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Trial Mizrahi
Guilty Wants 2
Years Now US
Asks 12 Years
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Aug 27 – Julian
Rebiga was
charged in a
four-defendant
business email
compromise
conspiracy.
Unlike his
co-defendants
he was
detained.
On May 30,
2023, U.S.
District Court
for the
Southern
District of
New York
Judge J. Paul
Oetken held a
bail review
proceeding.
Inner City
Press was
there, the
only media in
the
courtroom.
Rebiga was in
the jury box
with two US
Marshals.
His
Federal
Defender
emphasized
that the fake
Canadian
passport he
was said to
have tried to
buy was in
fact never
bought.
But
it was enough
risk of flight
to keep Rebiga
bound over.
The
other three
defendants
were give 60
days, and not
the requested
90 days, to
make motions.
On
July 12,
Rebiga's
Federal
Defender wrote
to Judge
Oetken that
Rebiga fell in
the MDC and
was injured,
not cared for,
and should be
released.
[Note:
on July
11, Inner City
Press reported
a defendant's
detailed
allegations of
corruption at
the MDC, here]
In
September
2023, the
schedule was
set: "Minute
Entry for
proceedings
held before
Judge J. Paul
Oetken:
Pretrial
Conference as
to Joel
Zubaid, David
Goran, Julian
Rebiga, Martin
Mizrahi held
on 9/19/2023.
Defendant Joel
Zubaid
present,
defendant
David Goran;
defendant
Julian Rebiga
not present
[Federal
Defender]
present;
defendant
Mizrahi
present.
Defendant
Mizrahi's
motion to
dismiss is
denied.
Defendant
Mizrahi's bail
terms are
modified to
removed the
condition that
defendant
continue or
seek
employment.
Trial set for
2/14/2024,
Final pretrial
conference set
for 2/1/2024
at 2:00 pm;
motions in
limine,
proposed voir
dire and jury
charges due by
1/18/2024,
with responses
due by
1/25/2024"
On
April 3, 2024,
Rebiga through
his Federal
Defender asked
for a sentence
of time
served, noting
conditions in
the MDC and
that he will
in all
likelihood be
deported.
On
April 10, the
US Attorney's
Office wrote
in requesting
37 months on
Rebiga.
On
April 17,
Rebiga was
sentenced to
24 months.
And
in the trial
of Martin
Mizrahi, on
March 4, 2024
"MARTIN
MIZRAHI, a/k/a
“Marty
Mizrahi,” was
convicted of
wire fraud,
bank fraud,
money
laundering,
aggravated
identity
theft, and
other offenses
for his
participation
in multiple
schemes to
defraud banks
and credit
card companies
of almost $8
million and to
launder more
than $4
million in
fraud and
illegal
narcotics
proceeds.
The verdict
followed a
12-day trial
before U.S.
District Judge
J. Paul
Oetken."
On
July 26,
Mizrahi asked
to be
sentenced to
the two year
minimum,
citing US v.
Laurersen (2d
Cir. 2003) and
putting into
the record
handwritten
FBI notes.
On
August 27 the
US Attorney's
Office wrote
in on Mizrahi,
asking for 144
months - 12
years.
Sentencing is
set for
September 10.
The
case is US v.
Zubaid, et
al., 22-cr-650
(Oetken)
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