| In Bronx RICO Trial of Kay Flock
Sister of Cooperator Says He Lied Then
Crossed on Press
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
March 17 – A multi-defendant
Bronx gang case began with the
language of protective order
and now a one-defendant trial
involving the meaning of drill
rap lyrics.
On March
23, 2023 U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of
New York Judge Lewis J. Liman
arraigned three of the
defendants. Inner City Press
went and covered it.
All three
pleaded not guilty.
On July 31, as to
lead and co-defendant Kevin
Perez, the US Attorney's
Office wrote in "to inform the
Court that the Government will
NOT week the death penalty
against defendant Kevin Perez
in this case."
On July 29, bail
was denied, with video of
deadly shooting - and money
made from music the AUSA said
was bragging about the
shootings - cited.
Docketed on
January 8, delay granted: "The
Jury Trial is rescheduled to
March 10, 2025."
On March 11,
opening statements, police
witnesses and cooperator Vance
Brockington, commenting on
music video of OYK. Thread and
more on Substack here.
Docket photo on X
for Subscribers here.
and on Patreon here
On March 12,
before video of 4646 Park
Avenue, the first cooperating
witness was cross examined, thread.
More on him on Patreon here.
On March 13,
after testimony about
defrauding of Arizona COVID
unemployment, a second
cooperator testified and
was cross examined about the
meaning of lyrics and
murdering a 16 year old, more
on X for Subscribers here
On March 14 the
US put on a (former) NYC Parks
Department staffer, more on
Substack here.
On March 17, the
defense case including the
first cooperator's sister who
said she saw his testimony on
Inner City Press and concluded
that he was lying. Then his
manager, and former girlfriend
- thread.
More including
analysis on X for Subscribers
here
and on Substack here
The overall
case is USA v. Perez, et al.,
1:23-cr-99 (Liman)
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