| In SDNY Homeless Bonapart Is
Urged To Withdraw Application For Bail After
Lum With Condo Released
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Dec 7 – Defendant after
co-defendant charged with
drugs and guns under the same
just-unsealed indictment were
presented and either detained
or bonded out on December 5 in
the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Magistrates Court. Inner
City Press, the only media in
the Magistrates Court for
these, has launched a new
comparative series, (trade)
marking it #JailOrBail.
On December
6 there was a hybrid. As the
16th defendant in US v. Velez,
Hector Bonaparte was presented
a day after co-defendants.
It's that he couldn't be found
because he lives in a homeless
shelter. This was used against
him. Because no electronic
monitors could be anchored to
a home, his lawyer was advised
to withdraw his oral
application for release on
bond. The lawyer did. So in
any statistics, this will show
up as "detained on consent."
But his lawyer was seeking
bail, and the argument had
started. Inner City Press will
remain on this.
Back on December
5, there was Michael Gonzalez,
a/k/a Wisdom, who cited his
union job at 36 Madison Avenue
and a case of mistaken
identity with a Miguel in Rye,
New York. SDNY Magistrate
Judge Barbara Moses said the
presumption against him was
not rebutted. He was detained.
#Jailed.
Judge Moses said
she did not credit the
prosecutions proffer of gang
membership, so neither will
Inner City Press in this
report. We'll call it a
Group.
There was
Christopher Lum, described as
the Group's bookkeeper in
Queens. The Assistant US
Attorney's called him a risk
of flight to Korea because he
was born there. But he hasn't
been there since he was six
months old. He was offered
release on bond, to be secured
by his equity interest in an
apartment he leaves empty in
Queens (Judge Moses called it
a wasting asset).
#Bailed.
There was Luis
Sepulveda a/k/a Red, with red
hair, described by the
government as the second crown
overall. He was offered bail,
but on delay so the US
Attorneys can appeal the
decision to the Part I judge
if they choose. #Bailed, on
delay.
Next came three
co-defendants who all
consented to detention:
Christopher Nelson a/k/a Hype,
Josiah Velasquez a/k/a Siah
and Christopher Rodriguez
a/k/a Taz. It seems they were
lumped together for
presentment because they would
consent to detention, pending
the next appearance on
December 10.
As the
final Mag Court cases of the
day, there was Emmanuel Bonafe
a/k/a Eazy and lead defendant
Carmelo Velez, a/k/a Jugg.
Both were ordered detained by
Judge Moses. The lead
defendant got the Federal
Defender, which seems to be a
trend. Inner City Press will
have more on this.
This case is US
v. Velez et al., 19-cr-862
(Caproni).
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