| In DC Insurrection Case Oath
Keeper Grods Pleads Guilty, Cooperation Deal
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FEDERAL COURT,
June 30 --
On June 30
months
after the DC
Circuit's
decision in US
v. Munchel, DDC Judge
Amit P. Mehta
accepted a
guilty plea
from Oath
Keeper Mark Grods,
now a
cooperator.
Inner City
Press live
tweeted it, here: (podcast here)
Judge Mehta: Mr. Grods were you born in
the US? Grods: Yes, your honor. Judge Mehta:
You wish to plead guilty to two counts,
Conspiracy and obstruction of official
proceeding?
Grods: Yes, your honor.
Judge Mehta: There's a 13 page plea
agreement. And a statement of offense. You've
agreed to prosecute, to provide testimony to
the grand jury or at trial, and for
interviews?
Grods: Yes, your Honor.Judge Mehta: Maximum
penalty for conspiracy, 5 years in prison...
Sentencing guidelines: you're in Criminal
History Category 1, pending the pre-sentencing
report. Offense level: the base is 14, 8 added
because threat of violence for obstruction of
justice, 5 more
Judge Mehta: Also, deleting signal
communications. So, 29 minus 2 for minor role
and three for acceptance of responsibility -
so, 24. So, 51 to 63 months, as a
guideline.
Judge Mehta: The parties have agreed not to
argue for upward or downward, with one
exception. The government can file a 5K motion
based on your cooperation....
[Echoes of 5K cooperators' letters
@SDNYLIVE : Tekashi #6ix9ine, #Honduras
dealers / killers against president's brother
Tony, etc.] Judge Mehta: Beyond 5K, I'll
consider your history and "any good works and
deeds."
Judge Mehta: Let's talk restitution. In this
case the victim would be the US, damage to the
Capitol building. $1.5 million, with a $2000
share to you. But it'll be up to me. So is
this your statement of offense, signed on page
6.
Judge Mehta: In Paragraph 17, you admit
you were trying to impede Congress from
certifying the vote by intimidating government
personnel. The decision whether to release you
pending sentencing is up to me. Grods: I
understand.
Judge Mehta: You could, of course, raise on
appeal that you had not received effective
assistance of counsel. Do you still wish to
plead guilty?
Grods: Yes, your Honor. Judge Mehta: How do
you plead? Grods: Guilty. Guilty.
Judge Mehta: We'll put off the sentencing
date. Conditions of release?
AUSA: Surrender of passport and stay away from
DC except for court business. No contact with
Oath Keepers.
We will
have more on
this.
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City Press
live tweeted
Riley June
Williams on
January 25, here.
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22, song here:
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