| Swiss Life
Is Allowed To Plead Not Guilty To Aiding
U.S. Tax Evasion In SDNY Agreement
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
May 14 – On May 13 it was
announced that there would be
a proceeding in "US v. Doe
Corporation" the following
morning before U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York Judge
Gregory H. Woods. Inner City
Press live tweeted it - about
Swiss Life, with a deferred
prosecution agreement, here:
Judge Woods: I
understand that you as the
representative of the Swiss
Life entities are ready to
consent to an information and
a deferred prosecution
agreement.
Lawyer: That is
correct your Honor.
Judge Woods
is going to be taking a plea
from Swiss Life. But it's a
"deferred prosecution
agreement," like HSBC got for
laundering money for El Chapo.
Swiss Life lawyer
Conrad (or Konrad) is 66 years
old. He is the corporate
secretary of the Swiss Life
group.
Will he be
asked if he has had drugs or
alcohol in the last 24
hours, as other defendants
are? Seems he will. "Any
substance" - very diplomat.
Judge
Woods: I understand there is a
deferred prosecution
agreement. AUSA: There is.
Judge Woods: Who signed it?
K/Conrad: I did.
AUSA: They are
being charged with one count
of defrauding the IRS, aiding
and abetting US taxpayers
evading taxes. Judge Woods:
This is a felony. Do you
understand?
K/Conrad: I do.
And yet, Swiss
Life is allowed to plead not
guilty.
And the AUSA asks
to exclude Speedy Trial Act
time for a full 3 years, to
May 14, 2024.
Judge Woods says
that time can be used to show
good conduct.
***
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