Friday, March 13, 2020
Exclusive: SDNY Lawyers Tell Inner City Press Press Jails To Be Closed For 30 Days With No Legal or Medical Visits, Nationwide
By Matthew Russell Lee, Exclusive Patreon
SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 13 -- A well placed defense lawyer in the Southern District of New York courthouse on March 13 before 3 pm told Inner City Press that "the jails are being closed for 30 days."
Further inquiry by Inner City Press with other SDNY lawyers confirmed "no legal or medical visits for thirty days, nationwide."
A quick check-in at the SDNY Magistrates Court found an Assistant US Attorney arguing for the remand to the Metropolitan Correctional Center of a defendant named Sepulveda.
Earlier on March 13 SDNY Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang, with Inner City Press the only media in the Mag courtroom, said without the court reporter transcribed that "This court will remain open [albeit] with social distancing."
Also on March 13 in SDNY Courtroom 15A Inner City Press came up a witness testifying by video to a Federal trial elsewhere, seemingly to avoid travel. The times they are a changing. Watch this site.
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Thursday, March 12, 2020
OneCoin Launderer Scott Sent to Jail After Blog By Inner City Press Proves His Florida Dine Out
SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 12 -- For money laundering for scam crypto currency OneCoin, lawyer Mark Scott was convicted by a jury but allowed to remain free on bail pending sentencing.
Inner City Press which covered the trial then on December 6, 2019 reported from its South Florida sources that despite ostensibly being on home incarceration Scott was "living the high life in Florida including being spotted out to dinner with body guards... Meanwhile Gilbert Armenta, fellow money launderer, is out and registering even more companies, the same as he did for his OneCoin money laundering bank in Georgia" - the country, not the US state.
On March 12 the US Attorney's Office belatedly moved to revoke Scott's bail, citing Scott's continue use of OneCoin derived funds and, explicitly, Inner City Press' "blog post" about Scott dining out in Florida while on home incarceration.
Assistant US Attorney Chris Demase said they have first read out it in the blog post and couldn't believe it - but that it was proved by GPS information from Scott's location monitoring ankle bracelet.
Mark Scott's Florida based lawyer David M. Garvin sputtered over the telephone from Florida, with Scott next to him, that the dinner had involved lawyers. He tried to explain Scott's use of OneCoin funds. But Scott was ordered to turn himself in to the US Bureau of Prison on March 13.
Another of his lawyers, when Inner City Press left the courtroom, was arranging to pay for a transcript, perhaps to appeal. Here is Inner City Press' Periscope video upon leaving the courthouse. The case is US v. Scott, 17-cr-630 (Ramos).
Friday, March 6, 2020
In CIA Leak Trial Jury Is Aligned On 2 Courts But At Impasse On The Rest
SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 6 – In the end game of the trial of accused CIA leaker Joshua Schulte, on the afternoon of Friday, March 6 the jury said it is aligned on two counts and at an impasse on the remaining counts: that is, on eight counts. Live tweeted thread here.
Whether the alignment is guilty or not guilty, this may be seen as a loss for the prosecutors. More on Patreon here.
Judge Paul A. Crotty told the jurors to go home for the weekend (and to watch out for Coronavirus and crowds). He said things will resume on Monday, March 9. It is getting to end game.
Back on the afternoon of February 28 the US in an emergency hearing dropped Count 2 against Schulte, and admitted that it can never be revived: jeopardy has attached. Inner City Press has obtained the transcript and tweeted and uploaded it here on Scribd, on Patreon here.
On March 5, Judge Paul A. Crotty and both side's lawyers held a closed door proceeding in the judge's robing room. Afterward Assistant US Attorney Matthew Laroche said that the transcript should be sealed until after a verdict.
Inner City Press immediately wrote to Judge Crotty and the docket, for the fifth time in this proceeding (here's III and IV): "Dear Judge Crotty: This supplements the January 22, 23 and 26 and February 24, 2020 submissions on this topic on behalf of Inner City Press and in my personal capacity. Your Honor on Janaury 31 ruled inter alia that "[t]he Government is directed to make transcripts and exhibits available to the public no later than the evening after the day of testimony." Docket No. 293, at 15. This morning after a robing room discussion about Juror Number 5 (and perhaps other matters) from which the press was excluded, AUSA Laroche urged your Honor to seal the transcript of that discussion until AFTER there is a verdict. That is unacceptable, and inconsistent with your previous order. The purpose of this letter is to formally request at the earliest time - 10 minutes after AUSA Laroche's statement, your ruling on which is unclear - that the transcript of the robing room proceeding be made available immediately, as well as all other exhibits which Inner City Press has continued available to the public on https://www.patreon.com/MatthewRussellLee."
Meanwhile, as now excused Juror 5 left the courthouse, Inner City Press caught the tail / end of her comments to two intrepid tabloids. She specializes in buttocks sculpting - and most explosively, indicted that she believed Schulte was naughty but not guilty. This would seem at a minimum to provide fuel for a defense appeal in the event of a conviction. But first - the transcript. Watch this site.
On March 4, the jury deliberated for a full second day without reaching a verdict. Or perhaps the whole jury did not deliberate - as Inner City Press first tweeted (thread here), the foreperson passed out a note that Juror Number Four (whose name was said) was refusing to deliberate with others, was conducting their own inquiry into the evidence. Schulte's lawyer Zas urged Judge Crotty to let time elapse before acting. Could this type of independent inquiry be more favorable to Schulte than that US? Thread here; Inner City Press is staying on the case.
On March 3, the jury deliberated and asked at least nine questions. Inner City Press live tweeted it, thread here. There were questions about locking and unlocking computers, and if Schulte was ever diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, a matter raised in cross-examination. Perhaps of concern for the defense was the lack of questions about alternate suspect Michael.
At day's end in Judge Crotty's courtroom gallery it was only Inner City Press and one of the Assistant US Attorneys, who waited to say he and Schulte's lawyers would try to answer some of the questions the next day, March 4. Inner City Press will be there - watch this site.
On March 2 were the closing arguments, which Inner City Press tweeted, thread here.
Saturday, February 29, 2020
As UN Refuses Press Qs on Coronavirus in Paris It Tells Staff to Self Quarantine Leak Here
UN GATE, Feb 29 – The United Nations has assiduously avoided answering Press questions about its response to Coronavirus.
Publicly UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and his officials have lavished praise on China for its response, without answering on the disappearance of a journalist who exposed them on it.
Now that the tech giants the UN has turned itself over to, as it has to China, have canceled the Mobile World Congress 2020 even though it was to be in Barcelona, the question is more Pressing: what precautions has the UN taken given the travel to and from it, on unaccountable diplomatic passports, of diplomats and others from the epicenter of the virus? Inner City Press has asked each day for weeks - no answer at all, and Guterres banned Inner City Press even from his propaganda speech at The New School, here.
Now Inner City Press publishes this email from in Guterres' UN system, from UNESCO to be exact, again downplaying the risks to staff and those the UN deals with: "UNESCO Alert Date : 29/02/2020 13:38 IMPORTANT MESSAGE - CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK/EPIDEMIE DE CORONAVIRUS Dear colleagues, We have been informed late yesterday evening, 28th February, that a contractor who visited UNESCO Headquarters on Monday, 24th February, has tested positive for Covid-19. At the time of the visit, the contractor displayed no symptoms, and therefore we are advised by the competent French medical authorities that there is very low risk to staff. Nevertheless, on the instructions of the French medical authorities, as a precautionary measure, we have contacted the small number of staff who had contact with the contractor on Monday, to inform them that they must self-quarantine for 14 days. None of the staff members concerned currently display any symptoms but of course their medical situation will need to be monitored closely in the coming days." And Guterres and his spokespeople Stephane Dujarric and Melissa Fleming refuse all questions. They are complicit, criminal.
Banned Inner City Press has also obtained the below UN spin of Coronavirus including praise of China's "vigorous" approach which has included Guterres-like censorship and welding people in their homes to die: "From: Ole Emmrich
Cc: Martha Helena Lopez ; Michael Rosetz Esther Tan Subject: Message from the CEB HR Network l Important Message for All UN Personnel on the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
Cc: Martha Helena Lopez ; Michael Rosetz Esther Tan Subject: Message from the CEB HR Network l Important Message for All UN Personnel on the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
Dear HR Network Colleagues, A cluster of cases of pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was recently detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. Additional cases have since been identified in China’s cities outside of Wuhan as well as other countries outside of China.
The UN’s Department of Health Management and Occupational Safety and Health (DHMOSH) is closely monitoring this evolving situation and have determined that the risk to UN operations is low at this time. This risk rating is based on current spread vs locations of UN personnel, and the vigorous containment efforts currently being applied by Chinese authorities. Nevertheless, this is an evolving and dynamic situation which will be vigorously monitored. In the meantime, DHMOSH has prepared the following message and resources for all UN personnel. Please feel free to broadcast the below to your staff as needed.
Dr. Esther Tan Senior Medical Officer Division of Healthcare Management And Occupational Safety and Health/ Office of Support Operations
Message for all UN personnel on the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak: The UN’s Department of Health Management and Occupational Safety and Health (DHMOSH) is closely monitoring the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China on 31 December. Additional cases have since been identified in China’s cities outside of Wuhan as well as other countries outside of China.
The Division of Healthcare Management and Occupational Safety and Health (DHMOSH) recommends the following key preventive measures for all UN personnel against 2019-nCoV. 1. Take steps to prevent illness with respiratory pathogens: · Avoid close contact with people suffering from acute respiratory infections such as with fever, cough and difficulty breathing. · Perform frequent hand-washing, especially after direct contact with ill people or their environment. · Individuals with symptoms of acute respiratory infection should practice respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette including: o Maintain your distance from others; o Cover your mouth and nose with a disposable tissue when coughing or sneezing; o Use the nearest waste receptacle to dispose of the tissue after use; o Perform hand hygiene (e.g., hand washing with non-antimicrobial soap and water, alcohol-based hand rub, or antiseptic handwash) after having contact with respiratory secretions and contaminated objects/materials; · Avoid close contact and unprotected with live or dead farm or wild animals; · When visiting live markets in areas currently experiencing cases of novel coronavirus, avoid direct unprotected contact with live animals and surfaces in contact with animals; · The consumption of raw or undercooked animal products should be avoided. Raw meat, milk or animal organs should be handled with care, to avoid cross-contamination with uncooked foods, as per good food safety practices; · Preliminary information suggests that older adults and people with underlying health conditions may be at increased risk for severe disease from this virus. 2. Pay attention to your health during your travel to outbreak locations and after you leave. · Seek medical care immediately if you begin to develop fever or respiratory symptoms such as shortness of breath or cough. Remember to share your previous travel history with your health care provider. · You should make every effort to inform the medical clinic by telephone about your condition prior to presenting in person there. 3. Keep up to date with local health advice before and during your travel For all travelers, while WHO advises against the application of any travel or trade restrictions on countries with nCoV, please be aware that local authorities may begin to implement travel restrictions and health screening measures for travelers entering or exiting the country. All UN personnel should check with the destination countries’ embassy, consulate or Ministry of Health and keep up to date with local health advice before and during your travel. You should also comply with any screening measures put in place by local authorities. Similar messages have been posted on the DSS TRIP system for individuals seeking travel clearance into China."
The Division of Healthcare Management and Occupational Safety and Health (DHMOSH) recommends the following key preventive measures for all UN personnel against 2019-nCoV. 1. Take steps to prevent illness with respiratory pathogens: · Avoid close contact with people suffering from acute respiratory infections such as with fever, cough and difficulty breathing. · Perform frequent hand-washing, especially after direct contact with ill people or their environment. · Individuals with symptoms of acute respiratory infection should practice respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette including: o Maintain your distance from others; o Cover your mouth and nose with a disposable tissue when coughing or sneezing; o Use the nearest waste receptacle to dispose of the tissue after use; o Perform hand hygiene (e.g., hand washing with non-antimicrobial soap and water, alcohol-based hand rub, or antiseptic handwash) after having contact with respiratory secretions and contaminated objects/materials; · Avoid close contact and unprotected with live or dead farm or wild animals; · When visiting live markets in areas currently experiencing cases of novel coronavirus, avoid direct unprotected contact with live animals and surfaces in contact with animals; · The consumption of raw or undercooked animal products should be avoided. Raw meat, milk or animal organs should be handled with care, to avoid cross-contamination with uncooked foods, as per good food safety practices; · Preliminary information suggests that older adults and people with underlying health conditions may be at increased risk for severe disease from this virus. 2. Pay attention to your health during your travel to outbreak locations and after you leave. · Seek medical care immediately if you begin to develop fever or respiratory symptoms such as shortness of breath or cough. Remember to share your previous travel history with your health care provider. · You should make every effort to inform the medical clinic by telephone about your condition prior to presenting in person there. 3. Keep up to date with local health advice before and during your travel For all travelers, while WHO advises against the application of any travel or trade restrictions on countries with nCoV, please be aware that local authorities may begin to implement travel restrictions and health screening measures for travelers entering or exiting the country. All UN personnel should check with the destination countries’ embassy, consulate or Ministry of Health and keep up to date with local health advice before and during your travel. You should also comply with any screening measures put in place by local authorities. Similar messages have been posted on the DSS TRIP system for individuals seeking travel clearance into China."
Previously the UN refused to answer then in-house Inner City Press about its response to New York City's Legionnaires disease. The UN did not even take the precautions taken by apartment buildings in The Bronx. But in that case, the UN even with its standing water in its traffic circle foundation was no more risky that any other NYC building.
Not so with Coronavirus, given the travel in and out of the UN, precisely the risk that led largely liberal tech titans to cancel MWC2020. There is also the question of the tourists coming on busses and charged $20 to enter, which investigative Inner City Press is banned from an any price. The UN is silent and unaccountable. Perhaps this time they will be held to account - the question has begun to be asked, starting here.
Here prior to that are questions that Inner City Press, roughed up by the UN Security Antonio Guterres and and banned for 593 days says, has put in writing to Guterres, his spokespeople Stephane Dujarric, Farhan Haq and now Eri Kaneko, and global communications chief Melissa Fleming, without any answer at all despite formal and on camera promises to answer:
January 29-1: On Coronavirus, are UN interns and contractors in Wuhan and elsewhere in China covered by any UN health insurance?
February 11-2: On China, what are SG Guterres comments and action if any on the video of Chinese authorities welding people into their homes to die of coronavirus?
February 11-10: On press freedom and China what are the comments and actions if any of SG Guterres and separately USG Melissa Fleming on the disappearance of journalist Chen Qiushi, a freelance video journalist, traveled to the city of Wuhan in Hubei province from Beijing on January 24 and began filming and reporting on the health crisis in the city? On February 6, he told his family that he planned to report on a temporary hospital, and has not been seen since..
February 14-4: On coronavirus and UN Peacekeeping what are the comments and actions if any of SG Guterres and USG Lacroix, including any impact on deployment of peacekeepers from China and elsewhere, on that coronavirus is spreading among members of the Chinese military and armed police, with thousands placed under quarantine to prevent further contagion, according to the Hong Kong-based ICHRD? Ten soldiers within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and 15 armed police officers have tested positive for COVID-19 in Hubei Province, according to the ICHRD, which added that 1,500 soldiers and 1,000 armed police are under quarantine.
No answers at all. The UN of Antonio Guterres is irresponsible, and now dangerous. It should be held to account. Watch this site.
Thursday, February 27, 2020
As UN Guterres Q&A At The New School Inner City Press Banned As UN Spreads Its Corruption
SDNY / UN GATE, Feb 27 – Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary General who rarely takes questions and even had the Press which asked him about the mass killings in Cameroon thrown out of the UN, took three softball questions and an honorary doctorate at The New School outside of UN in New York City on February 27. Inner City Press, banned by the UN and disturbingly by The New School, was outside. Video on YouTube, and Twitter, Periscope I II III
Inside the venue on West 12th Street were censoring "spokesman" Stephane Dujarric, and longtime UN purse-carrier Darrin Farrant. Guterres brought his in-house questions Juju Chang who hogged the time so that only three lame questions were taken. This while Guterres covers up genocide in Cameroon and elsewhere, and UN rapes.
Complicit in censorship are New School President David Van Zandt , communicator David Koeppel, and other bigwigs still to be named. Which of them will first speak out, about this corruption by the UN of The New School, which claims "Founded in 1919, The New School was born out of principles of academic freedom, tolerance, and experimentation. Committed to social engagement, The New School today remains in the vanguard of innovation in higher education." Really?
The New School announced the event, and said "Press inquiries for this event should be sent to communications [at] newschool.edu." Inner City Press, which daily covers the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and biweekly the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as well as the UN as whistleblowers send it evidence of mounting corruption, sexual harrassment and retaliation under Guterres, wrote to the address.
And waited. For eight hours. After writing to these specifics individuals, the whole staff: Amy Malsin, Senior Director x3990
Will Wilbur, Public Relations Manager x3990 Merrie Snead, Manager, Communications and Community Relations x4684
Will Wilbur, Public Relations Manager x3990 Merrie Snead, Manager, Communications and Community Relations x4684
Re: RSVP for Feb 27 event, please confirm, thanks To: malsina@newschool.edu, wilburw@newschool.edu, sneadm@newschool.edu Hi - resending to the Communications staff listed on New School website (having just covered Federal court hearing about Sarah Lawrence College, here and here) - still awaiting New School's response: Hi - this is a RSVP to attend and cover the Feb 27 event, here - please confirm, thanks, -Matthew
Nothing. It appears that the state media that Guterres favors in the UN - including Xinhua, an arm of the Chinese Communist Party, as well as dozens of retirees in the UN "press corpse" - can attend at will, as part of Guterres' entourage.
But isn't The New School part of the United States, covered by the First Amendment?
Would The New School do this for a Q&A appearance by, for example, Saudi Crown Prince MBS? Or do they just assume, contrary to the facts, that the UN would never single out critical media and get them, contrary to all academic freedom principles, to partner in Guterres' censorship? Watch this site.
The notice: Thursday, February 27, 2020, 6:30PM to 7:45PM (EST) An Evening with António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General The Auditorium, A106, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall The New School will award an honorary doctorate to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and host a keynote lecture by the Secretary-General on women and power. This occasion marks the Secretary-General’s first major address on this important global topic. This special event is only open to New School students, faculty and staff. Registration with an @newschool.edu email is required.
Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. Press inquiries for this event should be sent to communications [at] newschool.edu.
Exclusive: Man With 2 Names Is Denied 48 Hours Freedom After SDNY Interview Without Attorney
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Feb 27 -- Three men were arrested at 6:30 pm on February 25 and a full day later on February 26 they were presented in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrates Court.
Although not disclosed on February 26, two of the men were relatives.
Each was assigned his own lawyer, each of whom negotiated in the near-empty courtroom with Assistant US Attorney Jacob R. Fiddelman. Two were offered bail packages but for the third, the US sought detention.
This third man was listed as Christopher Colon Acevedo. But in a prior proceeding he was Christopher Adam Colon, and also Eduardo Vizcaino. The Colons said they were American citizens, born in Puerto Rico; Eduardo Vizcaino, apparently the third man's real or initial name, was born in the Dominican Republic.
On February 26, SDNY Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave took the cases in ascending order of difficulty. The first defendant, named Freyling Vizcaino - as it emerged on February 27, a relative of Eduardo Vizcaino -- through assigned counsel agreed to a bail package, which would leave him another night in the Metropolitan Correctional Center while his residence was checked by Pre-Trial Services.
The second defendant Franklin Vasquez Rodriguez through CJA lawyer Zachary Taylor pushed for release the same night. Taylor said that his client had been detained for 25 hours without being given a single meal. He said it was "beginning to resemble something not worthy of the United States."
AUSA Fiddelman took issue with that, replying that "there is nothing unjust about our legal system spinning its wheels as it does, discussion of whether it is American or not is besides the point."
Magistrate Judge Cave offered bail condition, but only after a visit of the defendant's home.
But for the third defendant, Christopher Adam Colon Acevedo or really Eduardo Vizcaino, AUSA Fiddelman sought detention. He noted that the defendant was already under Supervised Release after sentencing by SDNY District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer.
Inner City Press, the only media in the Magistrates Court on February 26, see first exclusive on this case here, has gone back and found this case: US v. Christopher Adam Colon, 16-cr-94 (Engelmayer). It involved the defendant picking up $57,000 for the sale of between one and three kilograms of heroin, in a BMW. On a guideline of 70 to 87 months, Judge Engelmayer sentenced the defendant to 18 months and three years of Supervised Release. More on Patreon here.
In this case, the defendant was arrested leaving an apartment from the Complaint says sounds of grinding and odors of drug processing chemical eminated (Warner twice likened it to a Jamba Juice at closing time). Inside were found cocaine and heroin, ostensibly in an open closet. In this apartment, there was no bed.
On February 26 Federal Defender Ariel Warner complained that despite what she said is an agreement between Federal Defenders and Pre Trial Services that FD clients will not be interviewed without their counsel present, her client was.
The results of that interview were discrepancies between Colon Acevedo / Eduardo Vizcaino's interviews with Probation in his case before Judge Engelmayer and Pre Trial Services in the instant case, including on whether he is or is not a U.S. citizen.
Judge Cave after a recess in her robing room to confer with Pre Trial Services offered terms of release, to begin after a home visit. AUSA Fiddelman asked her to stay her decision for 48 hours to allow an appeal to the Part I judge - who, Inner City Press reported on the evening of February 26 when the case was not yet even in the PACER system, is for this week like last none other than Judge Englemayer. Inner City Press was the only media in the Mag Court for this case and those preceding it, about a madame and a money launderer, and also alone in Judge Engelmayer's Part I courtroom for a recent bail denial, here.
Past 7 pm on February 26 Judge Cave stayed her order until the US appealed, which Fiddelman said would be February 27.
Inner City Press looked into and went to the appeal on February 27, at 11:45 am. Judge Engelmayer brought up the prior sentencing, and name discrepancy, and put questions to a Pre Trial Officer named Bostick.
AUSA Fiddleman emphasized the shifting stories and said the defendant might be prosecuted for false statements under 18 U.S.C. Section 1001.
Federal Defender Warner called this outrageous, and provided more detail on what she said was Pre Trial Services', or Assistant US Attorney Daniel Nessim's, violation of a seemingly unwritten protocol for clients of Federal Defenders but not of CJA lawyers.
Apparently, Pre Trial Services has agreed in all instances that defendants who are assigned Federal Defenders have their lawyers present for the interview for the pre-trial report. But for those with CJA lawyers, Warner said, that is only on a case by case basis.
Apparently some CJA don't want to, or don't have time to, be present for these interview, which can be held against their client. Or, like here, Pre Trial Services does the interviews before any CJA has been assigned and could waive presence.
What happened here, according to Warner, is that AUSA Nessim erroneously - unintentionally, we presuming, having covered Nessim for some time - said that Federal Defenders had a conflict of interest in representing Colon Acevedo / Eduardo Vizcaino. So Pre Trial Services, in the form of officer Bostick, conducted the interview with no lawyer present - no CJA yet assigned - and asked, are you an American citizen? To which the defendant said yes, apparently untruthfully.
Judge Engelmayer before ruling asked Bostick about the tenor of the interview, if he thought it possible the defendant had misunderstood the question, through the interpreter. Bostick replied that while it was possible, it did not seem likely to him.
Warner emphasized that her client had only a sixth grade education back in the Domincan Republic, from which she conceded he originates.
In fact, at his sentencing before Judge Engelmayer on April 17, 2017 his then lawyer (and still CJA) Telesforo Del Valle said, "Mr Colon's 33 years old, has only received a sixth grade elementary school education in the Dominican Republic." Del Valle also said, "the first thing Mr. Colon told me when he met me was My name is Eduardo Vizcaino." Judge Engelmayer in the same proceeding read from a letter from his neice, Luisanny Hidalgo Vizcaino. At sidebar, Judge Engelmayer asked Del Valle about the letters "about Eduardo Vizcaino, I'm not sure what the purpose of those is." Del Valle replied, "Mr. Colon's true name is Eduardo Vizcaino."
Judge Engelmayer nevertheless sentencing him to three years of supervised release rather than await an immigration detainer and deportation. And he was never deported; Fiddleman on February 27 said, ICE makes mistakes.
Judge Engelmayer overruled Magistrate Judge Cave's decision, with sorrow, he said. He rejected Warner's plea that her client get at least 48 hours before the now inevitable Violation of Supervised Release proceeding, in order to get his affairs in order including speaking with loved ones and preparing money for jailhouse commissary. AUSA Fiddleman said this "Forty Eight Hours" window would present a hightened risk of flight.
Judge Engelmayer overruled Judge Cave and ordered the defendant remanded. But the questions about Pre Trial Services attorneyless interviews of those who are assigned CJA counsel, and other questions, remain. Inner City Press will stay on the case. This one is (still) called US v. Colon Acevedo 20-mj-2227 (Cave / Engelmayer). More on Patreon here.
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