On Duo Charged with Laundering Money Selling Phones into Mexico Trial Set 1 Feb 2027

On Duo Charged with Laundering Money Selling Phones into Mexico Trial Set 1 Feb 2027 by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 23 – Two men were indicted and presented on October 24 on charges they used their electronic device re-sale company to laundering drug money, in the form of cell phones shipped to San Diego and crossed into Mexico to look like trade.    They were presented before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge Gary Stein late on Thursday. Inner City Press was there, the only media in the SDNY Mag Court.    On the first defendant, Salim Saadia, the US Attorney Office agreed to release on $500,000 bond along with a curfew.  Counsel for second defendant, Ravi Allahab, found on conditions. While a $250,000 bond was ordered, no curfew was imposed. Whereupon Saadia got the same, no curfew. Jump cut more than a year to December 10, 2025 when the US Attorney's Office wrote in asking to push a December 11 conference to January 28, 2026 because "the parties have been engaging in discussions about a potential pre-trial resolution." On January 27 the US Attorney's Office wrote in asking for another 30 day delay with the same language: "potential pre-trial resolution." On March 23, Judge Preska set a trial date of February 1, 2027, with defense motions due August 31.   The case is USA v. Saadia, et al., 24-cr-612 (Preska / Stein) *** 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 SDNY Press Room 500 Pearl Street, NY NY 10007 USA 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 2006-2024 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com