Saturday, April 20, 2024

In OneCoin Case Mark Scott Wins Bail Pending Appeal Amid 2d Circuit Brief to Unseal


By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon

SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 18 -- For scam crypto currency OneCoin, Sebastian Greenwood who co-founded the company with Ruja Ignatova was sentenced to 20 years in prison by U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Edgardo Ramos on September 12, 2023. Inner City Press was there and live tweeted, thread here

  Mark Scott, who was convicted at trial, on April 18 won bail pending appeal, after redacted submission and in order order itself with redactions.

  Judge Ramos denied Inner City Press' application to unseal Greenwood's 33 sentencing letters and redacted memo. Inner City Press filed a notice of appeal - and on April 17, 2024, pro bono counsel filed the brief and appendix. Brief on DocumentCloud here.

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