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Document 20-cr-6008

AI Analysis

Summary: The document is a court filing opposing the defendant's renewed bail application, arguing that the defendant poses a significant flight risk due to her international connections and financial means, and that detention is warranted given the seriousness of the offense and strength of the government's evidence.
Significance: This document is potentially important as it reveals the government's argument against the defendant's bail application, highlighting concerns about flight risk due to the defendant's international ties and financial resources.
Key Topics: Bail Application Detention Flight Risk
Key People:
  • The Defendant - The individual whose bail application is being contested
Document Type
Court Filing
Date
Unknown
Pages
1
Folder
IMAGES007

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Case 1:20-cr-6008 Document 1102 Filed 08/18/20 Page 32 of 36 United States). Further, unlike those cases and the cases cited by the defendant, the crimes charged here involving minor victims trigger a statutory presumption in favor of detention, weighing further in favor of detention. See Mercedes, 254 F.3d at 436. "Each bail package in each case is considered and evaluated on its individual merits by the Court." Epstein, 425 F. Supp. 3d at 326. Unlike the cases cited by the defense, the Government seeks detention not solely on the basis that the defendant is of financial means and has foreign citizenship. Rather, detention is warranted because the defendant is a citizen of multiple foreign countries, including one that does not extradite its nationals, with "substantial international ties," "familial and personal connections abroad," and "substantial financial resources," (Tr. 83-84), with a demonstrated sophistication in hiding herself and her assets, who, for the myriad reasons discussed herein and identified at the original hearing—including the seriousness of the offense, the strength of the Government's evidence, and the potential length of sentence—presents a substantial flight risk. (Tr. 82-91). The defendant continues to pose an extreme risk of flight, and the defense has not offered any new information sufficient to justify reversal of the Court's prior finding that no combination of conditions could ensure her appearance. D. Conditions of Confinement Finally, the Renewed Bail Application reiterates the same argument about the potential harms of detention on the defendant that this Court rejected at the initial bail hearing. (Tr. 42, 68-69). As was the case in July, these complaints do not warrant the defendant's release. The defendant continues to have more time than any other inmate at the MDC to review her discovery and as much, if not more, time to communicate with her attorneys. Specifically, the defendant currently has thirteen hours per day, seven days per week to review electronic discovery. Also during that time, the defendant has access to email with defense counsel, calls with defense