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FEDERAL COURT,
July 20 – For lobbying and
more for the United Arab
Emirates, Thomas Joseph
Barrack and Matthew Grimes
were indicted in the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern
District of New York and
detained on July 20 with
appearances in Federal court
in Los Angeles. Inner City
Press live tweeted it, here:
Now detention
hearing in United Arab
Emirates lobbying prosecution
of Matthew Grimes - Judge
cites EDNY detention memo, on
Inner City Press'
DocumentCloud here.
AUSA: This
may be a bailable case at some
point, but not now. The
relationship between the
foreign government and our
government was at the highest
level, on both sides. Grimes
is a flight risk; a government
would benefit from his flight.
AUSA: After
an FBI interview in 2018 in
Los Angeles, the co-defendant
[Rashid Sultan Rashid Al Malik
Alshahhi] fled the US and has
not returned.
Magistrate Judge
Patricia Donahue: So he's
offered a bond but you deem it
insufficient? AUSA: Both
quantitatively and
qualitatively.
Grimes' lawyer:
My client is a low level
individual Grimes' lawyer:
They allege the company has a
plane. But my client didn't
have access to it, and the
company doesn't even have a
plane anymore. He knew there
was a risk, but he didn't
flee. We've been engaged with
the government all day
Grimes'
lawyer: We have no problem
with a secured bond, which
might take 30 to 60 days. His
father owns a home in Santa
Barbara. He'd getting the deed
today, appraisal tomorrow.
We'll be seeking a
place-holder bond, maybe $2
million in cash or securities
Grimes'
lawyer: His brother, who's in
Texas, would sign a signature
bond. I understand the
government wants property. I
have my client's
passport.
Judge: What is
the government's current
position? Detention pending a
bond? AUSA: We are requesting
detention.
Judge: I have
reviewed the papers. I do find
that the defendant presents a
very serious risk of flight. I
am inclined to order detention
based on risk of flight. The
terms recommended by Pre Trial
Services are insufficient.
Judge: The
defendant's next appearance
will be in EDNY. Grimes'
lawyer: We are optimistic we
can work something out this
week, so he wouldn't be
transferred to EDNY in
custody. Can we calendar
something? [Does not want to
fly through BOP's Oklahoma
"hub"]
AUSA: The
bar is high. Set it next week,
he would have a better chance.
EDNY AUSA Nathan
Reilly: We want him to appear
quickly in EDNY; we
acknowledge that transfer in
custody can take some time- a
week? I can ask the Marshals.
Judge: I put it over to Mon
July 25.
Clerk: He will be
housed in San Bernardino. So
the times are limited. Judge:
It's July 26 (Twenty Six), at
10 am. He should be
transferred to EDNY - if he
can be transferred before the
26th, I'm inclined to let him
go that way.
Next:
Co-defendant and not "minor
player," Thomas Joseph
Barrack. Again EDNY AUSA
Nathan Reilly and local AUSA.
Barrack represented by Mr.
Desai and Matthew Herrington
of Paul Hastings firm.
Judge: You're
been charged in an indictment
returned in the EDNY
Herrington: Here
in DC we have not gotten the
documents. We can delay until
we have a package. We could
delay to Monday. [But what if
BOP can transfer them to EDNY
by then?] Judge: July 26, 8
am.
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