| Brooklyn Literary
Agent Weronika Janczuk
Threatens Press now Gets
Time Served US Seals
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
SDNY Exclusive,
Jan 29 – Brooklyn based
literary agent Weronika
Janczuk was
arrested on January 11, 2022
for cyber-stalking.
On July 21 the US
Attorney's Office agreed to
defer prosecuting her.
In
September,
after the DPA,
Janczuk
emailed a
series of
threats to
Inner City
Press, as well
as demands for
censorship:
"Please pull
all content: here
Weronika
Janczuk The
content sent
herein is
legal in
nature and
intent, and is
protected from
publication by
e-channel'd
privacy &
security laws,
IP
protections,
and
positively-declared
NDA statutes."
On
October 22 and
then
December 22, 2023 a
series of one
month Orders
to Continue in
the Interest
of Justice.
On
January 5,
2024, Janczuk
appeared
without any
advance notice
in the SDNY
Magistrates
Court. Inner
City Press was
there. She
pled not
guilty to an
information,
after waiving
indictment.
The AUSA asked
for a control
date of
January 29,
saying his
Office has
extended a
plea offer.
The Federal
Defender, who
Jancsuk
previously
tried to fire,
whispered
with her. Do
victims rights
(to be
notified)
statutes apply
here?
On
January 9, Janczuk's
Federal
Defender wrote
in asking for
a change of
plea and
sentencing
date in 21
days, and
stating that the
US Attorney's
Office has agreed
to ask for no
jail
time. The
letter has a
three line
redaction,
apparently
about the US
Attorney's
Office
agreement.
On
January 16,
Judge
Schofield
scheduled it:
"as to
Weronika
Janczuk, Application
Granted. The
parties shall
appear for a
change of plea
and sentencing
hearing on
January 29,
2024, at 11:00
a.m.
Defendant's
sentencing
submission
shall be filed
on January 17,
2024. The
Government's
submission
shall be filed
on January 23,
2024."
But the
Government -
the US
Attorney's
Office - did
not file its
letter in the
docket, but
rather presented
it on January
29 to Judge
Schofield,
asking that it
be
sealed. Inner
City Press
has filed
an application
to unseal it.
Time served given
after quite an
allocuation. Thread:
Literary
agent: I
published some
academic
things before
things took an
unfortunate
turn.
Bipolar...Please
show empathy.
I am fully
cognisant.
Judge: Any
doubts as to
competence?
AUSA Robinson:
No
Judge:
Are you
satisfied with
your Federal
Defender?
Literary
agent: Let me
be honest, I
had concerns I
could not get
an academic
phychitrist, I
have no paper
work to
approve any
request was
made... I am
not trying to
be a
pretentious
client.
Judge:
Anyone coerce
you into
pleading?
Literary
agent: Film
school...
School of the
arts.. The
coffee shop
that sells
coffee... I
did
systemically
request they
call a
detective... I
may have been
used by some
in NY...
Doppelgangers...
The murder of
George Floyd
Judge: All I
need to know
is if you were
forced to
plead guilty?
Literary
agent: Sexual
abuse...
transacted at
the
penetentiary...
If someone had
listened I
would not have
spent two
years sitting
alone. Judge:
Did you sign
this plea
agreement?
Judge:
It is hard to
take all this
in. Tell me
what you did.
Literary
agent: in
2022, my call
concerned
Dunkin Donuts
size of coffee
cups, not
Duncan
Slaughter's
(sp?)
reproductive
organs...Catholic
icons...Foxy..
I left 2 voice
mails for a
human person
Judge:
Is the
Government
satisfied with
this
allocution?
AUSA: The
victim had a
restraining
order. Judge:
Did anyone
force you to
make the
calls?
Literary
agent:
Communications...
Judge: Were.
You. Forced?
Literary
agent: I
volunteered.
Judge: I
accept your
guilty plea.
I'm going to
turn to
sentencing.
You are
waiving a
pre-sentencing
report. AUSA:
There was a
Deferred
Prosecution
Agreement,
that was
violated.
There is a
victim impact
statement from
Friday. Judge:
I haven't seen
it
AUSA: We
want to file
it under seal.
Judge:
Granted. [Uh,
it's a
judicial
document,
presumptively
public. The
whole thing
sealed?
AUSA: We
recommend time
served. Judge:
Has there been
any medical
treatment?
AUSA: She not
been taking
her
medication.AUSA
Ross: We
prefer time
served in case
of a violation
of supervised.
Federal
Defender: She
will be
getting out
this week,
using the 85%,
regardless.
Judge: Why not
sooner? AUSA:
She violated
the Deferred
Prosecution
Agreement
Judge: Why are
we not talking
about
inpatient
mental health
treatment?
Federal
Defender: She
is high
functioning
Judge: She was
traveling to
make threats
Federal
Defender: It
was all talk.
She was just
in the lobby
Judge:
What if I
order
inpatient
treatment?
Federal
Defender: I
suspect
Probation
would say
there's no
place for her.
Judge: There's
no one from
Probation
here.
Judge:
What about
outpatient?
Federal
Defender:
That's what
Probation does
Judge: But
there's
nothing set
up? Federal
Defender:
There us not.
Literary
agent: Twin
Cities...
Catholic
Church.. St
Paul's...
sexualized,
these
conversations
referred to
physical
objects
Literary
agent: I don't
think I need
psychiatric
care. Judge:
What about the
victim?
Literary
agent: Mr.
Slaughter's
circles...
There were
females
involved...
NY...
religious
abuse. A city
that has a
Jewish
history...
Pieces of
paper
Judge: I am
required to
impose a
sentence that
will protect
the public...
Tools are
lacking... You
removed your
ankle
bracelet...
You entered a
Deferred
Prosecution
Agreement...
You violated
all
conditions...
Both parties
want you
released today
Judge: I
sentence you
to time served
and 1 year of
supervised
release...
Watch
this site.
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