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Extorting 10000 ETH Nerayoff in Resolution
Talks in EDNY, Motions Then May 2
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell
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EDNY, Jan 29 – Indicted for
using strong-arm tactics to
shake down a startup company
of the cryptocurrency ETH,
Steven Nerayoff has been
facing an October 2022 trial
in the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York.
On September 9
the EDNY's Chief Judge Margo
K. Brodie held a status
conference. Inner City Press,
now reporting from and on the
EDNY, covered it.
Nerayoff's
lawyer Marc A. Agnifilo of
Brafman & Associates,
speaking for both parties said
that serious negotiations were
ongoing, and asked that the
trial be pushed back to
February 2023.
Nerayoff's
co-defendant Michael Hlady
already pled guilty.
Amplification of
Oct 28: Inner City Press
reported the above based on
what was said at the September
9 conference. But to
accommodate a request, Inner
City Press is adding this
docket entry, said to
no(longer)t have a reference
to "plea discussions" but only
"discussions" -
"09/09/2022
Status conference hearing held
as to Steven Nerayoff on
September 9, 2022, before
Judge Margo K. Brodie.
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Jonathan and AUSA John
ODonnell Enright appeared on
behalf of the Government. Marc
A. Agnifilo and Zach Intrater
from Brafman & Associates,
P.C. and Michael A. Scotto
from Michael A. Scotto
attorney at Law, appeared on
behalf of Mr. Steven Nerayoff.
Mr. Steven Nerayoff appeared.
Case called. The parties made
a joint request for
adjournment of the trial. The
parties are in discussions and
working towards a
resolution...
(Court Reporter Stacy Mace.)
(Townsend, Tasha) (Entered:
09/12/2022).
Duly noted. We also
note that the docket says
"10/18/2022
ORDER
granting 101 Motion to
Withdraw as Attorney. Marc A.
Agnifilo withdrawn from case.
as to Steven Nerayoff. Ordered
by Chief Judge Margo K. Brodie
on 10/18/2022. (WV) (Entered:
10/18/2022)."
On December 1, it
was emphasized that the
discussions between Neyaroff
and the EDNY prosecutors are
about resolution, not a guilty
plea. Again duly noted - and,
for Inner City Press, resonant
of the Truglia crypto
sentencing taking place in
SDNY, in which even after a
guilty plea the mounting offer
of restitution seems to be
leading to a non-custodial
sentence. Inner City Press
Nov. 30 coverage here.
Meanwhile
in this EDNY case, when Hlady
pleaded guilty, the
prosecutors said "Hlady and
his co-conspirator Steven
Nerayoff issued threats to
Company executives that
included destruction of the
Company if it did not agree to
demands for additional funds
and Company tokens."
On Nov 30, SDNY
Judge Hellerstein asked the
prosecutors why only Truglia
was prosecuted. Might a
similar question be asked in
EDNY?
Now
in January
2023, this:
"ORDER
granting [104]
Motion to
Continue as to
Steven
Nerayoff. The
Court adopts
the proposed
briefing
schedule.
Pretrial/Rule
12 motions
shall be filed
by February
13, 2023.
Government's
response by
March 6, 2023
and reply, if
any, by March
13. 2023.
Status
Conference set
for 5/2/2023
at 10:30 AM in
Courtroom 6F
North before
Chief Judge
Margo K.
Brodie.
Ordered by
Chief Judge
Margo K.
Brodie on
1/24/2023."
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