| UK
Billionaire
Joe Lewis Got
No Jail No
Appeal Deal
Now Asks For
It With
Redaction
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Feb 26 –
British
billionaire
Joseph Lewis,
owner of the
Tottenham
Football Club,
Tavistock,
jets and
yacht, was indicted and
released on
bail on
securities
fraud charges
on July 26,
2023. Inner
City Press was
there and live
tweeted,
thread here.
On
August 28, the
assigned
District Judge
issued this:
"counsel for
Defendants
Patrick
OConnor and
Bryan Marty
Waugh alerted
the Court to
benefactor
payments that
could give
rise to
potential
conflicts of
interest.
To that end,
by September
6, 2023,
counsel for
Defendants
OConnor and
Waugh shall
submit a joint
letter further
describing the
payment
arrangements
at issue
here
(Signed by
Judge Jessica
G. L. Clarke
on
8/28/2023)."
On
September 6
counsel to
Marty Waugh
wrote in to
say that yes,
Lewis'
Tavistock is
paying them -
but they
promise to
exercise
independent
professional
judgment...
On
January 24,
2024 Lewis
pled guilty -
with a deal
that he will
only not
appeal if he
gets no jail
time. While
the calculated
guidelines in
the plea
agreement say
18 to 24
months, Lewis
can appeal
even a day of
jail. We hope
to have more
on this.
Afterward he
left the SDNY
courthouse
covering his
face, with a
guard blocking
photos. Thread
Judge:
Sentencing [no
jail time in
plea deal] set
for March 28
at 3 pm,
expedited at
defendant's
request
Then
on January 30:
"Sentencing
set for April
4, 2024 at
3:00 p.m.
Defendant's
sentencing
submission due
two weeks
prior to
sentencing.
Government's
sentencing
submission due
one week prior
to sentencing.
Defendant
continued
released on
bail."
On
February 26,
co-defendant
pled guilty:
"Change of
Plea Hearing
as to Patrick
O'Connor held
on 2/26/2024.
Plea entered
by Patrick
O'Connor (2)
Guilty as to
Count 1,8.
Plea accepted.
PSR ordered.
Sentencing set
for May 29,
2024 at 11:00
a.m."
But
the other
co-defendant
goes forward:
"Defendant
Bryan Marty
Waugh (3)
present. For
reasons stated
on the record,
speedy trial
time is
excluded in
the interest
of justice
between
2/26/2024 and
6/24/2024.
Defendant
continued
released on
bail."
On
March 21
Lewis' lawyers
put in his
sentencing
submissions,
with
redactions.
For example:
"the standard
waiver of
appellate
rights will
not apply to a
sentence of
imprisonment
[REDACTION]."
Will the US
Attorney's
Office oppose
this
redaction?
The
case is US v.
Lewis, et al.,
23-cr-370
(Clarke)
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