OK - in @Eaze & #Wirecard trial, Day 6, still on the stand is cooperator Oliver Hargreaves, who on Monday named Wirecard, & yesterday named #OneCoin's Gilbert Armenta. Inner City Press has reporting, and will live tweet, thread below patreon.com/posts/48543661
Defense lawyer: You used the code, Medical services 8099, for marijuana?
Hargreaves: We thought it was elegant. A consultant proposed it.
Defense lawyer: In your second day as a cooperator, you told the US, It didn't work with Paynetics, correct?
Hargreaves: Yes.
Akhavan's lawyer: You told the agents, we tried to do marijuana delivery with Ray, right?
Hargreaves: Yes.
Akhavan's lawyer: And you didn't say, false, or misleading, or deceptive?
Hargreaves: No, sir.
Re-direct:
AUSA: Mr. Hargreaves, part of your cooperation with the government was to give full access to your phones and ProtonMail, correct?
Hargreaves: Yes.
AUSA: Let's put up Government Exhibit 3604. Do you remember this, one of the websites your team designed for the @Eaze scheme?
Hargreaves: A fictitious website. Ray and Ruben worked on it.
AUSA: These fraudulent business plans were sent to EUprocessing at ProtonMail dot com - that was Ruben [Weigand], correct?
Hargreaves. Yes.
Next witness in US v. Weigand / Eaze / Wirecard was long at Citibank, now at Bank of America, in "payments innovation." Not much time for questions - Judge Rakoff has another proceeding at 4 pm (which Inner City Press will also be covering.)
The BofA official says, "In the US, we do not do any kind of business with marijuana related businesses."
Gov't offers exhibits 2410, 2411.
Judge Rakoff: You may step down.
Judge Rakoff suggests to government they trim their case by a day. Then defense urges that an agent witness tomorrow be trimmed, as not having personal knowledge of the documents.
Judge Rakoff: If you're not contesting authenticity, the janitor would get them in
Interim update, morning of March 11:
Bank of America witness still on the stand, says BofA does not do marijuana business because illegal under Federal law. We'll have a bigger update on this @Eaze / #Wirecard case, by 8 pm if not before
In @Eaze / #Wirecard case, now questioning turns to Government Exhibit 2410, Bank of America's Enterprise Policy regarding Marijuana Related Businesses... #BofA
In @Eaze / #Wirecard trial, now a witness is being asked about Government Exhibits 3703, 3704, 3705, "in evidence." So when are we going to get access to these exhibits? We've asked - watch this feed.
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OK - now DC's lawsuit against Federal takeover of police, DDC Judge Ana Reyes asking how it would work. Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below
Judge Reyes: It can't be that the President can say, Mayor, the entire MDC has to do what I or any other Federal agency says.
DOJ lawyer: I think the statute is broad and not subject to judicial review
Judge Reyes: Why doesn't the Executive Order just track the language of the statute?
DOJ lawyer: If there's an issue with the writing of the Executive Order -
Judge Reyes: There is an issue
DOJ lawyer: A Temporary Restraining Order is not the right remedy
9:18 am
At defense table, Storm's lawyers Klein, Patton and Axel. Prosecutors' table is empty, like courtroom gallery. Updates in this thread as jury notes emerge: questions - and verdict? Book 2 90% ready to go. Watch this feed
9:35 am
All rise!
Judge Failla: The jury has sent us a note: Despite progress yesterday, and four days of deliberations, we are deadlocked on some -
What do the parties want me to answer?
AUSA Arad: We would like an Allen charge [telling the jury to try again
As of 9:06 pm, Storm's lawyer Axel and another at defense counsel's table, courtroom gallery behind them empty
Inner City Press daily vlog coming, this thread will be updated as things happen - notes? verdict? Manicure?
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9:35 am
The prosecutors have come into the courtroom; also Storm's lawyers Patton and Klein.
AUSA Mosley reads out loud, "do the sanctions," then voice trails off.
It would appear there has been another note, but it has not been read into the record yet
As counsel on both side sit at their table waiting for the next jury note, here's letter that the defense put in about the transcripts jurors have request so far: "transcripts therefore should reflect exactly what the jury heard" - including sealed Dragonfly Q&A?
Still waiting on jury, only Axel and Storm at defense table; Judge Failla has ruled for US on transcript redactions except "regarding a portion of Mr. Werlau's testimony, the response "It wasn't me" should not be redacted because objection [was on] another issue"
[Judge's courtroom deputy came out with a draft of Judge's proposed response to jury. Storm's lawyer Axel: Can I can a photo? Roman Storm reads over her shoulder. Unlike his lawyers (other than Axel) he is not in a suit jacket. Big day...
All rise!
Judge: The jury has asked, Did the Gov't have to submit proof of the charges to get indictment? I don't think this is something they should be asking about. I propose to answer, You are not to consider how the US got the indictment
OK - now at Liner Freedman v. Blake Lively, case about Lively's subpoena on Bryan Freedman's firm which represents Justin Baldoni (and is trying to quash the subpoena). Inner City Press wrote the book and will live tweet, thread belowamazon.com/dp/B0DWC8BH55
2:10 pm
All rise!
Judge: I'll hear on the motion to quash the subpoena.
For Liner Freedman, Ellyn S Garofalo: The Lively parties cite cases where opposition counsel was involved in resolved lawsuits or were involved in the matters are issue. Not the case here
Liner Freedman's Garofalo: Here, they allege an "untraceable" smear campaign. Whether the Liner firm has any relevant documents about communications with content creators is in dispute-
Judge: One might say if there's a dispute, there can be discovery, if relevant