Letter from Necheles Law, LLP to Judge Colleen McMahon, August 1, 2025 — United States v. Zigelman (Dkt. 100, S.D.N.Y.)

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Letter dated August 1, 2025, from Gedalia M. Stern of Necheles Law, LLP to Judge Colleen McMahon of the Southern District of New York, asking permission for Zvi Zigelman to travel to Israel from September 21 to October 5. The letter says Zigelman was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment followed by two years of supervised release, has completed the prison term and is now serving supervised release. It gives two reasons: to visit elderly parents in Israel, whom Zigelman has been unable to visit since being arrested in October 2022, and, as a member of the Belz Hasidic sect, to observe the Jewish High Holy Days (September 23 to October 2) with the Grand Rabbi of Belz. Counsel also asks the Court to order the Probation Department to return the passport surrendered as a bail condition. Probation takes no position, and the assigned AUSA defers to Probation.

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Case 1:23-cr-00065-CM         Document 100          Filed 08/06/25      Page 1 of 1
         Case 1:23-cr-00065-CM         Document 99         Filed 08/01/25     Page 1 of 1

Necheles Law, LLP
 1120 Avenue of the Americas                                                    Geda lia M. Stern
 New YorR, NY 10036                                                         gms@necheleslaw.com
                                                                                  212-997-7400


                                      August 1, 2025
BYECF
Hon. Colleen McMahon
United States District Judge
Southern District of New York
500 Pearl St.
New York, New York I 0007

        Re: United States. v. Zvi Zigelman, 23-cr-065


Dear Judge McMahon :

      We respectfully write to request permission for Mr. Zigelman to travel to Israel from
September 21 to October 5.

       Early last year, Mr. Zigelman was sentenced by Your Honor to eighteen months'
imprisonment, to be followed by two years of supervised release. 0kt. # 79. Mr. Zigelman has
completed his prison term and is now serving his term of supervised release.

        Mr. Zigelman now requests permission to travel to Israel for two reasons. First, he would
like to visit his elderly parents who live there and whom he has been unable to visit since he was ~
originally arrested in October 2022. Second, as a member of the Belz Hasidic sect, he would like
to observe the Jewish High Holy Days (which this year run from September 23 to October 2) in
Israel with the Grand Rabbi of Belz-an important religious observance for Mr. Zigelman.

       Relatedly, we ask that the Court order the Probation Department to return Mr. Zigelman's
passport, which he surrendered as a condition of his bail, to him.

        I have spoken to Mr. Zigelman's probation office, who told me she takes no position on
this request. The assigned AUSA informed me that she defers to Probation on this request.


                                             Respectfully submitted ,

                                                     Isl
                                             Gedalia Stern
                                                                         USDC SDNY
Cc :    AUSA Emily S. Deininger (via ECF)
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