by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY EXCLUSIVE, Aug 31 – Craig Auringer who was indicted for a $100 million pump-and-dump stock fraud was extradited in from Milan and immediately released on his own signature, an ICE detainer that was mentioned suddenly disappearing.
Inner City Press was the only media there and live tweeted:
Craig Auringer was set to be presented here in SDNY Magistrates Court and argue for bail- but there's an ICE detainer. Now his lawyers are trying to make it go away. There's still a lot of rushing around about the ICE detainer - which Team Auringer seemed to be disbelieving or denying the existence of
DOJ previously said (no word on today's ICE detainer) that CRAIG AURINGER, a citizen of Canada who resided in the UK, participated in multiple “pump-and-dump” schemes including by coordinating stock promotion campaigns...
From whispered talk here in Mag court it appears they are agreeing to bail conditions with Auringer. But will he, like others are, be immediately picked up by ICE? His lawyers are looking at the courtroom clock. 4:15 pm...
Auringer has been brought out by US Marshals, in white dress shirt with collar. Lot of whispering about this defendant and his detainer. If he was arrested in Milan and extradited, why would he unlike others have release on bail agreed to?
Now AUSA and defense lawyer are being taken back into robing room.
They're back. All rise! Judge: Time of arrest?
AUSA: August 24. Judge: You are charges with 9 counts... AUSA: He shall be freed on $1 million bond, secured by $100,000 cash Defense: Those are the conditions we approved.
AUSA: He will be released today on his own signature. No mention of the ICE detainer which was waived around
Adjourned
By August 31 - six days later - the presentment and release of Craig Auringer was still not in the public docket of the case.
The case is US v. Auringer, 22-cr-155 (Engelmayer)
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