| Barebones
Georgia
Organized
Crime
Indictment
Draws Judge
Rakoff Ire But
3 Are Detained
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Nov 14 – Three Georgians were
arrested on November 14 on an
organized crime indictment
a longtime judge called
"barebones."
They consented to
detention and don't have a
next court date until June
2024. Inner City Press covered
each step.
After three 6:05
am arrested, the prosecutors
announced an Indictment
charging VAZHA GABADADZE,
a/k/a “Natan Yusupov,” KAKHA
KATSADZE, TEIMURAZ TAVBERIDZE
and DAVIT TIKARADZE with
extortion
offenses.
They
specified that "GABADADZE,
KATSADZE, TAVBERIDZE, and
TIKARADZE were arrested today
and will be presented this
afternoon before U.S.
Magistrate Judge Robert W.
Lehrburger."
Inner City
Press went to the U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Magistrates Court and was the
only media there as all three
were presented, and then
arraigned. Thread:
All rise! Judge:
Date and time of arrest? AUSA:
Today, 6:05 am, for Hobbs Act
extortion. We seek detention,
and an exclusion of time.
Counsel: Consent
to detention without prejudice
- and proposed order for
medicsl attention.
Adjourned.
Now the third
defendant, first on indictment
and retaining his own counsel,
VAZHA GABADADZE, being
presented in SDNY Magistrates
court (after being bounced
down from 14th floor for
arraignment). He asks to speak
for himself...
Judge: I
suggest you speak with the
Federal Defender first. [He
gets convinced not to speak,
consents to detention. Oh and
he says they have his name
wrong. *Now* up to 14...
Now in 14B,
before Judge Rakoff who says:
This is the most barebones
indictment I've ever seen.
Will you supersede? AUSA: No
Judge Rakoff: If
you file a motion for a bill
of particulars, I will grant
it in detail Counsel: 2 weeks?
Judge Rakoff: I was hoping 2
days AUSA: Thieves
in law are like Godfathers in
Italian organized crime. Judge
Rakoff: Like brother in law?
AUSA: No.
They extorted $15,000. It
started in Georgia. Then he
illegally entered the US. He
threatened to poke out the
victim's eyes and cut out his
tongue
AUSA: We got 2
Apple Watches today. We will
require a protective order.
Plus, it's all in Georgian. We
could update you by letter
every 30 days-- Judge Rakoff:
Not acceptable. Consult with
your agent on a date.
AUSA: 90
days. Judge Rakoff: I'm
feeling generous, so March 15.
Counsel: Can we have 90 days?
Judge: THey will likely remain
detained, but OK. June 21 at 2
pm, time excluded. Adjourned.
The case is US v.
Gabadadze, et al, 23-cr-585
(Rakoff / Lehrburger)
The dissed Indictment is on
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