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OK - #OneCoin jury deliberations were to start at 9:30 am but 1st, argument on Mark Scott's lawyers' last minute Hail Mary Inner City Press reported on last night innercitypress.com/sdny40onecoini… This is what $50 million can buy you. Thread

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Not only Mark Scott's Garvin but also Arlo Devlin-Brown jumped into the last minute argument, for an additional jury instruction that wire fraud cannot be only outside of the US. Judge Ramos says there is evidence of wire in the US, and the defrauding of Horn

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Judge Ramos cites victimization of William Horn and him traveling to OneCoin (or OneLife) conferences in different states of the US. Judge Ramos says yesterday's jury instruction was appropriate; defense request DENIED.

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Now Judge Ramos tells both sides' lawyers to "get those exhibits ready;" jurors have all arrived to deliberate. They will not come into the courtroom until summoned by Judge Ramos, who tells the lawyers "I'm going upstairs." The wait is on. Thread will continue

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Judge Ramos takes the bench to say, We have a couple of notes (from the jury). He says, They're not very exciting notes. They just want things. The government had an easel, right?

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Okay, it wasn't only an easel. Juror also asked for sticky notes - and if they can get a read-back or copy of Government Exhibit 2701, the summary time line.

This could take a while. Thread will continue.

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Update: in the courtroom, the lawyers are waiting, chatting, two different tribes. Down in the courthouse cafeteria is Mark Scott, waiting. Oh and Inner City Press gave a short tour to, and did a #Periscope Q&A with, @JamieJBartlett pscp.tv/w/1vOGwaNVkwVx…

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose BREAKING:
Judge Ramos: "I have received a note from the Jury.
'We have reached a verdict.'"

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose The jury is coming in. Judge Ramos has told the lawyer he will speak with the juror after reading about their verdict.

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose On Mark Scott for money laundering for OneCoin, and bank fraud:

Guilty.
Guilty.

Now Judge Ramos polling each juror.

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Judge Ramos thank the jurors, who deliberated four hours tops. Now he'll speak to the lawyers.
Arlo & Garvin make Rule 29 motion & asks for time to brief. Government has other ideas. Judge Ramos says, "Give me five minutes" (to talk to jurors before they leave).

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Mark Scott's wife, who was in the cafeteria with him less than an hour ago, is wailing. They hug, waiting for Judge Ramos to return.
Will the government ask to remand Mark Scott to prison even pending sentencing? They've done it in other cases.

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Now AUSA Dimase is asking that Mark Scott be remanded to prison immediately.
Judge Ramos: I haven't done the guideline calculation yet. Have you, Mister Dimase?
AUSA: No. But he faces substantial jail time.

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Judge Ramos: Do you believe he has accounts you are not aware of? What percentage were you able to seize or track?
AUSA has only a ballpark estimate.

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Judge Ramos: As to Ruja Ignatova, there was concern she had Russian connections, that Mark Scott does not... The defense points out he wasn't engaged in same type of counter-surveillance as his co-conspirators.
AUSA Dimase: now he has an incentive to flee

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose AUSA Dimase: We learned last night Mark Scott has tried to sell a third Porsche that is subject to a seizure order. He's part of a network of co-conspirators one of whom has completed disappeared.

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Scott's lawyer Garvin says Scott has complied with Probation, says Mister Juan Nunez did not oppose taking the GPS ankle bracelet off Mister Scott.
Judge Ramos: What are his current bail condition?
A: Ankle bracelet, travel restriction, schedule a week in advance.

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Scott's lawyer says his property has liens against it. Claims Mr Scott thought the government did not have an interest in his third Porsche so he tried to sell it for day to day expenses.

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Judge Ramos: Were you aware of the seizure order? The US says it was provided in discovery.
Garvin: It was provided during a time before I was retained. I understand that Ruja Ignatova may have left because contact with people of Russian descent

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Garvin: Scott has no such connections. I anticipate Mr. Scott would continue to comply with probation and fight for his innocence in the proper and legal fashion. He wants to protect the record for appeal

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Garvin says Scott's mother has terminal cancer.
Now Arlo says the defense never heard about this money they couldn't trace. "We should have an opportunity before the court decides there there are millions out there."

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Arlo says Mark Scott moved some money for his legal defense and his mother's legal expenses. The car? I'd like some opportunity to investigate that. "Mr Scott does not parse every vehicle number in a warrant."

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Arlo: Scott cut off contact with these people in October 2017, while Ruja and others are flying all over the world. He's going to fight this. Appeal, if he loses he'll do his time.

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose AUSA Folly tells the tale of convict who before sentencing cut bracelet and fled.

Inner City Press covered such a case before SDNY Judge Denise Cote, involving Ghana.

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose AUSA Dimase: Scott selling the Porsche was a felony. It was easy to know it could not be sold. He sold it anyway. He committed a crime while on bail. He continued to launder what he knew was criminal money.

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose AUSA Dimase: The government tried to find his 3rd Porsche with an EZ-Pass look up.

He sold it for $250,000 - and used some of that to make a down payment on another Porsche.

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Now Arlo says when - when! - Mark Scott's ankle bracelet "slips off," he calls probation.

Inner City Press: But why is this GPS location monitoring bracelet slipping off?

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Arlo says the Porsche is like a tail wagging a dog.

Claims the deposit on the next (4th) Porsche was returned.

Judge Ramos: I am not going to remand Mr. Scott. I will limit him to one home.

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Judge Ramos: The evidence that I saw was ... overwhelming.

But Mr. Scott was here every day. There are many questions about the car, in my mind. So I'm not going to make a determination at this point.

@MatthewLeeICP @Svrakata @widell_ari @JamieJBartlett @ezCoinAccess @CryptoXpose Judge Ramos: I don't ascribe those conditions to him: Hells Angels, mob.. Which home will it be?
Florida.
Judge Ramos: Whatever the strictest level, that's what I'm ordering. I want to thank counsel, you've been well prepared. We're adjourned.
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