| Darden Conned NBA
Dwight Howard on Buying WNBA
Dream Now Bail Conditions Qs
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Oct 11– Calvin Darden Jr. is
on trial for defrauding NBA
player Dwight Howard to
convince him he was buying the
WNBA team the Atlanta Dream.
Inner City Press is covering
the trial. September 30 thread:
AUSA: Did you
ever meet directly with Calvin
Darden?
Witness Schmidt:
No, but those are my text
messages about sales
agreements under 10 (b) 5 (1),
and Calvin Darden's Fidelity
statement
AUSA: What is
this?
Schmidt: A Wells
Fargo statement labeled Calvin
Darden.
AUSA: Did Dwight
Howard pursue the investment?
Schmidt: Yes,
this is the wire transfer of
my client Dwight David Howard
II for the marketing company
related to the WNBA's Atlanta
Dream
AUSA: Was
Mr. Howard's line of credit
increased to $10
million?
Schmidt: Yes.
Here he wired to Legacy AC LLC
to try to close on the
purchase of the Atlanta Dream.
But we learned Dwight could
not own the Dream while an
active NBA player - so he was
to be a creditor.
Then, the
conviction of CALVIN DARDEN,
JR. for his role in defrauding
former National Basketball
Association players Dwight
Howard and Chandler Parsons
out of $8 million. The
defendant was found guilty
following an 11-day jury trial
before U.S. District Judge
Vernon S. Broderick.
On October 10,
Judge Broderick docketed this:
"ORDER as to (23-Cr-134-4)
Calvin Darden, Jr. I am in
receipt of the Defendant's
letter requesting certain
modifications to his bail
conditions. (Doc. 217.) It is
hereby ORDERED that Defendant
shall file a letter on or
before Friday, October 11,
2024 which addresses the
following questions: 1.
Defendant requests that I
modify the list of approved
persons with whom Darden may
communicate to include Caleb
Darden. (Id. Paragraph 6.)
Although Defendant's letter
indicates that Caleb Darden is
his stepson, based on
information from Defendant's
prior case, my understanding
is that Caleb Darden is
Defendant's son. Please
clarify the relationship
between Defendant and Caleb
Darden. 2. Defendant requests
that I permit him to drive his
daughter to and from school.
(Id. Paragraph 5.) Please
explain whether Defendant
would routinely drive his
daughter to and from school
prior to the Defendant's
conviction in this case. 3.
Defendant requests that I
permit him to use internet
connected Apps to control
various appliances and
electronics within his home.
(Id. Paragraph 3.) Please
explain whether such
appliances and electronics are
accessible and controllable
through other means, and
whether this request is a
matter of convenience or
necessity. SO ORDERED. (Signed
by Judge Vernon S. Broderick
on 10/10/2024)."
The case is USA
v. Cohen, et al., 1:23-cr-134
(Broderick)
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