| In SDNY Murky Mag Court Defendant
Released for $20000 Bond On Identity Theft
Charges No Case Number
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Exclusive Patreon
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
July 22 – While
many even most
cases in the
Magistrates
Court of the U.S.
District Court
for the
Southern
District of
New York are
sealed or have
no case number
given, on July 22
before
Magistrate
Judge Stewart
D. Aaron,
things got
even murkier.
A defendant referred
to only as
"Ms. Grandison"
(phonetic) was
released on a
$20,000 bond
on charges of
access devise
fraud and
aggravated
identity
theft. But in
terms of
secrecy, no
"New
Presentments"
were released,
nothing.
Back on
July 17 in
a case that,
hours after
the defendants
were ordered
released on
bail remained listed
as "sealed,"
Munif Ahmed stands
accused of conspiracy
to distribute
large
quantities of
drugs
from China and
with telling
the now cooperating
witness,
"Don't f*ck
with me."
The
government
argued that
Ahmed is a
risk to flee
to Yemen; his
Criminal
Justice Act
lawyer said
no, blood
clots in his
legs prevent
him from
flying. Then
there was the
matter of
where Mr.
Ahmed lives -
on Anderson
Avenue in the
Bronx with his
uncle or in
the store on
West 168th
Street which
he lists on
his ID. This
was ascribed
to not having
an interpreter
during the
interview with
pre trial
services.
Ahmed
was ordered
released on a
$250,000 bond
with $30,000
in cash or
property. His
co-defendant
who called "Mr
Lazzaro"
before turning
himself in
must put up
$40,000 cash.
He drive Uber;
Inner City
Press predicts
he or Mr.
Lazzaro or his
associate will
move to relax
the conditions
of release to
extend beyond
the Southern
and Eastern
Districts of
New York.
Watch this
site.
On July
15 there was a
more visceral
mystery. Between
two
presentments
and bond
hearings no
fewer than
10 NYC
Emergency
Medical
Services
paramedics
rushed into
the Mag Court
cell block.
Then emerged
with a man on
a gurney,
followed by a
US Marshal
with shackles,
on their way
to "Downtown,"
the NY
Downtown
Hospital at
100 William
Street. Better
there than the
MCC, someone
said. Judge
Fox then
resumed
processing
defendants.
There was
Andre Muller
in a white
T-shirt
presented for
Hobbs Act
Robbery,
apparently in
Maine. They
said his case
number was
19-MAG-6576
but when an
hour later
Inner City
Press looked
for it on
PACER, it said
"Cannot find
case
19-mj-6576."
He got
$100,000 bond
with two
co-signed (he
had four
people in the
Mag court
gallery where
Inner City
Press was the
only media).
He has to
appear in
court in Maine
on July 24.
Judge Fox set
a July 29
control date
to make sure
that he made
it there.
There
was Claudia
Juarez
Bernard,
charged with
narcotics
conspiracy. In
the Mag Court
the case
number
19-MAG-6580
was read out.
But an hour
later, after
the gurney to
the hospital
from the cell
block, this
case number
was still
listed in
PACER as "This
case is under
seal." She was
released on
$100,000 bond,
on her
signature, to
the Central
District of
Florida.
Federal
Defenders said
they would get
her on the
plane; she had
been in
detention
since 2:30 am
betwen
Saturday and
Sunday.
Back on
July 11 a
defendant with
the last name
Jones, no case
number, was
brought in
charged with
murder. He was
detained, all
the way until
September 5
for his next
appearance.
Who is
he? Whom did
he allegedly
kill? This
was not said
in Mag Court,
and Inner City
Press
has been told
to not ask
questions. But
we will. After
Jones there
was an
interminable
wait for a
presentee for
whom at least
two names were
given - Colin
Williams - but
for whom the
various
players wandered
away seriatim.
There was yet
another, with
report
delayed. We hope to
have more on
this.
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