When I wrote earlier today that government attorneys suspected Tom Goldstein, co-founder of SCOTUSblog and Supreme Court litigator, was lying about his financial condition, I didn’t expect this would happen. Goldstein was arrested again today for violating the terms of his pretrial release.
According to reporting by Law360, the government alleges since Goldstein’s release he’s made millions of dollars worth of crypto transactions, a fact he kept hidden. As per government filings, Goldstein “fail[ed] to disclose the existence of two cryptocurrency wallets through which he received over $8 million in cryptocurrency and sent more than $6 million of cryptocurrency over the last five days.”
“Defendant’s conduct demonstrates that he is a serious risk of flight, that he cannot abide by the conditions of release, and that he has lied to this court and pretrial services. A rebuttable presumption that defendant is a danger to the community now applies, and defendant’s conditions of release should be revoked,” the filing stated.
Goldstein is currently awaiting a bail review hearing.
Goldstein was first arrested January 16th. He faces a 22-count indictment alleging his side career as a high-stakes poker player fueled crimes of tax evasion and financial fraud. His release was initially secured by his residence, but Goldstein is seeking to use other properties as collateral, claiming he needs the assets in his marital home to fund his defense.
Prosecutors opposed that motion, claiming Goldstein posed a “significant” flight risk. I guess now we know why the government thinks that.
Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1 or Mastodon @Kathryn1@mastodon.social.
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When I wrote earlier today that government attorneys suspected Tom Goldstein, co-founder of SCOTUSblog and Supreme Court litigator, was lying about his financial condition, I didn’t expect this would happen. Goldstein was arrested again today for violating the terms of his pretrial release.
According to reporting by Law360, the government alleges since Goldstein’s release he’s made millions of dollars worth of crypto transactions, a fact he kept hidden. As per government filings, Goldstein “fail[ed] to disclose the existence of two cryptocurrency wallets through which he received over $8 million in cryptocurrency and sent more than $6 million of cryptocurrency over the last five days.”
“Defendant’s conduct demonstrates that he is a serious risk of flight, that he cannot abide by the conditions of release, and that he has lied to this court and pretrial services. A rebuttable presumption that defendant is a danger to the community now applies, and defendant’s conditions of release should be revoked,” the filing stated.
Goldstein is currently awaiting a bail review hearing.
Goldstein was first arrested January 16th. He faces a 22-count indictment alleging his side career as a high-stakes poker player fueled crimes of tax evasion and financial fraud. His release was initially secured by his residence, but Goldstein is seeking to use other properties as collateral, claiming he needs the assets in his marital home to fund his defense.
Prosecutors opposed that motion, claiming Goldstein posed a “significant” flight risk. I guess now we know why the government thinks that.
Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1 or Mastodon @[email protected].
