Letter to Judge McMahon Re: United States v. Zvi Zigelman, 23-cr-065 (Dkt. 100, S.D.N.Y.)
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Letter of August 1, 2025, from Gedalia Stern of Necheles Law, LLP to Judge Colleen McMahon in United States v. Zvi Zigelman, 23-cr-065, in the Southern District of New York, filed as Document 100. It requests permission for Zigelman, who was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment and two years of supervised release and has completed the prison term, to travel to Israel from September 21 to October 5. The stated reasons are to visit elderly parents who live there, not visited since the arrest in October 2022, and, as a member of the Belz Hasidic sect, to observe the Jewish High Holy Days, September 23 to October 2 that year, with the Grand Rabbi of Belz. The letter also asks the Court to order the Probation Department to return the passport surrendered as a condition of bail. The probation office 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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