| Bolivia
Former Anti Narco Czar Was
Extradited to US for Drugs New
CJA for Trial But Which
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
May 28 –
The day before U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York US
Attorney Damian Williams
leaves the office, DOJ
announced that MAXIMILIANO
DAVILA-PEREZ, a/k/a “Macho,”
was extradited from Bolivia
and arrived in the U.S. this
morning to face federal
charges for conspiring to
import cocaine into the U.S.
and conspiring to use and
possess machineguns in
connection with this cocaine
importation conspiracy.
DAVILA-PEREZ will make his
initial appearance this
afternoon before the Honorable
Robyn F. Tarnofsky.
Inner City
Press went, and as the only
media in the SDNY Mag court,
live tweeted. Thread:
Davila-Perez is
brought out by US Marshals. He
is wearing an Adidas track
suit, at least the jacket.
Puts on Spanish interpretation
headphones.
Same prosecutors
as on all the Honduras / JOH
narco cases. 3 law enforcement
officers here in the
courtroom, presumably DEA.
All rise!
Magistrate Judge Robyn F.
Tarnofsky: Based on the
statements in the [sealed]
financial statement, I am
appointing you a lawyer....
How di you plead? Not guilty.
Defense lawyer:
We consent to detention
without prejudice. Adjourned.
On December 18,
he appeared (in Essex yellow)
before District Judge Denise
L. Cote, thread:
All rise! Judge:
Trial is on October 14,
2025.
AUSA Robles: We
have video and audio of
meetings. Defense counsel: I
have a trial starting Sept 23
before Judge Broderick
Judge: By
February 28, write me if Mr.
Davila-Perez will need a new
lawyer for the October 14
trial. Defense: We need
medicine for Mr. Davila's
thrombosis of the leg.
Judge: Which leg?
[Confers] Defense: Left.
Judge: I will order it
Adjourned
Docketed on May
8, 2025, co-defendant Cahuana
Barrientos wrote in from
prison in Florida seeking a
reduction in sentence.
On May 22 in
court, with Inner City Press
present, "as to Jorge
Roca-Suarez, Xavier Donaldson
is relieved as counsel and
Peter Skinner is appointed as
CJA counsel for the
defendant."
On May 23, Judge
Cote docketed that
co-defendant Serrate-Middagh
will change his not guilty
plea on May 29 at 3:30 pm.
On May 28 for
co-defendant Davila-Perez,
currently counsel having
written in he can't do a mid
October trial said he spoke
with another CJA who can -
then wrote in to clarify that
that while the US Attorney's
Office does not oppose a
change, it is not not
conferred about any particular
replacement counsel. Good to
avoid an appellate issue...
The case is USA
v. Vasquez-Drew, et al.,
1:19-cr-91 (Cote)
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