| Daniel Sikkema Loses Motion
to Exclude Info about Murder of
His Husband Gallerist in Brazil
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Dec 11 –
Daniel Sikkema has been
subject to an Interpol warrant
for the murder of his estanged
husband, art gallery owner
Brent Sikkema, in Brazil. On
March 20 Daniel Sikkema was
brought by US Marshals into
the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Magistrates Court, with
detention sought for passport
fraud. Inner City Press was
the only media there and live
tweeted, thread:
...Defense:
He hired counsel in Brazil
Judge: So I
am releasing Mr. Sikeema on a
$1 million personal
recognizance bond, secured by
the property in Queens subject
to review by the government of
the equity, if it is in the
high 100s of 1000s of dollars.
Owned by Maria L. Gomez
Judge: He can be
released today on his own
signature
Pre Trial: We
can't put on the GPS bracelet.
Judge: So he will
be held overnight, produced
tomorrow
He was released -
but on March 27 asked for a
delay in putting up the Queens
house: we have "identified a
substitute property located in
Manhattan to secure Mr.
Sikkema’s bond, as the home we
initially intended to post is
unavailable." Letter on
Patreon here.
On April 2, he
was given until April 5:
"Application Granted.
Defendant shall have until
April 5, 2024 to secure the
bond and the sureties'
signatures thereto... (Signed
by Magistrate Judge Robyn F.
Tarnofsky on 4/2/2024)
On April 12,
Daniel Sikkema was formally
indicted for passport fraud,
with the case assigned to
Judge Edgardo Ramos.
Indictment on Patreon here
On December 11,
2024 Judge Ramos denied
Sikkema's motion to dismiss
and motion in limine to
exclude information about the
death of his husband: "OPINION
& ORDER as to Daniel
Sikkema. Daniel Sikkema is
charged with one count of
passport fraud in violation of
18 U.S.C. งง 1542 and 2. Doc.
8. Before the Court is
Sikkema's motion to dismiss
the indictment in its
entirety. Should that motion
be denied, Sikkema also makes
a motion in limine to preclude
the Government from offering
certain evidence related to
his alleged involvement in the
murder of his husband, Brent
Sikkema. (Signed by Judge
Edgardo Ramos on 12/11/2024)
More details on X
for Subscribers here
and Substack here
The case is
US v. Sikkema, 24-cr-227
(Ramos)
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