Inner City Press





In Other Media-eg NYLJ New Statesman, CJR, NY Mag, AJE, Georgia, CSM Click here to contact us     .



These reports are usually available through Google News and on Lexis-Nexis
,



Share |   

Follow on TWITTER

Home -

These reports are usually available through Google News and on Lexis-Nexis

CONTRIBUTE

(FP Twitterati 100, 2013)

ICP on YouTube

More: InnerCityPro

BloggingHeads.tv
Sept 24, 2013

UN: Sri Lanka

VoA: NYCLU

FOIA Finds  

Google, Asked at UN About Censorship, Moved to Censor the Questioner, Sources Say, Blaming UN - Update - Editorial

Support this work by buying this book

Click on cover for secure site orders

also includes "Toxic Credit in the Global Inner City"
 

 

 


Community
Reinvestment

Bank Beat

Freedom of Information
 

How to Contact Us



Woman Charged With Fake Vaccine Card Pled Guilty Now Gets 4 Months in Prison

by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack

SDNY COURTHOUSE, Sept 20 – A woman charged with selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards told a Federal judge on June 16, 2023 that her lawyer Todd Spodek, who previously represented Anna Sorokin, was good but "I can't afford him." Inner City Press was there. 

 The complaint said the defendant Danielle Siegel also used the name Danielle Cohen.

She told fake CDC vaccination cards for cash; a college did not accept her work, saying it did not correspond to the NYS vaccine database.  

U.S. District Court of for the Southern District of New York District Judge Lewis J. Liman told the defendant that she has a right to a publicly-paid lawyer, but not the lawyer of her choice.

She said she understood, and a break was taken for her to fill out the CJA-23 financial affidavit. Counsel was replaced, and "The Status Conference previously set for July 11, 2023 is rescheduled to August."

 On August 9 the trial was set: "Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Lewis J. Liman: Status Conference as to Danielle Siegel held on 8/9/2023. Defendant, Danielle Siegel (on bail) present (by telephone) with CJA counsel Michael Hueston. AUSA Madison Smyser present. Court reporter present. Defense counsel consents to proceed with defendant Danielle Siegel appearing remotely by telephone and waives her right to a physical appearance. Trial expected to last 1-2 weeks. Defendant to be prepared to address motions at next conference. Next Status Conference set for September 27, 2023 at 2:00PM in Courtroom 15C before Judge Lewis J. Liman. Jury Trial set for June 17, 2024."

Siegal moved to suppress the search of garbage outside her residence in Flushing, Queens - and submitted the lists of items taken.

On April 24, days before the hearing, the parties wrote in that Siegel has signed a plea agreement. It sets for a Guideline sentence of six to 12 months in prison and a fine range of $4000 to $40,000.

On May 30, Siegel actually pled guilty: "Change of Plea Hearing as to Danielle Siegel held on 5/30/2024. Sentencing set for September 13, 2023."

On August 30, Siegal through counsel asked for no jail time, probation.

On September 6, the US Attorney's Office wrote in asking for six months.

At sentencing, she got four months in prison: "JUDGMENT In A Criminal Case. Date of Imposition of Judgment: 9/13/2024. Defendant Danielle Siegel (1) pleaded guilty to Count(s) 1 of the Indictment. Count(s) all other open counts are dismissed on the motion of the United States. IMPRISONMENT: Four (4) months imprisonment. - The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons: Defendant be designated to a facility as close as possible to San Antonio, Texas. - The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons: before 2 p.m. on 11/19/2024. SUPERVISED RELEASE: One (1) year Supervised Release. The defendant will serve the first three (3) months of supervised release in home detention. With respect to home detention, the defendant will be required to be in her place of residence at all times except for approved absences for gainful employment, community service, religious services, medical care, educational training programs, and such other times as may be specifically authorized."

  The case is US v. Siegel, 23-cr-207 (Liman)

More on Substack here

***

Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron.

sdny

Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com
SDNY Press Room 480, front cubicle
500 Pearl Street, NY NY 10007 USA

Mail: Box 20047, Dag Hammarskjold Station NY NY 10017

Reporter's mobile (and weekends): 718-716-3540



Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.

 Copyright 2006-2023 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com