| NYPD
Detective
Cliford Spell
Had Sex with
JPMC Witness
in SDNY Trial
Now Retiring
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
July 27 – Laurell Wells has
been in prison awaiting trial
on bank fraud and aggravated
identity theft charges,
including a teller at JPMorgan
Chase.
On July 6,
2023, Inner City Press was in
the courtroom, the only media
there, when Wells through two
lawyers said that the teller
had sex with NYPD Detective
Clifford Spell and that
therefore the search warrant
for his phone(s) was
invalid.
Judge Jed
S. Rakoff asked if Detective
Spell has been discipline, if
he is still with the
NYPD.
Assistant US Attorney Kathine
Cheng replied that she didn't
know, they "we are initiated
the IAB process."
Judge
Rakoff agreed to delay the
impending trial to September
19, with a hearing set for
September 5. He said more -
see extra on Substack here.
On July 10, Judge
Rakoff held a bail hearing and
Inner City Press was there.
Docketed: "ORDER as to Laurell
Wells. On July 10, 2023, the
Court held a hearing on
defendant's application for
release on bail. After full
consideration of the written
submissions and oral argument,
the Court concludes that
defendant must continue to be
detained at this time."
On July 27, the
SDNY prosecutors wrote to
Judge Rakoff that "NYPD has
removed Detective Spells's
NYPD-issued firearm and
badge." Spell is retiring, but
"NYPD will not provide
Detective Spell with a letter
of good standing... it would
be difficult, if not
impossible, for Detective
Spell to obtain future
employment in law enforcement
or in armed private security."
[Can you say, Wagner Group?]
The case is US v.
Wells, 20-cr-633 (Rakoff)
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