OK - now Covid-19 fraudster, accused, Fanny Plasencia is being arraigned by EDNY Magistrate Judge Roanne L. Mann. Plasencia is 20 year old and worked for JetBlue, EDNY says. Inner City Press will live tweet it, thread below.
EDNY: "“It’s alleged that the 5 arrested today schemed to defraud the US by falsely obtaining over $1 million in loans from the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program under the COVID Relief Act." Also, Orlando Sanay, Michael Pimentel Veloz, Keimi Nunez & twin Keily
Fanny was going to travel to the Dominican Republic on Monday. (By JetBlue?) Now, that's off, and passport being turned in.
Judge asks Fanny Plasencia, Do you consent to one of us signing the bond in your name?
Fanny Plasencia: No, no one spoke to me about this.
Defense lawyer: We didn't really speak about it. But I recommend it.
Fanny Plasencia: I give my permission.
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Judge Sumbamanian: We have a note from a juror about a scheduling accomodation [it's not in the docket]. What about Ms. Ventura's husband?
AUSA: He will be removed from the courtroom before a certain issue comes up.
Judge: Good.
Judge: Have the privacy screens been installed?
AUSA: They are being installed by court tech staff.
Judge: On the conferring with counsel issue, I tend to agree with Ms. Shapiro.
AUSA: What about conferring about questions about privilege? patreon.com/posts/diddy-do…
All rise!
Judge Subramanian: Let's try to get through these issues efficiently as we have the jurors waiting... We have a letter from a juror that we will make Court Exhibit 1. On the videos, when will they be offered into evidence?
AUSA Johnson: This afternoon
Judge Subramanian: This is about evidence that is coming into the case. The public has a right to know what is happening at trial. I don't see how we would navigate that concern. There's a potential impact on the jurors of signaling some evidence requires sealing
OK - now US v Sean Combs final jury selection, peremptory challenges - Inner City Press is covering the case (book: amazon.com/dp/B0DHP7YF19
and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress…
All rise!
Judge Subramanian: Anything before peremptory challenges?
Assistant US Attorney: Juror 295 should be excluded based on her email to the jury office, personal safety.
Judge: She's out.
AUSA: And Juror 146 has a lawsuit against the City, undisclosed
Combs' lawyer Agnifilo: OK, but what about Juror 131, who worked at Legal Aid?
Judge: That's different. 146 is out, but 131 is still in. I propose we bring in on Monday the 12, the six alternates - and the three remaining. Or should we do the strikes on Monday?
All rise!
AUSA: We propose to do the peremptory challenges not today but on Friday morning, in case some of the jurors come up with new reasons not to be on the jury before then.
Judge Subramian: Sounds fine.
Combs' Agnifilo: We want the HBO juror, 29, out
Combs' Agnifilo: Teny Geragos of our team was on emails with the production company of the HBO documentary. People were paid -
Judge: Will the documentary come up at trial?
Agnifilo: I believe so.
Judge: AUSA, we didn't ask her about her pay
All rise!
Judge Subramanian: Good morning. Everyone in the room has already filled out a questionnaire about the case. I will be asking you additional questions - some may be about topics difficult to discuss with strangers. Each side has peremptory challenges
Judge: You have received a list of questions. You will be escorted to Courtroom 26B, then brought one by one back here into Courtroom 26A... You will be shown a list of people and places. If you are not selected, thank you for your service. OK, let's begin
All rise!
Judge Subramanian: I have composed a list of prospective jurors who, based in their questionnaire answers, I don't proposed to do individual Q&A with. The list of people and place is so long, I though it was an appendix to Lord of the Rings
[laughter]
Assistant US Attorney: Why don't we have the next juror in line review the binder with court staff, to save that time?
Judge: OK
AUSA: We have given two copies of the binder to your staff.
Judge Subramanian: I assume we'll soon get the thumbs up jurors are ready