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On 10 With Telemarketing Charges Judge Stein Predicted Some Would Plea Now Cheedie Does

By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 23 –  Five defendants in a telemarketing scheme were presented past 8 pm on November 20, 2019 in the Magistrates Court of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The government proposed that while they could be released on their own signatures that night, but asked that they get pre-approval from Pre-Trial Services for any expenditure above $10,000.  

The lawyer for lead defendant Anthony Cheedie objected, saying that the government should not be the one to approve the payment of legal defense fees. 

 Now on March 23, 2021, Cheedie appeared before Judge Sidney H. Stein in order to plead guilty. Given the COVID pandemic, it was virtual. Inner City Press called in to cover it. Someone else had their device unmuted, and the following was heard: "that telemarketing sh*t." Yes, that's what it is.

From July 7, 2020: Judge Stein began by telling the lawyers how to come into SDNY courthouse, with QR Code and temperature check. Inner City Press can vouch for the process.

First speaker was Coordinating Discovery Attorney Emma Greenwood. Judge Stein congratulated her on her letter head's new logo. She said they've gotten 60 gigabytes of discovery.

 Greenwood says that while court-appointed counsel have free access to her database, retained counsel have to pay their share. Not all have access to the database.

Judge Stein: But if they pay their share, they have it?

Yes. AUSA described scanning documents. Judge Stein said as in most multi defendant trial, he doubts that all will go to trail - he's not telling anyone to do anything, but to keep talking.

 Now on February 8, defendant Mattie Cirilo has pleaded guilty, with a sentencing date of July 9, just as co-defendant Joseph Depaola also recently pleaded guilty, to working in the New Jersey telemarketing mill. Inner City Press will continue to report on these cases.

 Back on December 6 before SDNY Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses co-defendant Kevin Kristopher Handren was presented, in from Utah with two retained lawyers. He was quickly released on $250,000 bond, with travel to Utah, barred from the same companies as the others.

 Judge Moses remarked that the company names were entirely generic - but that was the point. Kevin Handren's lawyer brought up the carve out from the monetary restrictions for paying for legal representation. They were in and out, while a homeless defendant was urged to withdraw his application for release. Inner City Press will stay on these cases.

    While the five are generally barred from speaking with their co-defendants without the presence of counsel, two are married: Mattie Cirilo and Derrek Larkin. They are allowed to speak with each other without counsel. They are also charged with obstruction of justice.

    Joseph Minetto had proposed to continue working for a company called Blank Canvas. But the government said that is alleged to be part of the scheme. The request was dropped, and three more companies were named: National Business Development, Atlantic Business Company and Success Business Services, or Development, the AUSA said.

Past 8:30 pm, with the lights still on, it was over. The case is US v. Cheedie, et al, 19-cr-833 (Stein).

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