Now in US v Alexandre #crypto fraud case, former prosecutor Emil Bove argues that #CFTC chats are subject to discovery. Courtroom full with #EminiFX supporters: Inner City Press only in-house media here, thread below patreon.com/posts/70440064
Bove argues the receiver coordinated with law enforcement, had laptop seized for Alexandre's residence. He repeatedly calls the AUSAs "these guys."
Bove tells Judge Cronan, You know better than I do that the @StateDept can move faster than a year [under MLAT]. Pooled CJA counsel for witnesses?
AUSA: Just because the receiver, the company, gave info to the government doesn't make them part of the prosecution.
Echo of US v Trevor Milton, roles of Nikola, Mark Russell...
AUSA says DOJ is trying to protect #EminiFX investors.
In the gallery, visible head shaking, No.
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Jury entering!
First witness is Andrew Holtzman [yet another Holtzman accuser. He married his husband in 2009.]
Rapp's lawyer: Let me direct your attention to 1991. Where were you working?
Holtzman: Joseph Papp's NY Shakespeare Festival on Lafayette Street.
Rapp's lawyer: Tell us who Joseph Papp is.
Judge Kaplan: Sustained. Get to the point.
Rapp's lawyer: Did you work in a full program there?
Holtzman: Yes. For Mr. Papp's wife. I told to know Mr. Papp when he came in. I came to run a second-change film office
Kevin Spacey is sitting with two lawyers at the defense table, further from the judge.
Rapp is at front table, with three lawyers (whom Inner City Press saw outside the @sdnylive cafeteria between 1 and 2 pm).
Drum roll.
Judge Kaplan, at 2:10 pm: OK, let's bring the jury in... Counsel?
Peter Saghir: We represent Anthony Rapp. To understand this case, you need to know this. When Anthony was just 14 years old, something unacceptable happened. It involved a 26 year man, Kevin Spacey
OK - US v Trevor Milton, defense case with $1250 an hour Harvard professor saying retail investors got their money's worth. Inner City Press is covering the case and will live tweet, thread below, booklet forthcoming, Patreon here patreon.com/posts/extra-to…
Milton's lawyer Brad Bondi: Here are some tweets about hydrogen.
Ferrell: The movement of the stock is not related to them. It's simply general market forces.
Bondi: Here's another podcast, Fox Business. What does it demonstrate?
Ferrell: More of the same.
Bondi: Here's "This Week in Start-Ups." What does this show?
Ferrell: The statements were midday, but stock price was basically flat. The market did not view the statements as important.
Bondi: Trevor went on a lot of podcasts. Do you consider them cumulatively?
Assistant US Attorney Roos: So these are about the truck on a hill video. Can you read Government Exhibit 1006?
Summary witness (SW): Jordon Rich responds, I am working on putting together a good video loop about the truck for you to post.
Jury is shown, again, the truck down the hill video.
AUSA Roos: Let's go back to chart 1006. What Jordan Rich live to Trevor Milton?
SW: That the video is up. Then it is posted to Facebook... Milton that offers it to another.
AUSA: Let's play the video...
AUSA: Mr. Hicks, did there come a time that you filed a lawsuit against Mr. Milton?
Hicks: The winter of this year.
AUSA: What is the demand?
Hicks: $45 million. Under Utah fraud law, it's treble damages.
AUSA: Who contacted who?
Hicks: The government contacted my attorney.
AUSA: Did you invest in Nikola based on that [recorded] call?
Milton's lawyer Torrey Young: Objection.
Judge Ramos: Overruled.
Hicks: Yes, I invested because of the call.
OK - US v. Trevor Milton trial resumes, Courtroom 318 full as Mukasey crosses Nikola CFO Kim Brady, Inner City Press is covering the case & company patreon.com/posts/72326930 and will live tweet, thread below
Cross examination:
Milton's lawyer Mukasey: Let me show you the VectoIQ - Nikola document. Are these the board of directors?
Brady: Yes.
Mukasey: This was intended to educate about the SPAC process, a relatively new thing, right?
Brady: Yes.
Mukasey: And here an example is given, of Virgin Galactic, a space travel company (chuckles), space travel, right?
Brady: It's tourist flights.
Mukasey: It's owned by Richard Branson, right?
Brady: He was the majority shareholder, not involved the day to day