In Bank Fraud Case Defendants Freed on Bond 2d Pleads Guilty Citing SDNY and NJ Bracelets

In Bank Fraud Case Defendants Freed on Bond 2d Pleads Guilty Citing SDNY and NJ BraceletsI by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 24 – Four defendants were arrested and released on bond in a bank fraud conspiracy case on January 7 before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses. Inner City Press was there, the only media in the SDNY Mag court.    The presentments were two by two. First the named defendant, assigned a Federal Defender, was released on $150,000 bond, along with a co-defendant regarding whose authorization to work without a green card was discussed and disputed.   Then a couple was bought out, and given a carve out from the don't speak to co-conspirators condition. The case has been indicted and wheeled out to District Judge P. Kevin Castel.  Jump cut to February 3, 2025 when the US Attorney Office wrote to Judge Castel asking for a week, to February 13, for discussions about a potential for a pretrial resolution." On February 11, the US Attorney's Office wrote in again, noting they've requested a change of plea on Dominguez for February 18 and asking  for delay in filings for the still-scheduled April 20 trial of Liranzo. On February 12 Judge Castel agreed to the delays, to February 20 and 27. On February 18, Judge Castel told Dominguez the sentencing guidelines he was agreeing to: 37 to 46 months. On March 4 the AUSA wrote in asking to set a change of plea for co-defendant Reyes Llano on March 24 at 2 pm. On March 24 Inner City Press was there. The plea was accepted and bail condition maintained - until the defense counsel asked about his client wearing two "bracelets," from NJ and SDNY. Judge Castel said, "It's not what I do for a living, but two bracelets sounds like one too many." The AUSA said she'll confer such that one bracelet will broadcast to two jurisdictions. Back on March 6 the AUSA wrote in for a change of plea for Peguero Peralta on March 25.   The case is USA v. Liranzo, et al., 1:24-cr-675 (Castel) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Reporter's mobile (and weekends): 718-716-3540 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com