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Wirecard Trial After Guilty Verdicts Inner
City Press Unsealing Leads to Hargreaves
Docket
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Podcast
Order
BBC
- Guardian
UK - Honduras
- ESPN
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
March 24 – The trial of US v.
Weigand and Akhavan began
before Judge Jed S. Rakoff in
the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York on March 1. Inner City
Press, which has been covering
the case including its
Wirecard aspects, live tweeted
Day 1, here
and below.
Inner City
Press requested and got
unsealed the Government's
redactions as to cooperator
Oliver Hargreaves, who
mentioned Wirecard's Jan
Marsalek and OneCoin money
launderer Gilbert Armenta,
Judge Rakoff's preliminary
order here.
Then,
citing that order, another
journalist Jordan Ellison
wrote in. He was referred to
the US Attorney's Office press
contact - but the docket
number of US v. Oliver
Hargreaves, though still
sealed / not found, has been
obtained: 18-cr-746. Inner
City Press will have more on
this. Inner City Press
will have more on this. For
now, Weigand's post-arrest
Q&A on Patreon here.
On March
23, the jury left at 3
pm without yet deciding. But
they asked for an exhibit in
which Wirecard was discussed,
now on Patreon here.
Podcast with dramatic reading
including green tea fake
company website favored by
"Jan," here.
Inner City Press live tweeted
the jury notes session here.
And now, on March
24 before now, the jury has
returned with two guilty
verdicts. Inner City Press
live tweeted it here
(and podcast here)
Eaze /
Wirecard jury deliberations
Day 2. Now Weigand is his
defense chair, but detained
Akhavan not yet brought in.
Judge Rakoff just
spoke to the lawyer about
rules involving speaking to
jurors after the case is over.
Voice: The public dial-in is
silent. Jury is coming in,
filing in front of the
prosecutors' table.
Judge Rakoff:
Please be seated. In a moment
we will read out your verdict.
I will not comment on it. You
have been a terrific jury.
Opening of verdict form. Judge
Rakoff: It appears to be in
proper form.
Judge Rakoff: On
Mr. Akhavan, how do you find?
Foreman: Guilty.
Judge Rakoff: And
Mr. Weigand?
Foreman: Guilty.
Judge Rakoff
(after excusing jury) -
Sentencing will be July 26,
one at 4 and one at 5. Request
is made for expedited
sentencing. Dispute if that
means 3 months or 2 months.
So: June 25 at 11 am and noon.
Judge Rakoff: I
think it makes sense to have
Mr Akhavan be sentenced first.
So he is 11 am and Mr. Weigand
noon. Request for more time to
file motions. So, April 21 for
moving papers.
AUSA: We are
seeking Mr. Weigand's
detention.
Defense:
This trial has confirmed that
this is a case involving no
loss. We are aware your Honor
does not follow the
[Sentencing] Guidelines
rigorously --
Judge
Rakoff: That's an
understatement.
Weigand's lawyer:
He's been out, paying his own
guards, without issue.
AUSA Folly: He is
a German citizen and could
flee there.
Defense: Mr.
Weigand has letters --
Judge Rakoff:
I'll cut you off because I'm
going to rule in your favor.
The calculus may be different
on the day of sentencing. Let
me say, this case was a
pleasure. But I've got another
proceeding...
Back on
March 2, evidence began - and
witnesses with immunity deals.
(Tassone's immunity deal is
now on Patreon, here).
Inner City Press tweeted in
Day 2, here.
Day Four
began with news, tweeted
by Inner City Press, that a
juror had tested positive for
COVID, and ended with cooperator
Oliver Hargreaves on the
stand.
Day Five,
things took off. The remaining
13 jurors all tested negative
and when Hargreaves testified,
first about fake website for
golf equipment and facial
cream, he soon turned to the
meat: Wirecard and Jan
Marsalek, live tweeted thread
below. Inner City Press has
asked the US Attorney's Office
to make available the
exhibits, as is done in other
cases. So far, nothing. Some
live tweets from the thread, here:
Hargreaves is
reading out in court his
message with Jan Marsalek of
Wirecard.
Hargreaves quotes
Marsalek saying, stop sending
to this ProtonMail, send it to
"EUprocessing."
Hargreaves wrote, EU
[Processing] equals Ruben"
[Weigand]
AUSA: Who is the
deleted account?
Hargreaves: Can I
see the page before? It's
Ray's.
Assistant US
Attorney: For which acquiring
banks did you prepare
fraudulent application packs?
Hargreaves:
Wirecard...
AUSA: Who
responds to your chat?
Hargreaves: Ruben
Weigand
Defense:
Objection, to the extent that
the document is cut off
Judge Rakoff:
Overruled.
AUSA: Where
is Wirecard headquartered?
Hargreaves: Munich, Germany...
AUSA: What is a
"card not present
transaction"? Hargreaves: A
transaction not in a brick and
mortar shop.
AUSA: Was
the fact that Eaze
transactions were intended to
be run through these Hot
Robots accounts disclosed
anywhere?
Hargreaves: No.
AUSA: In this Ali Baba chat,
Ray says, So darling what will
be submitted, right?
Hargreaves: Yes. And Reuben
says, it's fine
The case is US
v. Weigand,
20-cr-188
(Rakoff).
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