| Indicted UAE
Lobbyists Barrack and Grimes In EDNY With
No Call In Line Unlike Colombian
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Podcast
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FEDERAL COURT,
Nov 2 – Thomas Barrack and
Matthew Grimes, indicted for
illegal lobbying for the
United Arab Emirates, were
arraigned on July 26 before
U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of New York
Magistrate Judge Sanket
Bulsara. Inner City Press live
tweeted it here
(and podcast here)
Now on
August 3, Grimes has asked the
Court for permission to travel
to New York where his lawyers
are based - and then to take
the train to Boston (the
conditions of release were
limited and car and common air
carrier, with private jet
access cited). Letter on
CourtListener here.
On November 2,
Judge Cogan
held another
proceeding in
the case - but
no listen-only
call-in line
was provided,
unlike the
in-person EDNY
guilty plea
the same day
in US v.
Daniel Rendon
Herrera, a
Colombian drug
kingpin
charged with
continuing
criminal
enterprise and
providing
material
support to a
foreign
terrorist
organization
before Judge
Dora L.
Irizarry.
Inner City
Press live
tweeted thread
here.
Why
less
transparency
on Barrack?
Judge Cogan's
minute order:
Status Conference as to Thomas
Joseph Barrack and Matthew
Grimes held on 11/2/2021
before Judge Brian M. Cogan.
All parties appeared in
person. The Court grants [54].
Time is excluded under the
Speedy Trial Act through
1/5/2022 for complex case
designation. A Status
Conference and CIPA Section 2
hearing is set for 1/5/2022 at
11:45 AM in Courtroom 8D
South." We'll have more on
this.
From July 26:
Judge Bulsara: Mr. Grimes, I
have a document that's called
an appearance bond. What's
your relationship with Matthew
Grimes? A: He's my
brother... I earn
$140,000 a year.
Judge
Bulsara: Mr. Grimes, I'm
prepared to release you
pending trial, provided you
understand the conditions.
Grimes: I do, your Honor.
Judge Bulsara:
You can only travel on a
common air carrier. Fund
transfers are restricted, as
set forth in the bond.
AUSA: This case
has been set down for a
conference before Judge Cogan
on September 2 at 10 am. We
request the exclusion of time
under the Speedy Trial Act
until then
Judge Bulsara:
Defense, do you consent? Yes.
Judge Bulsara: OK, we are
adjourned.
Both defendants
entered pleas of “not guilty”
to the indictment through
their attorneys. No
changes in their bond
conditions except that Barrack
is now also allowed to travel
to the state of Colorado where
he will reside at his home in
Aspen. Their first
appearance before U.S.
District Judge Brian Cogan
will be on September 2 at 10
a.m. The government will
begin turning over discovery
to the defendants.
Grimes’s father was present in
the courtroom in Brooklyn
today. Barrack’s
ex-wife, son and Barrack’s
friend were on videoconference
as suretors for his $250
million bond.
The case is USA
V. AL MALIK ALSHAHHI et al.,
21-cr-371 (EDNY, Cogan, J.)
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