| Man For Assaulting Jews at
NYC Protests Got 12 Month Plea
Deal now NY Charges Dismissed
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
MAG
COURT EXCLUSIVE,
June 16 – A young man charged
with assault, the Assistant US
Attorney said on Jews, was
ordered free on $150,000 bond
on May 7 in the U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York
Magistrates Court. Inner City
Press was the only media there
in the Mag Court for the first
appearance and live tweeted
Letter was
due Friday at noon.
But it did not go
into the docket until Monday,
May 12, with adults' names
redacted. It acknowledges that
"some of the messages and
postings even indicate
sympathies for designated
terrorist organizations like
Hamas and Hizballah, then
cites Brandenburg v. Ohio.
There is a footnote about
threats.
On May 13, after
argument he remained detained
pending an order: "Court
requests documents from
counsel re: orders of
protection... Court will issue
a written decision; remand
continues pending written
decision; Court schedules next
conference for 5/20/25."
On May 16 Judge
Berman docketed: ORDER as to
Tarek Bazrouk. The Court may
have one or two questions for
counsel before finalizing the
bail/detention order. We can
discuss at our conference on
Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Signed
by Judge Richard M. Berman on
5/16/25)."
On May 21 Judge
Berman ordered him detained,
noting that "the total cash
recovered from the Defendant
is $750,062.06" and he
traveled to the West Bank and
Jordan for three weeks in
September and October 2024.
On June 11 Inner
City Press was in the
courtroom when Bazrouk pleaded
guilty; the plea deal
estimates his sentencing
guideline at 12 to 18 months.
On June 16
defense counsel wrote in that
two pending state cases were
dismissed upon the Manhattan
DA's motion.
SDNY sentencing
is set for October 1.
The case is USA
v. Bazrouk, 1:25-cr-203
(Berman)
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