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SDNY Mag Court Exclusive, April 19 – Hosame Dergasly was arrested after offering to selling fake passports from Guatamela, Germany and Turkey to an undercover Federal agent who told Dergasly has wanted the passports "to liquidate crypto currency and withdraw cash from financial institutions."        

     On March 30, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave held a proceeding on releasing Degasly, pending resolution of an ICE immigration detainer. Inner City Press covered it, as the only media in the SDNY Magistrates Court. 

  Dergasly, who had primarily spoken in Arabic, offered to sell the passports for $3500 each.

Docketed on April 1, this: "ENDORSED LETTER as to Hosame Dergasly addressed to Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave from Zawadi Baharanyi, Esq dated 3/31/2022 re: Hosame Desgasly, 22 Mag 2831. Ms. Baharanyi writes to request that Mr. Dergasly be released upon his signature, the ankle bracelet, and surrendering his passport. This will give the parties additional time to arrange and complete the co-signer process without prolonging Mr. Desgasly's time at the MDC Brooklyn."

On April 19, Judge Broderick docketed an order about the defendant's proposed moral suasion co-signer in fact possibly owing him money: "I denied the Government's application for Defendant's detention, and modified Judge Cave's bail determination as documented in my April 1, 2022 Order (Doc. 7). On April 15, 2022, Defendant made an application to Judge J. Paul Oetken, the Part I judge on duty. The Government submitted a letter in opposition to the request bail modification on April 16, 2022, and the defense submitted a reply on April 18, 2022. In light of my familiarity with the underlying issues, I have agreed to handle Defendant's application to modify his bail conditions. I have read the letter submissions related to the Defendant's application to modify his bail conditions. It is hereby ORDERED that the parties advise me by the close of business tomorrow whether the proposed moral suasion co-signor referenced in Defendant's April 15, 2022 letter owes money to Defendant. (Signed by Judge Vernon S. Broderick on 4/18/2022)."

Inner City Press will continue to follow the case, which is US v. Dergasly, 22-mj-2831 (Broderick / Cave)  

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