| Erit
Shyti Was
Charged With
Hobbs Act
Robbery &
a Gun Now
Plead Guilty
so Dec 17
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Sept 17 – Erit Shyti was
arrested on charges of Hobbs
Act robbery and, separately as
count 2, use of a gun.
On July
27, 2023 Shyti was brought
before U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Magistrate Judge Valerie
Figueredo. Inner City Press
was there, the only media in
the SDNY Mag Court.
The
Assistant US Attorney began by
saying her Office wanted to
dismiss count 2 of its own
complaint.
She said
that a consensual search of
the defendant's home had
determined that it was not a
firearm but a b-b gun.
If a real
gun, it would have been
expected the Office would
argue for, and probably
obtain, pre-trial detention,
on danger to the community
grounds.
But now the
Office did not seek detention,
instead agreeing to release on
unsecured bond.
On December 15,
after multiple orders to
continue, the case was
indicted and wheeled out to
Judge Jennifer L. Rochan.
Meanwhile a bail hearing was
set for December 19 at 10:30
am before Magistrate Judge
Willis.
That was moved to
before Judge Rochon at 11:30
pm. Inner City Press was
there. Judge Rochon gave until
January 3 to get the
co-signers in place, and was
understanding (as was
Pre-Trial Services) about a de
minimus location monitoring
discrepancy, amid grieving.
On February 21,
2024, the US Attorney's Office
wrote it asking to adjourn the
February 28 conference for 60
days, saying "the parties are
discussing a potential
pre-trial resolution of the
case."
On September 5,
Shyti's counsel wrote in,
calling it a joint submission,
moving a September 17
conference to September 11 and
referring to "the defendant's
anticipated guilty plea."
It did not happen
on September 11, amid Judge
Rochon's FTC v. Tapestry
hearing, but rather on
September 17, the day that
hearing ended. After the plea,
sentencing was set for
December 17 at 11 am.
The case is
US v. Shyti, 23-cr-667
(Rochon)
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