Crypto in the court: In US v. Lichtenstein & Morgan, now in DDC Court DOJ puts in a chart of #Bitfinex hack laundering they allege - including through #Uber, #WalMart, Hotels [dot] com and #PlayStation. Inner City Press remains on the case innercitypress.com/crypto3liechte…
Among Ilya Lichtenstein's Passport_Ideas files, this: "real russian passport from Lugansk. Must pick up in person." Also, "eu doc fakes."
More from the DOJ filing in DDC: "Morgan posted photos to social media during her trip indicating
that she was staying at a Hilton hotel near the 11 Mirrors Design Hotel. Document titled “ukraine_package,” explains “how to anonymously receive a parcel in Ukraine”
OK - now in Sarah Palin v. NYT trial, Palin herself on the witness stand @SDNYLIVE Inner City Press is covering the trial innercitypress.com/sdnytrial1pali…
and will live tweet, thread below
Palin: I was defending Bernie Sanders because there would be some who would try to link him to the shooting [at the baseball practice]. I did not want to see more untruths printed, trying to score political points by capitalizing on horrific violence.
Palin: The NYT had already run a kneejerk piece, trying to score political points.
Palin's lawyer: What were people calling to tell you?
NYT lawyer: Objection!
Judge Rakoff: Not for the truth, but for impact on her?
Palin's lawyer: Yes.
Judge Rakoff: Overruled.
OK - now a proceeding in US v. Rickey Johnson aka Nigel Dawn Defarren charged with "video threats to 4 cable TV broadcasters, a US Senator and Representative and others." Inner City Press covered the case innercitypress.com/sdny23kaplanjo… and will live tweet, thread below
Federal Defenders, representing Rickey Johnson aka Nigel Dawn Defarren, has subpoena-ed Fox News for copies of any policy and procedures manuals maintained by Corporate Security at Fox Corporation." Fox seeks to have the subpoena quashed.
Fox's lawyer: This does not meet the Nixon standard for admissibility.
[Judge says only Judge Schindlin proposed a standard different from Nixon, cites recent decisions confirming that Nixon is the law of the Circuit, from Judge Wood (Skelos) and Ramos (Cole)
OK - now in EDNY sentencing of Elijah Song, who pled guilty to setting fire to a traffic camera on July 18, 2020 at Northern Blvd & Douglaston Pkwy in Queens before Judge Sterling Johnson - Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below
In ongoing pre-sentencing back and forth, defense counsel tells Judge Johnson the parties have agreed to a 60 month prison sentence. Song has been in jail since being arrested.
Judge Johnson: Do you want to say something in mitigation, Mr. Song?
Song: I'd like to thank everyone for their time in this matter. I hope those I could have impacted could forgive me - I made the speed cameras inoperable. I've brought shame to St. John's U
OK - yes, Sarah Palin v. NYT trial plods along @SDNYLIVE, with James Bennet still on the witness stand. Inner City Press is covering the trial innercitypress.com/sdnytrial4pali… and will intermittently live tweet, thread below
Q: Mr. Bennet, why did you think this editorial should be about gun control?
James Bennet: It was the hypothesis of the board that access to firearms increases the possibility of this type of incident.
Q: Here, Bob Semple said, We should definitely shoot for piece
James Bennet: My intention was to raise a question, not to assert it as a matter of fact. I can't prove that this rhetoric leads to this violence.
Q: You wrote, Hard to imagine that Bernie [Sanders] is guilty of anything like that. Why?
James Bennet: I hadn't heard
OK- for allegedly trying to launder $3.6 billon in #cryptocurrency linked to the hack of #Bitfinex, now in @SDNYLIVE Magistrates Court set to be presented are Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein & his wife, Heather Morgan. Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below
Programming note: after witnessing an unrelated Violation of Supervised Release proceeding (story coming), it was announced that the SDNY Mag Court will close "for an hour or so, the case you are waiting for is not ready." Thread will resume when it is.
OK - SDNY Mag Court has been reopened; the stage is set for the presentment of Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein & his wife, Heather Morgan for allegedly trying to launder $3.6 billon in #cryptocurrency linked to the hack of #Bitfinex. Thread is resuming with a vengeance