Mashinsky of Celsius was Sentenced to 12 Years Now Asks Judge For New Lawyer for Habeas

Mashinsky of Celsius was Sentenced to 12 Years Now Asks Judge For New Lawyer for Habeas by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 10 – After Alexander Mashinsky of Celsius was arrested on July 13, US Attorney Damian Williams held a press conference, and Inner City Press asked him to explain his  thinking in agreeing to release on bail for Sam Bankman-Fried but demanding and obtaining  pre-trial detention of Avi Eisenberg.    US Attorney Williams responded that every case is different. Inner City Press asked if his office would be seeking the detention of, or agreeing to release, Mashinsky. He declined to say either way, saying you will soon see. Jump cut to December 3, 2024 when Inner City Press went to cover US v. Mashinsky - Judge John G. Koeltl asked, do you wish to plead guilty to Counts 2 and 5? He said yes. Thread here. The plea was accepted and sentencing set for April 8, 2025 - with plea agreement, surprisingly, has a guideline of 360 months, plea agreement (and analysis) on Patreon here Back on November 7, oral arguments (Inner City Press live tweeted here). Later Inner City Press saw him, along carrying two legal briefs, going into Pre-Trial Services on the 5th floor. On February 5, 2025 Mashinsky's lawyers wrote in asking to push his sentencing back a month from April 8 to May 8, saying the US Attorney's Office does not for now consent - letter on Patreon here On May 8, Inner City Press live tweeted the lengthy sentencing proceeding, here. Mashinsky got 12 years, with Otisville recommended. On December 10 co-defendant Roni Cohen-Pavon wrote in asking for a delay of the December 17 sentencing to April 16, 2026 at 11:30 am, citing "an administrative oversight," no pre-sentencing report until late February. Docketed on April 10, 2026 Mashinsky wrote to Judge Koeltl from FCI Otisville asking for a new lawyer, dissing previous counsel and saying he will file a habeas corpus petition. More detail on X for Subscribers here and Substack here   The case is US v. Mashinsky, et al., 23-cr-347 (Koeltl) *** 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, NY NY 10013 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