| In SDNY Raimundo Nieves
Detained On Consent 14 of 17 In Wider Case
Before Judge Caproni
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Dec 18 – Defendant after
co-defendant on December 5
charged with drugs and guns
under the same just-unsealed
indictment were presented and
either detained or offered
conditional of bail in the
U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Magistrates Court before
Magistrate Judge Barbara
Moses. Inner City Press, the
only media in the Magistrates
Court for these, has launched
a new comparative series,
(trade) marking it
#JailOrBail.
On
December 18, another of the
co-defendants Raimundo Nieves
was presented before
Magistrate Judge Kevin N. Fox.
His appointed CJA lawyer
quickly agreed to detention on
consent, stating that his
client is in state custody
until January. But the next
status conference before Judge
Caproni isn't until May 14.
Inner City Press will continue
to follow this case. It is US
v. Velez, et
al.,
19-cr-862
(Caproni).
On
December 10, a defendant
offered conditions of release
by Magistrate Judge Moses was
ordered detained by District
Judge Valerie E. Caproni. Luis
Sepulveda was said to work for
Sewer Heroes in Westchester
County, the boss of which came
to Judge Caproni's temporary
courtroom 15C on December 10.
The
government emphasized his role
in slashings. Judge Caproni
first asked how his role was
possible, given his work
hours. Later she said if
released, he could be at a
sewer job but speaking with
"Tony Pots and Pans" and
planning crimes. She ordered
him detained, with the proviso
that if information comes out
in discovery a new application
can always be made.
Christopher Lum, also seeming
to have been released, was
still detained, his parents in
the jam packed gallery of
Courtroom 15C. Four
defendants, including the lead
defendant Carmelo Velez
represented by Federal
Defender Philip Weinstein,
asked to be sent to the MCC
and MDC, said to have no
space, from Valhalla.
For all
defendants, but for the two
still at large, are set for a
status conference on May 14,
with objections due to
groupings of eight for
purposes of trial due before
then. Inner City Press will
continue to follow this case.
Back on
December 6 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.
Before 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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