by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Feb 2 – Calvin Darden Jr. was on trial for defrauding NBA player Dwight Howard to convince him he was buying the WNBA team the Atlanta Dream. Inner City Press is covering the trial. September 30 thread
Then, the conviction of CALVIN DARDEN, JR. for his role in defrauding former National Basketball Association players Dwight Howard and Chandler Parsons out of $8 million. The defendant was found guilty following an 11-day jury trial before U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick.
Sentencing was on April 3, 2025.
Inner City Press went. Darden was present, then at his request taken out by Marshals. Judge Broderick after argument sentenced him to 151 months, with Georgia requested.
On July 17 co-defendant Darryl Cohen wrote in waiving personal attendance in favor of telephone presence at a July 18 hearing.
On July 18 Judge Broderick set Cohen's trial date: "Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Vernon S. Broderick: . Defendant Darryl Cohen present remotely. The trial in this matter scheduled for September 23, 2025 is hereby adjourned to January 2026."
On January 23 Judge Broderick issued his initial description, of Cohen being charged with defrauding three players: Jrue Holiday, Chandler Parsons, and Courtney Lee.
On January 30, it was said Jrue Holiday would testify, as he was in town with the Trailblazers to play the Knicks. But to the end of the day it was an SDNY paralegal, reading into the record Cohen's texts about Nyjer Morgan. Then, with an anti-ICE protest in Foley Square, jurors were led out onto Pearl Street and told to turn right.
On Sunday Feb 1 the US Attorney's Office wrote in seeking reconsideration of restrictions on their direct examination of Jrue Holiday, 10 page filing on Patreon here
Early on February 2, Cohen's lawyers replied, on Patreon here.
On February 2, Inner City Press live tweeted as Jrue Holiday took the stand, thread here.
Cohen told him to buy the life insurance policy of a "terminally ill" man - but Cohen took money and Jrue Holiday fired him and sued Morgan Stanley.
More on X for Subscribers here and Substack here
The case is USA v. Cohen, et al., 1:23-cr-134 (Broderick)
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