by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Jan 31 – Amid the news of the arrest of the Alexander brothers in Miami on SDNY sex trafficking charges, in the SDNY Magistrate Court on the morning of December 11 the superseding indictment was "wheeled out" to District Judge Valerie E. Caproni. Inner City Press was there, and tweeted / X-ed it out.
At a press conference probably his last as SDNY US Attorney Damian Williams was asked the underlying first indictment - it is still not public - and about if the brothers will be brought to SDNY. Yes, he said, adding that the mechanics are "not worth getting into."
On December 24 Tal Alexander filed opposing transfer to SDNY - and saying that "the government takes no position on Tal Alexander's motion to stay removal." Notice of motion on Patreon here.
On December 31 Tal Alexander's lawyer wrote to Judge Caproni asking for bail, offering $115 million in security, citing US v. Ng Lap Seng that "conditions were adhered to by the security service provider." Really? Massages behind closed doors? 12 page filing on Patreon here
On January 7, Judge Caproni ruled that Tal Alexander can be removed to SDNY and set a hearing: "All parties must appear for a consolidated bail hearing on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at 1:30 P.M. to decide the bail appeals.
Inner City Press live tweeted it here; bail was denied and the next conference set for January 29.
On January 27 they wrote in asking to move that to February 12, to seek local / New York counsel and retrieve their legal papers, full letter on Patreon here
On January 28, Judge Caproni ruled and set it for February 5: "GRANTED IN PART. The status conference scheduled for Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at 2:30 P.M. is ADJOURNED to Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 2:30 P.M."
On January 29, "NOTICE OF APPEAL (Interlocutory) by Alon Alexander from [35] Order. Filing fee $605.00, receipt number 36672
On January 31, Judge Caproni moved the conference two more days out, critiquing counsel: "Application GRANTED. The Court previously adjourned the status conference to February 5, 2025, to allow Defendants, who have had well over a month to find New York-based counsel, additional time to find trial counsel of their choice. Florida-based counsel's scheduling conflicts should no longer bear on whether to further adjourn that conference; the entire point of the adjournment was to give Defendants time to find new counsel. And Ms. Paul -- who represents Tal, not Oren, Alexander -- is part of a team of three attorneys who the Court is confident can ably represent Tal Alexander for the routine tasks of an initial appearance, arraignment, setting a trial schedule, and discussing entry of a protective order. Nevertheless, because Mr. Srebnick is the only attorney who has noticed an appearance for Alon Alexander, the Court will accommodate his schedule. The status conference scheduled for Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 2:30 P.M. is ADJOURNED to Friday, February 7, 2025, at 10:45 A.M. for all Defendants. If Defendants continue to seek new counsel, the Court expects them to do so with alacrity and not unnecessarily delay the progress of this case."
More / extra on X for Subscribers here and on Substack here
This case is USA v. Alexander, et al., 1:24-cr-676 (Caproni)
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