Prefacing this: I am not a QAnon'er.
The Indictment: https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nywd.135098/gov.uscourts.nywd.135098.89.0.pdf
Previously in this case: Several counts here were in the press off of Bongiovanni's initial indictment, the indictment (already producing a conviction) of Michael Massechia, as well as a warrant raid on Pharaoh's Gentleman's Club.
As asserted by the government, Michael Massechia dealt drugs out of Pharaoh's. It is asserted that Gerace let Massechia use the club to sell drugs, and Massechia paid Bongiovanni to shield him. And finally, when an overdose happened at the club (potentially implicating both Massechia and Gerace), Bongiovanni helped cover it up.
New stuff: Feds assert in their current indictment that Bongiovanni received up to $250,000 to keep the ruse going. This number is higher than I remember in previous accounts. It also mentions Massecchia as the man who paid him.
But never mentioned previously AFAIK, Count 9 of this indictment is "Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking." The government asserts this took place from 2009 through 2018.
Finally, bombshell: While it is not explicit in the indictment text, the citation of laws covering the underlying acts to the conspiracy include references to trafficking of children.
Tthis is how the PACER system states the charges on the docket.
Notice: Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking of Children by Force, Fraud, or Coercion
And adding further credence to the possibility a minor was involved, there is a sealed filing made according to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 49.1, Privacy Protection For Filings Made with the Court --typically used to protect witnesses who were underage.
Altogether, I believe that while it may be possible that the PACER classification of the offense is mistaken and Gerace is being prosecuted for "mere" sex trafficking in relation to his strip club --which is bad enough-- a good amount of evidence here points to a government accusation of Gerace working in some as-yet unstated capacity to abuse children.
Folks, it really might be time to retire your #BillsMafia merch.
Gerace is a very interesting prospect to watch. In 2018 he gained the starting role of Center as a Freshman. Even more impressive than that was that he switched positions for Defensive Lineman to Center; and later being switch to Guard and Tackle.
The Black Bear's Center received high praise from his coaches. They acknowledged his willingness to learn his new position and to mentally prepare to make the audible adjustments that are needed to play Center. His teammates and coaches also have found a great deal of respect for his leadership and mentality to always give 100% on everything he does.
Just a player that could rise up draft boards once teams get the know who he is.
> If it weren’t for all the extra testing that James and Co. had been forced into, the double-vaxxed Denver Nuggets guard Austin Rivers might have been Patient Zero in another outbreak. Between games in Miami and Orlando three weeks ago, Rivers tested positive. “It’s hard to tell guys who are single just to be at home alone,” Rivers tells Rolling Stone. All of a sudden, he was doing just that at his mansion in nearby Winter Park, as body aches, headaches, and chills revealed themselves. > > Rivers, too, was just about to get boosted. As a family man with his team’s lone case, though, he wasn’t about to scold teammates or friends around the league. The smartest people in the world were encouraging vaccination on CNN at the Nuggets practice facility. And the anti-vax ignorance in the comments of his Instagram posts wasn’t worth the time. “Trump just got a booster shot,” Rivers says, “and he’s the epitome of that whole group of people who just think in their own way.” > > Rivers rolls his eyes when he hears conspiracy theories in the locker room – “fucking wild theories”: the one about Moderna mind control again, and then the fake news about Joe Biden and Big Pharma in bed with the Illuminati for millions. > > “It’s all for money,” Rivers recalls hearing a fellow player say. > > “How’s it for money? It’s fucking free!” > > This week, conversation in team group chats and delayed charter flights has turned to outbreak theories: “A lot of people just believe they’re trying to get through the Christmas games — that’s a big day for the NBA, a lotta money there — and after that no one knows what’s going to happen,” Rivers tells RS. There is talk of a month-long break. Of another bubble, even though that won’t happen. Of banning fans from arenas and locking players in their hotel rooms on the road. There is talk of standardized testing — perhaps twice daily — and that is something Rivers can get behind. > > “That’s why this is getting out of hand: We’re not testing. We don’t even know who has it! I don’t even know if anybody on our team has it right now,” Rivers says. “Even if it’s annoying and guys gotta come back twice a day — and everybody’s gonna do it, because at the end of the day, everybody wants to get paid. Everyone wants to play.”
Context:
Warriors commentators mock Facundo Campazzo with an accent, and suggest Austin Rivers got a big contract with the Clippers because his dad was the coach.
Austin Rivers: >Think this kinda funny.. especially since it's coming from a guy who has never played a game of basketball in his life. His comments on myself and my teammate Facu were beyond disrespectful. I averaged 11ppg, 12ppg, then 16ppg of the bench for a loaded clippers team. While being a two way player... yet he called me overpaid?? Do u know how many guys in league made more than me while not doing half as much!?!? And still do now! But because my last name, it's an easy diss and cop out. For sure unprofessional.
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