| Eric Adams Staffer Bahi Is
Arrested for Obstruction and
Released on $250000
Bond
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Oct 8 – 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.
Defense: I am only on this for
the presentment Judge:
Time of arrest?
AUSA: Today at
6:20 am.
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 person, and the
Pre-Trial conditions with the
exception of Condition
5 AUSA: No contact
with co-conspirators or
witnesses in this case outside
of the presence of his
counsel. Judge: Acceptable to
the defense? Counsel: They
are, Your Honor.
Judge: These
terms are acceptable to the
Court. Mr. Bahi, you will be
released on those terms. If
you fail to adhere - fail to
appear or violate the
conditions - a warrant will be
issued for your arrest, the
bond must be bail, you can be
charged with bail jumping
Judge: We are adjourned.
The case is US v.
Bahi, 24-mj-3535 (Lehrburger)
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