Background:
• "Who Is James Tate Grant?" Typical genetic mutation like the rest of Jan 6 rioters.
>The Capitol attack and subsequent drunk driving incident were not Grant's only brushes with the law. The Holly Springs resident was previously arrested for driving while impaired and carrying a concealed weapon in October. Grant was also arrested for breaking or entering a motor vehicle and marijuana possession in May 2018 and obtaining property under false pretense in September 2017. In September 2014, Grant was arrested twice: once for breaking or entering a motor vehicle, drug possession, and possession of stolen goods; and again the following day for breaking or entering a vehicle.
A real winner, you might say.
• James Tate Grant and another defendant, Ryan Samsel, are accused of being the first two men to charge the police barricades on Jan 6.
• Last week, the DOJ filed notice it intends to merge their cases with two other defendants: Paul Russell Johnson and Stephen Chase Randolph. Document here
• Today at a 2 p.m. hearing, the DOJ is asking for James Tate Grant, of North Carolina, to be sent back into pretrial detention.
• NC police arrested Grant last month for DUI, possession of an AR-15 and attempting to flee arrest.
Documents:
• DOJ Motion to revoke defendant's pretrial release.
Hearing:
• 2:30 pm: Pre Trial Detention Revocation Hearing Starts.
• James Tate Grant is appearing with his lawyer, Peter Cooper.
• On the release revocation issue, the pretrial services officer notes that violation reports were also submitted before the December arrest for testing positive for amphetamines, per DOJ's filing last month.
• However, at this moment only the DWI charge is being considered. There seem to be no weapons charges. No felony may impact the decision.
• DOJ says that the simple possession of a firearm is a violation of his conditions. Grant was arrested back on Sept 4th (before Jan 6th) for similar charges of DWI and weapons possession. "Two arrests in such a short period of time certainly suggests Mr. Grant is a danger to the community."
• Grant tested positive for drugs while on pre-trial release.
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##ex-Nature Minister's $14 million bribery investigation reaches court | Offshore firms | Former MP | Mining permits
Anti-Corruption Committee: ex-Minister Aram Harutyunyan took $14M in bribes and laundered it. The scheme involved:
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Ex-HHK MP Aleksan Petrosyan [aka MAPi Alik]
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Harutyunyan's subordinate
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Ex-director of Sevan Psychiatric Hospital
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Two of Harutyunyan's friends
Harutyunyan was appointed as Minister in June 2007 and had decision-making power in the mining field. He took a $14M bribe from businesswoman Silva Hambardzumyan to guarantee that she would receive a dozen mineral study permits. [this is the same businesswoman who is a key witness against Rober Kocharyan's similar bribery trial]
In January-November of 2008, the miner conducted the studies then transferred a $6M bribe via Harutyunyan's subordinate.
Harutyunyan received the other $8M via offshore accounts in UAE. They laundered it with the help of a volunteer friend Araks Dilanyan who used her account. She split the funds into three pieces and sent them to accounts owned by Harutyunyan's friends and relatives.
The friends and relatives then traveled to UAE where they partially cashed out the funds.
In 2010, the friends wired the remaining $3M to Harutyunyan's UAE account. He then traveled to UAE to cash out the funds and make other electronic transfers.
During the laundering, they used an offshore firm Tarasco (?) Investment Ltd, registered in the British Virgin Islands with a bank account in Zurich. Harutyunyan's subordinate used the same offshore firm to launder another $2M.
The offshore firm and ex-HHK MP's company "MAP" signed an interest-free loan agreement and transferred the funds to ex-MP's business accounts in Armenia. During the next several years, the ex-MP transferred the funds to Harutyunyan with small installments.
(this was not a tutorial)
Additionally, in 2011 Harutyunyan conspired with others to ensure that "Jradzor" small hydro received 24-hour access to water, while violating another firm's rights and causing significant damage.
In October 2018, Harutyunyan's friend -- the Sevan Psychiatric Hospital director, also a suspect -- bypassed Armenia's border checkpoint and illegally crossed the border. In November 2018 he used the Kazbek checkpoint to enter Georgia from Russia. He then fled to Turkey, then the United States.
[Tons of criminal charges ar
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Hey there, thank you all for allowing me to post a question here on your thread. Just fyi, this thread has offered me a lot of guidance in this hard time for our family.
So pretty much, the case is my boyfriend’s ex and mother of his child’s two other children are accusing him of sexual allegations. This all comes conveniently after he makes a play for custody of his own child and after an argument with these two children‘a biological dad. The children have retracted and changed their statements so many times and our uncooperative with prosecutors. Obviously he just wants to clear his name, and continue in trying for shared custody of his son.
Currently however he is still being held in jail w/o bond. We have a hearing coming up and I feel fairly confident in him getting a bail set. However, I am worried they won’t allow him to return to living with me as I, too, have a child from a previous relationship. The lawyer said I can testify that I will not leave them unsupervised together until this case is resolved… but obviously can make no guarantees.
I just am curious if anyone has been in this situation or can offer some insight. We have been living together and would like to continue to. We have created a beautiful and safe home together for our children and our future.
Here is the article. Copying and pasting here in case it's blocked in some countries:
Judge addresses witness lists and opening statements in Josh Duggar child porn pretrial hearing
by: C.C. McCandless
Posted: Nov 21, 2021 / 01:00 PM CST / Updated: Nov 21, 2021 / 07:50 PM CST
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Judge Timothy L. Brooks wrapped up a November 18 pretrial hearing in the upcoming Josh Duggar child porn trial by addressing the relevance of witnesses on both sides as well as having the prosecution and defense agree on the length of opening statements.
After initially requesting up to 45 minutes for an opening statement, the prosecution agreed on keeping it to 30 minutes as long as the defense does as well.
The judge commented on the possibility of the attorneys using graphic displays during opening statements, such as a PowerPoint presentation. He stated that such a visual aid, if it can be put into words, can be used without prior clearance.
Items that the two sides agree will be admitted as evidence can also be shown to the jury at that time. The judge added that showing a “weird graphic” would be better served if cleared by the other side beforehand.
The judge proceeded to review certain members of each side’s potential witness lists, confirming their connections to the case.
The review began with the prosecution’s list and covered over a dozen potential witnesses. They ranged from employees and frequent customers of Duggar’s to “fact witnesses” that will testify about statements made to them.
When asked how long they anticipated the trial might take, the prosecution estimated that their case could entail “a solid three days of evidence,” with a chance of “bleeding into a fourth.”
The defense had no objections to the prosecution’s witness list, although they reserved the right to do so later due to the scope of what possible testimony might include.
The analysis of the defense’s list covered four possible witnesses. Two are investigators hired by the defense that they state will provide “non-hearsay factual testimony.”
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... keep reading on reddit ➡Government asks to revoke the pretrial release of rioter James Grant for drunk driving and weapons charges.
• Original statement of fact on Grant.
• Police report on his arrest for drunk driving and weapons violation.
Grant is suffering from a severe case of Capitol Consequences. From the Police report: "Grant was in possession of an AR-15, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, weapons accessories, and fatigues. When I took Grant into custody he attempted to flee and then dropped to the ground. Grant said, "Just kill (or shoot) me now!" Grant then said, "It's over" and expressed feelings of hopelessness." Calls for a bottle of Schadenfreude Champagne.
• USG request to revoke Grant's pretrial release.
APPOINTMENTS CLAUSE, FAILURE TO PRESERVE, HAND AND FEET PHOTOS, SUPPRESSING STATEMENTS -- ALL DENIED
Still waiting for an update on the Franks hearing motion.
No we don't have any information right now. I will update this post as things come out, which will likely be in the form of tweets and news reports, so please feel free to chime in if you hear/see any news! The hearing is in-person at the courthouse in AR so, alas, I cannot cover it.
I'll be checking the filings to see if there's any movement there, but I doubt there will be much (and probably not today) until the actual opinion is issued. Maybe a supplemental brief if the Court asks for it? But that still wouldn't be published today.
Until then, let's share our thoughts and feelings here? For "fun" here are my predictions on the rulings and a slight explanation why.
Motion to Suppress Statements at the Car Lot - Denied. Pest had another phone he could've used to talk to his lawyers, the interaction seemed pretty casual at that point (they were in plain clothes, he willingly got in a car with them, etc).
Hand and Feet Photos - Denied. I wonder if during the hearing and/or in the opinion we'll hear why these photos are so damn important to both sides? Like why the Government doesn't just say "go ahead and toss them out." I just don't see a Court thinking it's all that egregious
Failure to Preserve Exculpatory Evidence - Denied. I think the Government has solid precedent that it isn't the job of law enforcement to follow up on every possible lead that could exonerate a suspect during the investigation. The language of "no CSAM" found on the phones likely meant more than literal images or videos anyway. You don't spend the time and money to make a forensic copy of a phone that only has Flappy Bird on it.
Appointments Clause Violation - Denied. I could maybe see that the Defense is correct from a legal standpoint, but in the interests of justice I don't think a judge would broadly declare that all investigations for two years must be thrown out. It would fuck everything up just too much.
Motion to Suppress and Request for a Franks Hearing - Affirmed in part and denied in part. I don't really know the contours of a Franks hearing but what I understand is it's used to better grasp the evidence available at the time a warrant was issued to determi
... keep reading on reddit ➡Per the title, my pretrial is this upcoming week, and I haven’t been informed by my lawyer what to expect or to show up yet. I have reached out to him and am currently worried if I should take time off work or not to attend?
What should I expect?
I am already halfway through my 3 month DUI course have done 9 AA meetings. I was arrested 10/31 and given my license back since it was below .08 by the dmv.
Hey guys so I got placed in a Pretrial diversion program for my first DUI offence. I also needed to do mandatory AA therapy at an associated provider and I haven't smoked marijuana for a month since entering the program but still tested positive at the therapy provider today. It wasn't one of the random drug tests they do for the pretrial diversion community corrections program though. Am I fucked? I don't want to be revoked from the PTD program. Appreciate any insight
This Court has consistently emphasized the importance of compliance with all applicable procedural rules and refused to countenance deviation from them.1 Samsung does not seem to have received this message. Days after the Court granted summary judgment finding that Samsung breached two provisions of the parties’ Joint Development and Licensing Agreement (“JDLA”), new counsel for Samsung filed a since-denied motion for reconsideration. Dkts. 195, 210, 215. Samsung now transparently attempts to relitigate arguments already twice rejected by the Court, and belatedly raises—for the first time—purported defenses that it previously waived. The Court should not entertain this continued effort to subvert the procedural guiderails that the Federal and Local Rules impose.
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We've been separated for three years with a regular time-sharing schedule of him having the kids every other weekend and 2 visitations after school during the week. Since this summer, after seeing a lawyer, he is asking for 50/50 timeshare and to have the kids switch houses every day. I do not think this is good for my kids (6 and 8) and they are happy with our current arrangement. He is always welcome to come by or come to the kid's activities. I share all information with him as far as I can tell (he claims otherwise, but doesn't tell me what I keep from him).
The point of my question is: he has been behaving terribly since last summer and put a lot of stress on me and the kids. Will this influence the outcome (especially timesharing) of the divorce if it goes to trial? He
- does not answer his phone when the kids are at his place, tells me I can't just interrupt whenever I want. (He does not respond for several hours, usually while his female friend is at his house). I call once a weekend. (Yesterday, I went by our house where he lives after he did not answer his phone again and he refused to let me talk to the children - called me a dumb fuck and closed the door on me).
- called on Thanksgiving and he started yelling in the background that my kids have to get off the phone because there is no reason to talk to me at this moment. Went on a rant afterwards that I showed them all sort of delicious Thanksgiving food to make his lunch look bad or something like that, completely crazy in my opinion - I showed my kid a pumpkin pie that was for the day after.)
- Hit my car at pick-up when my kids were in the car, demanding I get out of the car. He was all angry at me over some clothes and me asking him to return the clothes I send with the kids, and I refused to get out of the car. So he started hitting my car. The kids were upset.
- refuses to communicate with me (halloween and Thanksgiving break was a mess because he refused to answer my requests to make a schedule)
- does not allow me to travel out of county with the children (because he can, not because there is a reason). I need his written agreement due to pretrial orders.
- did not allow me to visit my family in Germany for my Dad's 75th birthday with my children
- did not tell me he was filing for divorce and I got hit with the notice unprepared. He had asked me to not go through lawyers, but all my attempts to find an agreement failed when it came to money and me being able to travel t
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