| After Slip and Fall Fraud
Trial US Asks For Another Month on Duncan
Forfeiture New Info
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
July 26 – Bryan Duncan was
convicted in a slip and fall
insurance fraud conspiracy and
has been awaiting sentencing,
with restitution to be
determined.
On May 29 he
called the Chambers voicemail
of U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge Sidney H.
Stein. Judge
Stein ordered Duncan "to have
no further direct contact with
chambers," and scheduled a
July 10 proceeding. Inner City
Press, which covered the
trial, covered this as
well.
Duncan's
new lawyer Patrick Megaro,
based in Florida and having
now having tested positive for
Coronavirus, on July 17
continued to argue for a
reduction in restitution and
to file exhibits under seal,
which he has.
He said he
would appear by phone at
Duncan's sentencing on July
27.
Now now on
July 26, the day before
already delayed sentencing,
the US Attorney's Office has
asked for another month: " Re:
United States v. Bryan Duncan,
S2 18 Cr. 289 (SHS) Dear Judge
Stein: With the consent of
counsel for the
above-referenced defendant,
the Government respectfully
requests a one-month
adjournment of the sentencing
proceeding scheduled for
tomorrow, July 27, 2020, at
11:00 am... Since July 17, the
Government has been
investigating the defendant’s
arguments and, earlier this
afternoon, learned information
from a cooperating witness
that may alter the
Government’s position on
forfeiture. Accordingly, and
regrettably at this late hour,
the Government respectfully
requests a one-month
adjournment of tomorrow
morning’s sentencing
proceeding. The adjournment
will allow the Government to
further investigate
newly-obtained information
about the percentage of
fraudulent proceeds that are
attributable to trip-and-fall
cases verses non-trip-and-fall
cases. Based on the
defendant’s July 17
submission, the Government
also intends to revise its
request for restitution, but
no further investigation is
required on that score. The
proposed adjournment will also
allow defense counsel, who
recently tested positive for
COVID-19, to appear at the
sentencing proceeding in
person."
Will Judge Stein
grant this? And what is in the
sealed exhibits? Inner City
Press will continue to report
on this case.
The case is US v.
Duncan, 18-cr-289 (Stein)
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