ORDER TO CONTINUE - Ends of Justice as to ERIC RIVERA, JAMES WESSELS;… — Bank Insider PPP (Dkt. 106)

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An Order for Continuance filed 11/06/25 as Document 106 in United States v. Eric Rivera and James Wessels, Criminal No. 24-267 (KMW), in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, before Hon. Karen M. Williams. It responds to a joint application by the United States, with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Daniel A. Friedman and Jason M. Richardson, and by defendants Eric Rivera and James Wessels, who consented and waived the 70-day trial right. The order finds the case unusual or complex under the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(ii), given the number of defendants and charges, and says three prior post-indictment continuances had been granted. It continues the action and excludes the period from computation of Speedy Trial Act time, but the new date is not legible in the extracted text.

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Case 1:24-cr-00267-KMW Document106-~ Filed 11/06/25 Page 1 of 2 PagelD: 648

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Criminal No. 24-267 (KMW)

Vv. Hon. Karen M. Williams
ERIC RIVERA and JAMES ORDER FOR CONTINUANCE
WESSELS

This matter having come before the Court on the joint application of the
United States (Daniel A. Friedman and Jason M. Richardson, Assistant U.S.
Attorneys, appearing), and defendants Eric Rivera (Jay Stronwater, Esq.,
appearing), and James Wessels (Mark Catanzaro, Esq., appearing) for an order
granting a continuance of proceedings in the above-captioned matter; and the
defendants being aware that they have the right to have this matter brought to
trial within 70 days of the date of his appearance before a judicial officer of this
court pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(c}(1); and three prior post-indictment
continuances having been granted; and each defendant having consented to
such continuance and having waived such right; and for good cause shown,

IT 1S THE FINDING OF THIS COURT that this action should be
continued for the following reasons:

1, This case is an unusual or complex case within the meaning of the
Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3161 (h)(7)}(B) (ii), in light of the number of
defendants, the number of charges, and the nature of the prosecution, such
that it is unreasonable to expect adequate preparation for pretrial proceedings

or for the trial itself within '70 days.
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2. Additional time is necessary to ensure that, taking into account
the exercise of diligence, defense counsel have sufficient time to review and
inspect discovery and further investigate the charges in this matter.

3. Asa result of the foregoing, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A)
and (h)(7)(B)(ii) and (iv), the ends of justice are served by the granting of this
continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a
speedy trial.

IT 1S, therefore, on this aan of November, 2025,

(1) ORDERED that this action be, and hereby is, continued until

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w) UNE 22, 202 ; and it is further

(2) ORDERED that the period from the date of this order through

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DYE 22, 202 G° be and it hereby is excluded in computing time

under the Speedy Trial Act of 1974, 18 U.S.C. § 3161 et seq.

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United States District Judge

Consented_to as to form and entry:

NIEL A, FRIEDMAN.
ASON M. RICHARDSON
Assistant U.S. Attorneys

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Counsel for defendant Eric Rivera

MARK CATANZARO; ESOWIRE
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