by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 4– Julian Rebiga is charged in a four-defendant business email compromise conspiracy. Only he is in detention.
On May 30, 2023, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge J. Paul Oetken held a bail review proceeding. Inner City Press was there, the only media in the courtroom.
Rebiga was in the jury box with two US Marshals.
His Federal Defender emphasized that the fake Canadian passport he was said to have tried to buy was in fact never bought.
But it was enough risk of flight to keep Rebiga bound over.
The other three defendants were give 60 days, and not hte requested 90 days, to make motions.
On July 12, Rebiga's Federal Defender wrote to Judge Oetken that Rebiga fell in the MDC and was injured, not cared for, and should be released. [Note: on July 11, Inner City Press reported a defendant's detailed allegations of corruption at the MDC, here]
In September 2023, the schedule was set: "Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge J. Paul Oetken: Pretrial Conference as to Joel Zubaid, David Goran, Julian Rebiga, Martin Mizrahi held on 9/19/2023. Defendant Joel Zubaid present, defendant David Goran; defendant Julian Rebiga not present [Federal Defender] present; defendant Mizrahi present. Defendant Mizrahi's motion to dismiss is denied. Defendant Mizrahi's bail terms are modified to removed the condition that defendant continue or seek employment. Trial set for 2/14/2024, Final pretrial conference set for 2/1/2024 at 2:00 pm; motions in limine, proposed voir dire and jury charges due by 1/18/2024, with responses due by 1/25/2024"
And in the trial of Martin Mizrahi, on March 4, 2024 "MARTIN MIZRAHI, a/k/a “Marty Mizrahi,” was convicted of wire fraud, bank fraud, money laundering, aggravated identity theft, and other offenses for his participation in multiple schemes to defraud banks and credit card companies of almost $8 million and to launder more than $4 million in fraud and illegal narcotics proceeds. The verdict followed a 12-day trial before U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken."
The case is US v. Zubaid, et al., 22-cr-650 (Oetken)
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