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TRANSCRIPT of Status Conference as to Amber Rewis Bruey held on 12/16/21 before Judge… — USA v. Bruey et al (Dkt. 130)
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| Court | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida |
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| Filed | 2022-08-23 |
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida · No. 2:21-cr-00074 · Doc. 130 · 2022-08-23 · Docket on CourtListener
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A transcript of a status conference held December 16, 2021 in United States v. Anthony James Bruey and Amber Rewis Bruey, No. 2:21-cr-00074, before Judge Thomas P. Barber in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers Division, filed August 23, 2022 as Document 130. It records appearances by counsel for the United States and for each defendant, and the court identifying the case as one of conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering. Counsel for the defendants asked for a two-month continuance to keep reviewing discovery, which counsel described as voluminous. The court granted the request, reset the matter for February 14 at 9:00, and found under 18 U.S.C. § 3161 that the ends of justice outweigh the interests of the defendant and the public in a speedy trial. The transcript is five pages.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Fort Myers, Florida
)
) Case 2:21-CR-74-JLB-MRM
Plaintiff )
) Thursday, December 16, 2021
vs. )
) 10:58 a.m. to 10:58 a.m.
ANTHONY JAMES BRUEY, and )
AMBER REWIS BRUEY, )
)
Defendants. )
_______________________________)
TRANSCRIPT OF STATUS CONFERENCE
HELD BEFORE THE HONORABLE THOMAS P. BARBER,
United States District Court Judge
Official Court Reporter:
Jeffrey G. Thomas, RPR, CRR
2110 First Street, Suite 2-194
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Telephone: (239) 461-2033
(Proceedings reported by Stenotype; Transcript produced by
computer-aided transcription.)
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A P P E A R A N C E S
COUNSEL FOR GOVERNMENT:
United States Attorney's Office
Middle District of Florida
United States Courthouse
2110 First Street
Room 3-137
Fort Myers, FL 33901
(239)461-2200
BY: TRENT REICHLING, ESQ.
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT JAMES BRUEY:
Mangone & Miller Law Offices
Suite 502
2335 Stanford Court
Naples,Florida 34112
(239)774-4100
BY: LANDON P. MILLER, ESQ.
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT AMBER REWIS BRUEY:
Federal Public Defender's Office
2075 West First Street, Suite 300
Fort Myers, FL 33901
(239) 334-0397
BY: JAMES LAPPAN, ESQ.
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* * * P R O C E E D I N G S * * *
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THE COURT: Next, United States versus Amber Bruey
and Anthony Bruey, Case Number 21-CR-74; conspiracy, wire
fraud, money laundering. Who is doing this one?
MR. REICHLING: Trent Reichling on behalf of the
United States.
MR. LAPPAN: Jim Lappan for Amber Bruey.
THE COURT: I may have already asked this. What's
the relationship between these two? Husband and wife, father,
son --
MR. LAPPAN: Yes, sir.
MR. MILLER: And Landon Miller on behalf of Anthony
Bruey, Judge. Also known as the cookie monster.
THE COURT: Really.
MR. MILLER: Maybe I should come up to your chambers.
THE COURT: You know what, you'd be doing me a favor,
because every time I walk from my courtroom to my office, I eat
one or two, and it's like -- I actually told somebody today you
need to see these pictures in the drug cases with all the dope
piled up and the marijuana, and all this stuff? That's what it
is in my office right now, but it's brownies and cookies.
MR. MILLER: That is a dangerous proposition over
there.
THE COURT: Yeah. Well, I empathize with the drug
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addicts, because it's like I get it. Because I can't walk
through there without partaking.
In any event, what do you want to do in this case?
MR. LAPPAN: Judge, both defendants reside in North
Carolina. Discovery is voluminous. I am going through it with
my client. I have spoken with Mr. Reichling and Mr. Miller
before court. Mr. Miller and I would ask the Court to consider
a two- month continuance to allow us to continue to go through
discovery with our clients.
THE COURT: Sounds reasonable to me.
Any reason not to do that, Trent?
MR. REICHLING: No, Your Honor.
THE COURT: Okay. Valentine's Day, February 14th
at 9:00 o'clock.
Pursuant to 18 USC Section 3161(h(7), I find that
the ends of justice are served by the continuance and outweighs
the best interests of the defendant and the public in a speedy
trial. Therefore, that time is excludable.
And see where we are on that then. All right? Thank
you.
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(Thereupon, at 10:58 a.m., the above-entitled matter
was concluded.)
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CERTIFICATE
I CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING TRANSCRIPT IS A TRUE AND
ACCURATE TRANSCRIPT FROM THE ORIGINAL STENOGRAPHIC RECORD IN
THE ABOVE-ENTITLED MATTER.
Dated this 17th day of August, 2022.
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JEFFREY G. THOMAS, RPR, CRR
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