| Man Jailed
in SDNY For Threat To Dominican President
Fires Lawyer Over Speedy Trial Act
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Podcast
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
May 10 – Amid UN General
Assembly week in New York City
in September 2021, Enrique
Figueroa was arrested and
charged with threats to kill
the President of the Dominican
Republic, as the president of
Haiti had been killed.
He was presented,
and ordered detained by U.S.
Magistrate Judge James L. Cott
in the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York. Inner City Press, which
covers the UN including UN
peacekeepers bringing cholera
to Haiti, live tweeted it
below.
On May 10, 2022
before the assigned District
Judge Paul G. Gardephe,
Figueroa's request to fire his
Federal Defender was granted.
The basis? That she had
consented to waivers of Speedy
Trial Act time ostensibly
without Figueroa's consent or
permission. Letter here.
An earlier
letter referred to "opposing
political and societal views."
Judge Gardephe granted
Figueroa's request for a new
counsel, while telling him
that he will have to take
whatever Criminal Justice Act
lawyer is on duty. The
case is now US v. Figueroa,
21-cr-708 (Gardephe).
From September
2021: now presentment for
threatening a president.
Defendant is in shackles, has
Federal Defender.
Defendant
is reading Pre-Trial Service
report, seems to disagree with
something in it. Shakes his
head, sommons Federal Defender
over. Will US seek pre-trial
detention?
Defendant
Figueroa was arrested
yesterday 6:45 pm. Judge Cott
reads him his rights,
invluding consular
notification. Count 1:
interstate threats. Count 2:
threats against a foreign
official.
US is
seeking detention. Says
Figueroa threatened to
assassinate the President
posted photo of himelf with
assault rifle and the
presidential motorcade.
US says Figueroa
sought to fly to D.R. from
Newark but had expired
passport, was interviewed.
Wait- US says
Figueroa is a member of QAnon
and went to Justice For J6 in
DC on Sept 18
Figueroa
said he has weapons in
the DominicanRepublic.
He called the president's aide
and said if you don't answer,
the President won't leave the
US. He'll be killed like
Haiti's. Judge Cott takes a
break
Judge Cott
is back. He recites the Bail
Reform Act factors then says
the defendant has "uncertain
family and community ties."
Says evidence is strong, the
President is in NYC.
He orders
Figueroa detained.
The case is US v.
Figueroa (Cott)
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