| Of Men
Indicted for Robbing Trains of
Beer Now One to Young Adult
Opportunity Program
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Sept 27 – Eight men have been
indicted for robbing Modelo
and Corona beer from trains
and warehouses in the New York
area.
On April
3, six of them were presented
in the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Magistrates court,
covered by Inner City Press -
and one remained detained,
reportedly on an ICE warrant /
detainer.
The
indictment describes U-haul
box trucks driven from the
Bronx into the suburbs, and
robbery of beer in Suffern,
for example.
It
estimates the value of the
stolen beer in the hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
On April 11
another co-defendant was
brought into the Magistrates
Court, where Inner City Press
was the only media: Kemar
Bonitto. Magistrate Judge
Sarah Netburn had a sidebar
then agreed to the bond
package, adding instead of
seek employment mental health
evaluation and treatment if
necessary, to which the
defendant agreed.
In the back of
the courtroom was a man with a
badge, Rail Road Police, CTX
Transportation.
Jump cut to June
13 - Inner City Press was in
the Mag court when lead
defendant Jose Cesari was
brought in by Marshals. He had
apparently been in Puerto Rico
when he was made aware of the
warrant, and turned himself
in. Two months later here he
was. Magistrate Judge Moses
ordered his released on
$40,000 bond when he produces
co-signers. The AUSA asked for
time to appeal; Judge Moses
said the delay in co-signers
made a stay unnecessary.
But on June 15,
the US Attorney's Office
requested and obtained a stay
from District Judge Ramos.
Then they filed a letter
motion requesting that Cesari
be detained pending trial.
Cesari's CJA lawyer on June 18
filed opposition.
And on June 18 it
was not the District Judge
assigned to the case, Edgardo
Ramos, but rather the Part I
judge who heard the appeal -
and ordered Cesari released on
$100,000 bond with two
co-signers - release only when
conditions are met.
But on July 2
when Inner City Press went to
his first appearance before
Judge Ramos, Cesari was still
in custody, on Ricker Island,
based on an Essex County NJ
extradition request. Thread:
OK -now in case
of the "ringleader" of beer
stealing crew, transported in
from Puerto Rico, previously
ordered released on $40,000
unsecured bond. Counsel said
he would work at a bodega in
The Bronx. Defendant was
brought in from hallway in
handcuffs. Also here, CSX
railroad officers we've
previously seen in the
Magistrates Court, and
defendant's grandmother and
sister.
AUSA: He was
ordered free on appeal to Part
1 judge- but Essex County
wants him extradited
Defense lawyer:
Marshals had to turn him over
to NYPD, to be held on Rikers
Island awaiting transport to
NJ. Essex County prosecutors
won't speak to defense
counsel- Judge: As a matter of
policy? Defense: It's Essex
County.
On September 27,
one of the defendants was
referred out to Judges Abrams
and Netburn: NOTICE OF CASE
REASSIGNMENT as to Justin
Bruno, to Judge Ronnie Abrams.
Judge Edgardo Ramos no longer
assigned to the case. (vba)
"MEMO ENDORSEMENT as to
(24-Cr-154-8) Justin Bruno on
"Young Adult Opportunity
Program - Consent Form" by
U.S. Pretrial Services dated
9/26/2024. ENDORSEMENT: SO
ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate
Judge Sarah Netburn on
9/27/2024)...ORDER as to
(24-Cr-145-8) Justin Bruno. In
light of Justin Bruno's
acceptance into the Young
Adult Opportunity Program and
his and the Government's joint
consent to exclude time under
the Speedy Trial Act to allow
for participation in such
Program, time is excluded
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §
3161(h)(7)(A) to March 26,
2026. All other deadlines are
adjourned until further order
of the Court. SO ORDERED.
(Signed by Magistrate Judge
Sarah Netburn on 9/27/2024)
That case is now
US v. Bruno, 24-cr-154-8
(Abrams / Netburn)
The case is US v.
Cesari, et al., 24-cr-154
(Ramos / Moses)
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