| Eric Adams Staffer Mohamed
Bahi After Arrest for Obstruction
Has Still Not Been Indicted
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Dec 6 – NYC Mayor Eric Adams'
chief liaison to the Muslim
community Mohamed Bahi was
arrested and charged with
obstruction of justice and
destruction of records in
connection with alleged straw
donors to Adams.
On October
8 he was presented before U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Magistrate Judge Robert W.
Lehrburger. Inner City Press
live tweeted, thread:
[Bahi is brought
out by US Marshals in an Under
Armor shirt, is whispering
with his lawyer.] All rise!
Deputy: Presentment of Mohamed
Bahi, 24 Magistrate 3535.
Judge: Mr. Bahi,
you are charged with
obstruction of justice and
destruction of records in
connection with alleged straw
donations to a candidate for,
uh, Mayor Judge:
You do have retained counsel
for today. Have you reviewed
the complaint?
Counsel: Yes.
Judge: Because this is a
complaint you have the right
to a preliminary hearing....
We'll set a date in a bit. But
now we are going to address if
you can be
released.
AUSA: We propose
release on $250,000 bond
co-signed by two financially
responsible persons,... We are
adjourned.
On October 18,
Bahi got a new lawyer, from a
DC-based firm, and asked until
October 25 to meet the
condition of the two
co-signers, saying the parties
"are engaged in continuing
discussions regarding the two
co-signers."
On October 30,
Bahi's lawyer wrote in again:
"Mr. Bahi submitted two
co-signers that provided
requested documents to the
government and were
interviewed during the week of
October 16th. Given the
financial resources of one of
the two co-signers, the
government asked whether a
substitute cosigner could be
utilized. Mr. Bahi thereafter
provided an additional
co-signer, and his interview
took place on October 25. The
government has requested
additional documents from this
cosigner, which the defense is
working to obtain. As a result
of the foregoing, we
respectfully request an
extension of time until
November 8, 2024."
On November 4,
Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn
granted the request.
On November 20
Bahi's counsel said the bond
will now be secured by his
house on Staten Island.
Magistrate Judge Aaron
approved.
On December 6,
the US Attorney's Office again
got the Speedy Trial Act time
clock extended a month, still
without indicting Bahi: "ORDER
TO CONTINUE IN THE INTEREST OF
JUSTICE as to Mohamed Bahi re:
[13] Order to Continue -
Interest of Justice. Time
excluded from 12/4/24 until
1/8/25. (Signed by Magistrate
Judge Henry J Ricardo on
12/4/24)."
The case is US v.
Bahi, 24-mj-3535 (Ricardo)
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