| Woman
who E-Robbed
Pennsylvania
College
Barred from
Prostitution
Spot Gets 84
Months
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Nov 25 – Tetiana Berriors was
arraigned on June 30 for money
laundering - prostitution was
mentioned but is not in the
indictment.
U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil
conducted the arraignment.
Inner City Press was there,
the only media in the
courtroom.
After the
Federal Defender asked for 90
days, Judge Vyskocil indicated
that at that conference, on
October 11, she intends to set
a trial date.
The Assistant US
Attorney said he wanted add to
the conditions of release that
Berriors not continue to do
business with and through the
business at 9229 Queens
Boulevard, Suite CU-14, in
Rego Park, which he described
as being involved in
prostitution.
Inner City
Press found it on Google Maps,
and here.
What else will be
done?
So far, the SDNY
prosecutors have said that
from at least in or about
December 2020 through at least
in or about October 2022,
TETIANA BERRIORS laundered
funds on behalf of individuals
engaged in a series of frauds,
primarily BECs, that targeted
individuals, public
institutions, government
entities, and businesses
located across the United
States. The victims
included, among others, a
public research university in
Pennsylvania, a housing
developer in Texas, and a
county-level government in
California."
Jump cut to June
4, 2024 when in advance of a
June 11 status conference the
US Attorney's Office wrote in
jointly to say plea
negotiations are active, but
if they fail November 18 would
be agreeable for a trial.
On July 8,
Berriors pled guilty: "Minute
Entry for proceedings held
before Judge Mary Kay
Vyskocil: Change of Plea
Hearing as to Tetiana Berriors
held on 7/8/2024. Plea entered
by Tetiana Berriors (1) Guilty
as to Count 1. Kristoff
Williams appeared for the
defendant. AUSA Matthew King
appeared for the government.
Defendant plead guilty to
count one of the indictment.
Sentencing to be held 11/5/24
at 11am. All other conference
and trial dates are hereby
adjourned."
On October 23 her
Federal Defender wrote in and
asking for six months in
prison, then six months home
detention.
On October 30 the
US Attorney's Office wrote in
asking for 87 months.
On November 25,
Inner City Press went to the
sentencing. Judge Vyskocil
said that Berriors had
opened 13 accounts at 5 banks
to launder fraud proceeds.
Judge: I see no
evidence you were forced-
Defendant: I never did
anything before- Judge: I
understand you were born in
Ukraine, and you are concerned
about the war. The six months
you request, it's not enough.
I sentence you to 84 months in
prison.
The case is
US v. Berriors, 23-cr-267
(Vyskocil)
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