www.innercitypress.com/sdny1menendezicp092123.html">scoop</a> was true.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Later a superseder was unveiled, including charges of bribes to act for Qatar.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On January 10 Menendez filed a motion to dismiss, arguing "the government shockingly fails to disclose the exculpatory fact that [REDACTED]." Full filing on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/96249039?pr=true">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Late on January 10, docketed on January 11, Inner City Press filed to unseal Menendez' redactions - and documents "in the vault."<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On January 17, after the NYT also requested (and cited Inner City Press), Judge Stein ordered the parties - including DOJ - to respond by January 22.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On February 1, Judge Stein granted some unsealing - including of some of the material in the vault which Inner City Press requested. Order <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24400232-icpmendendezorder">here.</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On March 6, after a guilty plea and then a superseding indictment was filed, a conference was requested.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On March 11, Inner City Press live tweeted the arraignment, and Judge Stein's ruling that the May 6 trial data holds, unless the 2d Circuit stays it on an interlocutory appeal. Thread <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1767204049525326117">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On March 13, Menendez' lawyer argued that two sentences must be redacted: "The substance of the Redacted Sentences, if made public, will surely garner significant media attention, which likely would reach potential jurors." Letter on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/100332921?pr=true">here.</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><em style="background-color: white;"></em><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">More on Substack <a href="https://matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-after-indictment-of-sen-menendez-791">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p align="center" c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">***<br /></span></span></p><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MatthewRussellLee">Click here to become a patron.</a><br /></span></span></p><img alt="sdny" height="253" src="https://www.innercitypress.com/sdny1scoworthicpfits.jpg" style="background-color: white;" width="450" /><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com</span></span></p>Inner City Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12563899062117728750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697473985421550606.post-86500878672591043372024-03-16T18:47:00.002-04:002024-03-16T18:47:06.255-04:00 On Insider Trading Former FBI Trainee Markin Gets 15 Months Citing Yoga As Others Shackled<p><br /></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">By Matthew Russell Lee, </span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/64403390">Patreon</a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09P7RNGK6">Maxwell Book</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="http://thesource.com/2019/09/19/6ix9ines-testimony-jim-jones/"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US"></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">SDNY COURTHOUSE, Dec 4 – Seth Markin was the subject of an insider trading press conference on July 25, 2022. Then for his presentment he got a taxpayer-funded lawyer, declaring himself eligible in a still-sealed CJA 23 financial affidavit.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> On July 25, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrate Sarah Netburn approved and sealed his Criminal Justice Act 23 affidavit.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Jump cut to December 4, 2023: Markin was in court to plead guilty; Inner City Press was there, <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1731709382910431284">thread</a>:<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">OK - now at guilty plea of ex-FBI Seth Markin for inside trading on a Merck merger...<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Markin says he was sheltering with Sophia Park of Covington who got a binder about the merger. Sentencing set for March 13 at 3:30 pm.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> While not said in the proceeding, the plea deal is for 30 to 37 months. Plea deal on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/94069818?pr=true">here</a><br /><br />Inner City Press went to the sentencing on March 13, 2024. Markin got 15 months - first some live <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1767986627186434437">tweets</a>, then link to some analysis<br /><br />Judge: Whether he found the inside information in her binder or wherever else, how is that mitigation? Defense: My client had been in a relationship with the law office associate for some months; you have to understand locker room banter. This was opportunistic<br /><br /> Defense: Let's turn to Act III of the play. He immediately said he should quit the FBI, he was taken off the campus at Quantico. I have redacted the letter from his roommate [like in US v Greenwood / OneCoin sealing, now on appeal.] He settled with the SEC.<br /><br /> Markin: I was weak...I was in a relationship with an associate at the Covington law firm. I saw information and traded on it. My father saw his son handcuffed. I am degraded (sobs). I am becoming a yoga instructor and have a life coach<br /><br /> Judge: I sentence you, Seth Markin, for 15 months in prison<br /><br />Afterward, the suited crowd was asked to wait as a shackled defendant was taken out of the courtroom across the hall.<br /><br />More analysis and comparisons on Substack here and on X for Subscribers here</span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p align="center" c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">***<br /></span></span></p><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MatthewRussellLee">Click here to become a patron.</a><br /></span></span></p><img alt="sdny" height="253" src="https://www.innercitypress.com/sdny1scoworthicpfits.jpg" style="background-color: white;" width="450" /><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com</span></span></p>Inner City Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12563899062117728750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697473985421550606.post-14379477730638383432024-03-16T18:46:00.005-04:002024-03-16T18:46:29.893-04:00 In Wake of JOH Guilty Verdict Inner City Press Hears How Close Jury Looked Amid New Book<p><br /></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">b</span>y Matthew Russell Lee, </span></span></span></span></em></span></span><a href="https://matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/in-narco-presidentes-closings-lack"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Substack</span></span></span></span></em></span></span></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="http://thesource.com/2019/09/19/6ix9ines-testimony-jim-jones/"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US"></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">SDNY</span></span> COURTHOUSE</span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span>, March 12 – In the closing arguments in US v. Juan Orlando Hernandez on March 6, 2024, Assistant US Attorney Tarlow said that narco-trafficking had grown under JOH. On March 7, out of the hearing of the jury and for then the Press, JOH's lawyer Stabile said he'd heard different overnight.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> From who?<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> The defendant's wife he said.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Was this just a play for a mistrial?<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Judge Castel concluded it was, and denied Stabile's motion, Order on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/99995250?pr=true">here.</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Later on March 8, the verdict, <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1766120579583578469">here</a>- the a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXLPK8R7">book</a><br />, the day after in Spanish, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXMT3VRH">here</a>: Narco Drama.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Afterward, the defendant's wife Ana issued statements that she will be running for the presidency of Honduras - and that the SDNY jury was not fair or impartial.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Inner City Press though its sources has learned that the jury deliberated carefully. That one juror in particular asked to review many, many pieces of information. That the first few votes were certainly not all "guilty" votes by all jurors.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">More on Substack here and on X for Subscribers here<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p align="center" c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">***<br /></span></span></p><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MatthewRussellLee">Click here to become a patron.</a><br /></span></span></p><img alt="sdny" height="253" src="https://www.innercitypress.com/sdny1scoworthicpfits.jpg" style="background-color: white;" width="450" /><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com</span></span></p>Inner City Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12563899062117728750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697473985421550606.post-68322749174379881472024-03-16T18:46:00.000-04:002024-03-16T18:46:00.008-04:00 Ex FBI McGonigal Got 50 Months in SDNY For Deripaska Aid Now Wants 11 Week Extension<p><br /></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">By Matthew Russell Lee, </span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/100266820?pr=true">Patreon</a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1617652664275464192"><em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Worth St Video</span></em></a><br /></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="http://thesource.com/2019/09/19/6ix9ines-testimony-jim-jones/"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US"></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 12 - In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, an arraignment was held by Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave former FBI agent Charles McGonigal, for helping Russian oligarch Deripaska in violation of US sanctions, and money laundering.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> McGonigal, who'd hired former US Attorney for the Eastern District of NY Seth duCharme, pled not guilty and was given a $500,000 personal recognisance bond bail deal. Thread below. He has also been indicted in the District for the District of Colombia.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">SDNYAugust 15, 2023 guilty plea proceeding, thread <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1691483805104713729">here:</a> (and video afterward <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1691502969500368896">here)</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">And below, the Nov 30 request for no jail time<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">McGonigal: I agreed to collect open source information about a business competitor of Oleg Deripaska, to try to put him on the US sanctions list. I knew that it was wrong. I want to thank you for treating me fairly.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> [His voice breaks]<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Plea agreement letter on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/87742886?pr=true">here.</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On November 30 McGonigal's counsel Seth DuCharme submitted partially redacted letters and a sentencing memo asking for a "non-custodial sentence" - that is, no jail time. Former FBI Thomas S. Shaughnessy recounts McGonigal "saving" an FBI field agent named Mike, no last name, "rough as a cob with a true potty mouth."<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">He also recounts McGonigal giving "Angry Kevin" the "Bradley Manning / Julian Assange case ('Wikileaks') and that case made Kevin's reputation." Letter on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/93860197?pr=true">here.</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On December 7, the US Attorney's Office wrote in and request a sentence of 60 months, and a $200,000 fine.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Some of the letters are touching. Sentencing was set for December 14 at 1:30 pm.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Inner City Press live tweeted it, <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1735387418138698032">thread:</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Judge: On voluntary surrender? AUSA: Fine, after his sentencing in Washington DC - thirty days after that. Judge: So, Feb 26, 2024, surrender by 2 pm, after the DDC sentencing on Feb 16. Any open counts?<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">AUSA: We move to dismiss them.Judge: Mr. Scotten, anything more? AUSA Hagen Scotten: No, your Honor. Judge: We are adjourned.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Later the surrender date was moved to March 18 - and on March 12, McGonigal's counsel wrote in to request another 11 week extension, letter on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/100266820?pr=true">here.</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">The case is US v. McGonigal, 23-cr-16 (Rearden)<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p align="center" c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">***<br /></span></span></p><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MatthewRussellLee">Click here to become a patron.</a><br /></span></span></p><img alt="sdny" height="253" src="https://www.innercitypress.com/sdny1scoworthicpfits.jpg" style="background-color: white;" width="450" /><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com</span></span></p>Inner City Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12563899062117728750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697473985421550606.post-9977037941595672392024-03-16T18:45:00.001-04:002024-03-16T18:45:05.345-04:00 UN Fails Amid Resignation of Henry of Haiti Where UN Took Cholera Japan UNSC Useless<p><br /></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">b</span>y Matthew Russell Lee, </span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="https://www.patreon.com/MatthewRussellLee">Patreon</a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/author/matthewrusselllee">Book</a> <a href="https://matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/">Substack</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="http://thesource.com/2019/09/19/6ix9ines-testimony-jim-jones/"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US"></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">UN GATE, March 11 – Japan gets the UN Security Council presidency on March 1, 2024 - while Inner City Press is still banned from the UN, despite its June 19 <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23852388-1icpunaccred061923">application</a>.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Now in just another failure of the UN in March, Ariel Henry of Haiti has resigned, without the UN having confirmed or had any impact, after bringing cholera to Haiti and killing 10,000 plus.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On February 29, Inner City Press wrote to the Japanese Mission: This is a timely request that you allow Inner City Press to enter and cover, and/or provide the WebEx pass code(s) to access Japan's UNSC Presidency press briefing by your Ambassador Yamazaki on March 1, 2024.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">I have questions to ask on what you will do this month about Gaza, UNRWA and the coups in Gabon and Niger, Japan, North Korea and the conflicts in Sudan, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Yemen and Libya, and the revelations of El Pollo now in SDNY - and on ongoing cases of sexual abuse and exploitation by UN peacekeepers on many of which Inner City Press first reported<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">By day's end, no answer from the Japan mission. Only this: "I am seconded to UNDP now. I will be checking emails intermittently, but may delay in response, and please send at below address for any urgent matters. Thank you. Shinobu Yamaguchi." No answer from below address - or Blue Book address.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Watch this site.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Inner City Press on June 19 <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23852388-1icpunaccred061923">applied</a> to the UN for access, as it gives 100s, to cover the UNGA week. Inner City Press has a NYC Press Pass and writes about the UN. 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As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MatthewRussellLee">Click here to become a patron.</a><br /></span></span></p><img alt="sdny" height="253" src="https://www.innercitypress.com/sdny1scoworthicpfits.jpg" style="background-color: white;" width="450" /><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com</span></span></p>Inner City Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12563899062117728750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697473985421550606.post-67837176642953247372024-03-16T18:44:00.003-04:002024-03-16T18:44:27.256-04:00 Jury Finds Bishop Lamor Whitehead Guilty on All Counts in Trial with Eric Adams Cited<p><br /></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">By Matthew Russell Lee, </span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/100125464?pr=true">Patreon</a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-bishop-lamor-whitehead-trial"><em><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Substack</span></em></a><br /></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="http://thesource.com/2019/09/19/6ix9ines-testimony-jim-jones/"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US"></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 11 - In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on the morning of December 19, 2022 the talk was of flashy pastor Lamor Whitehead, set to be presented in the afternoon.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Inner City Press was present, the only media in the Mag Court in the morning for three procedings. <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1598792447936667672">Related Mag Court live-tweeted thread</a> (more on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/75441079?pr=true">here</a>) vlog <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1598889747820052480">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Lamor Whitehead was found guilty by the jury on March 11, 2024, see below.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On February 26, 2024 the trial started and Inner City Press live tweeted opening arguments, <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1762210837807186107">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On February 27, Pauline Anderson testified and cried. Inner City Press live tweeted, <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1762580656343687191">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On February 28, Rasheed Anderson was on the stand - then after the jury left, scheduling - including witness who will introduce Eric Adams' communications - was discussed.</span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On February 29: "ORDER as to Lamor Whitehead. It is hereby ORDERED that the Brandon Belmonte shall testify outside the presence of the jury at 9:00 A.M. on March 5."<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Inner City Press went, and saw Belmonte take the 5th to every question, including about Eric Adams.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On March 11 Inner City Press went.Here's from the US rebuttal:<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">OK - now in US v Lamor Whitehead rebuttal summation, prosecutor says he lied on the stand, that blaming Rasheed was a distraction.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">AUSA: Whitehead threatened Brandon Belmonte with violence, to get money. He said, "Eric Adams will do what I want" but only if the property was transferred to him (Whitehead).<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Then he lied to the FBI.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">AUSA: Whitehead thought you could fool you too - he is guilty as charged.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Then the case went to the jury.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">And a guilty verdict: "Jury reached a verdict. Defendant found GUILTY on Counts 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s and 5s. PSR Ordered. Defendants sentencing submission shall be filed by 6/10/2024. The Governments sentencing submission shall be filed by 06/17/2024. The parties shall appear for a sentencing hearing on 07/01/2024 at 11:00 am"<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">More on Substack <a href="https://matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-bishop-lamor-whitehead-trial">here</a><br />and on X for Subscribers <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1762972504295940193">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> In EDNY, Inner City Press reported on Whitehead appearing in the Mag Court there for two defendants who robbed him of expensive watched as he preached.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On January 12, 2024, the US Attorney's Office filed a motion in limine including as "examples of trial evidence" quotes from Whitehead to Victim-2 that "I'll deal with the Mayor's Office.. But we gotta have ownership. I gotta be able to say, 'Yo, yo [nickname for the Official], I own this. This is what's goin on."<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">The case is US v. Whitehead, 22-cr-692 (Schofield)<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><img alt="sdny" height="258" src="https://www.innercitypress.com/sdny1scoworthicpfits.jpg" style="background-color: white;" width="459" /><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p align="center" c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">***<br /></span></span></p><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MatthewRussellLee">Click here to become a patron.</a></span></span></p>Inner City Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12563899062117728750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697473985421550606.post-8679253519669863322024-03-16T18:43:00.008-04:002024-03-16T18:43:57.105-04:00 In Venezuela Cartel Case Citing Maduro Alcala Pled Guilty Now Slams DEA-Paid Witness<p><br /></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">By Matthew Russell Lee, </span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="https://www.patreon.com/MatthewRussellLee">Patreon</a></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="http://thesource.com/2019/09/19/6ix9ines-testimony-jim-jones/"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US"></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 11 – Cliver Antonio Alcala Cordones is charged as part of a wide indictment of the Venezuelan "Cartel de Los Soles" and Colombia's FARC. Also charged: El Pollo, due in New York on July 20, 2023, see below.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> On June 7, 2021 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein held a proceeding. Inner City Press covered it.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> The indictment cites Nicolas Maduro, and said he "coordinated foreign affairs with Honduras and other countries to facilitate large-scale drug trafficking." <br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Jump cut to November 30, 2022, when not only the UN's Antonio Guterres but now the Administration in Washington, eager for oil, has taken a different view of Maduro. But the case goes forward - in a pre-trial proceeding attended by Inner City Press, the US asked for a July 2023 trial date and got one, July 10 - <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1597976110813573122">threadette:</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">OK - now at Venezuela narco case of US v. Carvajal-Barrios, et al., proceeding delayed for some by lack of interpreter....<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Asst US Attorney says wants July trial date for today's defendant Cliver Antonio Alcala Cordones - but DOJ is still providing discovery from another case.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Judge says July 10 trial, "no adjournments."<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Then, guilty plea- of Cliver Cordonez on June 29.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On January 8, 2023 Cliver's lawyer wrote it noting that Cliver only pled to providing aid to the FARC when he was a general. He asked for 72 months as a sentence.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On January 15, MLK Day, the US Attorney's Office wrote in asking for 360 months: 30 years.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On January 18, the sentencing was scheduled but did not happen. Rather, a fact-finding Fatico hearing was set: "Status Conference as to Cliver Antonio Alcala Cordones held on 1/18/2024. Sentencing began... Sentencing is adjourned; Fatico hearing is scheduled for 2/27/24- 2/28/24 at 10:00am."<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> In the hall it was said Cliver must be disappointed that drugs are still in the case, at least at sentencing.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On March 11, after the Fatico hearing(s), Alcala filed again, specifically dissing the witness with the pseudonym Jorge Leon, saying he is a "well paid DEA informant ($45,000 to date, with a $3,000 monthly stipend since May 2023."<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">More on X for Subscribers <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1767317119073402899">here</a> & <a href="https://matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/narco-drama-continues-in-venezuela">Substack</a> here<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">The case is US v. Carvajal Barrios, et al., 11-cr-205 (Hellerstein)</span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p align="center" c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">***<br /></span></span></p><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Your support means a lot. 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color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">By Matthew Russell Lee </span></span><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/99801439?pr=true">Patreon</a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTDWRCWG">Book</a> <a href="https://matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/trump-asked-to-stay-carroll-judgment">Substack</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="http://thesource.com/2019/09/19/6ix9ines-testimony-jim-jones/"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US"></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">SDNY COURTHOUSE</span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span>, March 11 – The business day after the verdict against Donald Trump for $83.3 million in mostly punitive damages to E. Jean Carroll, Trump's lawyer wrote to the judge that "defense counsel learned for the first time of allegations that Your Honor, while a partner at the Paul Weiss firm, had a “mentor” type relationship with Plaintiff’s lead counsel, Roberta Kaplan."<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Alina Habba concluded, "this Court should provide defense counsel with all of the relevant facts. At a minimum, this information could certainly prove relevant to President Trump’s forthcoming Rule 59 motion." Letter on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/97446415?pr=true">here.<span style="color: black;"> </span></a>That was rejected.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On February 23 Habba filed a request to "Stay Execution of the Judgment Pending Disposition of the Post-Trial Motions."Memo on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/99100115?pr=true">here.</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On March 8, after a request for a temporary administrative stay was denied, Habba for Trump docketed a $91,630,000 bond by Federal Insurance Company.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On March 11, Carroll's counsel wrote it that "Federal Insurance Company has authorized and Defendant’s counsel will agree to stipulate that the 30-day periods listed on page 3 of ECF Doc. 318-1 will be shortened to 15 days, both for the Principal and the Surety. This will have the effect of shortening the overall window to 30 days."<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Judge Kaplan endorsed it: "ENDORSEMENT : The parties shall submit revised scheduling documentation promptly. (Signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on 3/11/24)."<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">More, including predication, on X for Subscribers here and Substack <a href="https://matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/trump-asked-to-stay-carroll-judgment">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On January 29 a very first book was published about the trial and what it might mean:<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">"Trump Trial II: Punitive Damages and Vow to Appeal: From the SDNY Trial to the 2024 Trail," by Matthew Russell Lee - Ebook <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTDWRCWG">here</a> (with audiobook and paperback ). <br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p align="center" c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">***<br /></span></span></p><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/MatthewRussellLee">Click here to become a patron.</a><br /></span></span></p><img alt="sdny" height="253" src="https://www.innercitypress.com/sdny1scoworthicpfits.jpg" style="background-color: white;" width="450" /><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com</span></span></p>Inner City Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12563899062117728750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697473985421550606.post-15034241625523489712024-03-16T18:42:00.004-04:002024-03-16T18:42:28.334-04:00 In Sen Menendez Case Not Guilty Plea on Superseding Indictment as May 6 Trial Holds<p><br /></p><span style="background-color: white;"><span 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serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">b</span>y Matthew Russell Lee</span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="background: transparent;"><a href="http://thesource.com/2019/09/19/6ix9ines-testimony-jim-jones/"><span style="color: black;"><span lang="en-US"></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 11 – Amid reports of investigation against Sen. Robert Menendez for taking gold bars, Inner City Press' sources on September 21 it to expect on Friday, September 22 an appearance in Federal court in Manhattan by Menendez and his wife Nadine Arslanian. <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1705052434710585417">This</a> <a href="https://www.innercitypress.com/sdny1menendezicp092123.html">scoop</a> was true.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Later a superseder was unveiled, including charges of bribes to act for Qatar.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On January 10 Menendez filed a motion to dismiss, arguing "the government shockingly fails to disclose the exculpatory fact that [REDACTED]." Full filing on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/96249039?pr=true">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Late on January 10, docketed on January 11, Inner City Press filed to unseal Menendez' redactions - and documents "in the vault."<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On January 17, after the NYT also requested (and cited Inner City Press), Judge Stein ordered the parties - including DOJ - to respond by January 22.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On February 1, Judge Stein granted some unsealing - including of some of the material in the vault which Inner City Press requested. Order <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24400232-icpmendendezorder">here.</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On March 6, after a guilty plea and then a superseding indictment was filed, counsel for Wael Hana wrote in on behalf of all remaining defendant including Senator Menendez to request a status conference to push to delay the trial beyond May 6, surmising that more discover will be coming. Letter on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/99895593?pr=true">here.</a> And more sealing?<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On March 11, Inner City Press live tweeted the arraignment, and Judge Stein's ruling that the May 6 trial data holds, unless the 2d Circuit stays it on an interlocutory appeal. Thread <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1767204049525326117">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><em style="background-color: white;"></em><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">More on Substack <a href="https://matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-after-indictment-of-sen-menendez-791">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p align="center" c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">***<br /></span></span></p><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Your support means a lot. 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Rochon. Inner City Press was there to cover it - and a related upcoming trial - thread:<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Carmona: I was part of a plan to offer to double people's money with Bitcoin. It was called IcomTech. When it couldn't be done, we just kept the money <br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Judge: What did you tell people you would do with their money?<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Carmona: Bitcoin mining. AUSA: They did a promotional event in or near Times Square. We have video.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Judge: I accept your guilty plea. <br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">There are co-defendants and there will be a trial - watch this site.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Another has plead guilty, and now asked for no jail time: Marco Ruiz Ochoa, citing marijuana (edibles).<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On January 12, the US Attorney's Office wrote in asking for Ruiz Ochoa a sentence near the top of the 57 to 71 month range.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On January 19, Inner City Press attended the sentencing, to five years, <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1748372677956378999">thread:</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Ochoa of IcomTech has just been sentenced to 5 years in prison. Two US Marshals are here in the back of the courtroom - instant remand?<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">There are more than a dozen family members of the defendant here. There are tears. He had asked for no jail time. Judge: There must be deterrence... On supervised release, there shall be no nunchucks<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Judge: There is forfeuture on $914,000. AUSA, can you submit forfeiture in 75 days? AUSA: I'll do my darnedest... And we agree to voluntary surrender. Judge: March 19.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Another plea: "Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Jennifer L. Rochon: Change of Plea Hearing as to Juan Arellano held on 1/16/2024. Plea entered by Juan Arellano (4) Guilty as to Count 1.. Sentencing scheduled for June 25, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Detention continued.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On March 9 during the trial, Brend through counsel sought to exclude a statement by Alex Mendoza, allegedly to cooperating witness Juan Arellano, that "Bitclub Network was better than Airbit and it would last long," on the argument that Arellano was not part of the conspiracy.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">The case is US v. Carmona, et al., 22-cr-551 (Rochon)</span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p align="center" c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">***<br /></span></span></p><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Your support means a lot. 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On March 7, out of the hearing of the jury and for then the Press, JOH's lawyer Stabile said he'd heard different overnight.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> From who?<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> The defendant's wife he said.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"> Was this just a play for a mistrial?<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Judge Castel concluded it was, and denied Stabile's motion, Order on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/99995250?pr=true">here.</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Later on March 8, the verdict, <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1766120579583578469">here</a>- now a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXLPK8R7">book</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">1:18 pm Eastern - Inner City Press heard through sources that there's a verdict in US v. JOH<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Now 1:26 pm- Judge Castel: Please take the verdict. Clerk: Count 1, Has the government proven 5 or more kilos: Foreman: Yes <br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">Clerk: Count 2, does it involve machine guns? Foreman: Yes. Clerk: Count 3, how do you find? Foreman: Guilty [on all three] - and destructive device. [JOH GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS CULPABLE DE TODOS LOS CARGOS<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">And now, "Narco Drama: The trial of Honduras' JOH," <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXLPK8R7">here</a>. Some: The former president of Honduras demanded a new lawyer. His first one, he said he could no longer pay. Anyway the man was getting sick, and had been picked in the first instance by a rabbi who was reporting to the Drug Enforcement Agency. So Juan Orlando Hernandez spoke to the judge, first in open court, then obscured by white noise at the sidebar. 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MONTRAGE was arrested in the United Kingdom on November 10, 2022, and was extradited from the United Kingdom on May 12, 2023. <br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">MONTRAGE was to be presented before U.S. District Judge Paul A. Crotty -- Inner City Press was there, thread <a href="https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1658134126791147524">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On May 24, the executed bond was docketed. The co-signers are Hashimiyu Haruna, Fatahia Chung and Ayisheto Al Hassan...<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On October 6, the pre-trial conference was pushed back a month.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On November 8, Montrage's new lawyer wrote in and asked for another 60 days.<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On February 21, 2024, guilty plea: "guilty plea today of MONA FAIZ MONTRAGE for her role in laundering the proceeds of a series of romance scams. MONTRAGE pled guilty today to conspiracy to receive stolen money before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave.which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. MONTRAGE also agreed to pay forfeiture in the amount of $2,164,758.41 and make restitution in the same amount."<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On February 27 the US Attorney's Office filed Montrage's plea agreement, which says she will not appeal any sentence at or below 46 months. Plea agreement on Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/99352259?pr=true">here.</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">On March 7, the case now re-assigned to Judge J. Paul Oetken was set down for sentencing before Judge Oetken on June 3: "NOTICE as to Mona Faiz Montrage: Sentencing is adjourned to June 3, 2024 at 2:30 pm in Courtroom 706 of 40 Foley Square. Defendant's sentencing submission is due by May 20, 2024, and the Government's by May 27, 2023."<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">More details on Substack <a href="https://matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/ghana-influencer-montrage-for-romance">here</a><br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;">The case is US v. Montrage, 22-cr-617 (Oetken)<br /></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><em><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;"></span></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p align="center" c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">***<br /></span></span></p><p c="" lass="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Your support means a lot. 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