| In
Honduras Case
Pineda Pleads
Guilty While
Motion to
Unseal JOH
Affidavit In
Docket
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Feb 2 – After
the president
of Honduras'
brother Tony
Hernandez was
convicted of
drug
trafficking
and sentenced
to life plus
thirty years,
on April 21,
2022 the
ex-president
himself, Juan
Orlando
Hernandez, was
extradited to
the US.
[Espanol aqui]
On January 18,
Inner City Press live tweeted
the final pre-trial
conference, thread.
On January 23,
after lengthy ex parte
sidebars, it was said JOH for
the February 12 trial could
get a second lawyer, at the US
taxpayers' expense, by filing
out a sworn affidavit claiming
poverty. He did - and at 6 pm
on January 23 Inner City Press
filed with the Court a motion
to unseal JOH's financial
affidavit - as it requested,
and got, for Tigre Bonilla.
Now in docket - letter now on
CourtListener here
DocumentCloud here
On January
25, Pineda's lawyers put in a
letter reiterating their
request to sever the trial of
Bonilla, who was also said to
have a "file" on JOH. They
state: "Mr. Bonilla is
prepared to testify at trial
-" Full letter on Patreon here.
On January 26,
JOH's new lawyer, appointed
contingent on JOH's
still-sealed financial
affidavit, reversed course and
asked for a 90 to 120 day
delay. Letter on Patreon here.
On February 2 -
still with no ruling on the
bid to unseal JOH's financial
affidavit like Tigre Bonilla's
was unsealed - Pineda pleaded
guilty: "Minute Entry for
proceedings held before
Magistrate Judge Robert W.
Lehrburger: Change of Plea
Hearing as to Mauricio
Hernandez Pineda held on
2/2/2024. Defendant appears
with his attorney Richard Ma.
A.U.S.A. Kyle Wirshba/Elinor
Tarlow present for the
government. Court reporter
Sharonda Jones present.
Defendant entered a guilty
plea to count one of the S4
Superseding Indictment of 21
USC 963, 952(a). Magistrate
Judge Robert W. Lehrburger
recommends that Judge Castle
accept the guilty plea.
Sentencing scheduled for May
2, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.
Defendant continued
detained.(Sentencing set for
5/2/2024 at 10:00 AM before
Judge P. Kevin Castel) Plea
entered by Mauricio Hernandez
Pineda (4) Guilty as to Count
1." We'll have more on all
this.
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