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OK- suited defendant in Magistrates Court @sdnylive: US v Robert Kurlander,arrested at 7am.
Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below

Kurlander has a Florida lawyer, Kaplan.
Judge: You are charged with stealing personal property and transporting interstate.
[Ashley Biden diary]

Kurlander waives indictment. He plead GUILTY.

Kurlander is told, five year maximum. But what is the plea agreement? This ritual is heading there: his allocution, and reference to plea agreement letter. Judge took 2 AUSAs and Kaplan in back, sealed, before the plea. Why?

Judge Cave says there may be "restitution to victims" - Ashley Biden? Hunter Biden??

There is a plea agreement dated August 18. Still not public. But Judge Cave says "It puts guideline sentence at...No, the plea agreement makes no guideline estimate."
[Which is not the norm here @sdnylive]

AUSA Kelly: He's pleading to conspiracy [18 USC 371] to transport stolen property in interstate commerce [Section 2314] There are payment records.

Kurlander: These items were stolen in Florida and I paid to have them transported to New York. I am sorry.
Judge Cave: I accept your guilty plea.

AUSA: Bail on $50,000 bond, can travel throughout the continental US. Drug testing (Kaplan seems to ask, Disregard first test).
Judge: He can continue his self-employment.
Kurlander: I surrendered my passport already.

Control date Dec 8. Story soon

But wait there's more: Aimee Harris has just been brought in by 2 US Marshals for presentment (for taking Ashley Biden diary from Florida rental where she left it), after Kurlander plea. This time, a docket (case) number. Inner City Press exclusive thread below.

Harris charged similarly to Kurlander, a single conspirscy count. She waives indictment. She will plead guilty, her lawyer says.Story coming on InnerCityPress.com, more on Patreon