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~ITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
THERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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TED STATES OF AMERICA

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Affirmation in Support of Application
for an Order of Continuance

V.

CHARLES IFEANYI OGOZY,

19 Mag. 10177

Defendant.

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State ofNew York
County of New York
sol thern District of New York

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Sagar K. Ravi, pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, Section 1746, hereby declares

under penalty of perjury:
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I am an Assistant United States Attorney in the Office of Geoffrey S. Berman,

U1ited States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. I submit this affirmation in

support of an application for an order of continuance of the time within which an indictment or
information would otherwise have to be filed, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A). This is the
sedond order of continuance that has been sought. Andrew Dember, Deputy Chief of the
Crtminal Division of the U.S. Attorney' s Office for the Southern District of New York, has
approved this request.

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2.

The defendant CHARLES IFEANYI OGOZY was charged with violations of

Ti le 18, United States Code, Sections 371 , 1349, and 1956 in a Complaint dated October 29,
2019. The defendant was arrested and presented before Magistrate Judge James L. Cott on
o dtober 31 , 2019. The defendant was released on a $250,000 personal recognizance bond col

signed by two financially responsible persons, home detention with electronic monitoring, and

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other standard conditions ofrelease. Jeffrey Chabrowe, Esq. has been retained as defense

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coupsel.

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3.

Under the Speedy Trial Act, the Government initially was required to file an

indictment or information on or before December 2, 2019. On December 2, 2019, Magistrate
Judge Barbara C. Moses entered an Order of Continuance, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.

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§ 3 61 (h)(7)(A), extending the time within which an indic1ment or information would otherwise

have had to be filed in this case for 30 days until January 2, 2020.
4.

Mr. Chabrowe and I are engaged in discussions concerning a possible disposition

of t is case and are continuing discussions concerning a possible disposition of this case. The
nel otiations have not been completed, and we plan to continue our discussions but do not
an~cipate a resolution before the deadline under the Speedy Trial Act expires on January 2,
20:20.
5.

Therefore, the Government is requesting a 30-day continuance until February 3,

202.0 to continue the aforementioned discussions and reach a disposition of this matter. I have
pJ sonally communicated with defense counsel and he consents to this request.

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6.

For the reasons stated above, the ends of justice served by the granting of the

rei uested continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and defendant in a speedy trial.
Dl ted: New York, New York
Janaury 2, 2020

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Assistant United States Attorney
(212) 637-2195

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