U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Opportunity For Victim Input To Court In Pending Motion By Bernard J. Ebbers For Sentence Reduction
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that, pursuant to an order issued by the Honorable Valerie E. Caproni, United States District Court Judge, victims of the securities fraud scheme relating to World Com that was carried out by Bernard J. Ebbers and others have the opportunity to provide the Court with their views regarding Ebbers’s pending motion for a sentence reduction. A copy of the Court-approved notice to victims is attached (the “Noticeâ€).Â
As set forth in the Notice, on July 13, 2005, defendant Bernard J. Ebbers was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 25 years. Ebbers began to serve this term of imprisonment on September 26, 2006. Assuming credit for good conduct while incarcerated, Ebbers has an anticipated release date of approximately July 4, 2028.Â
On September 5, 2019, Ebbers filed a motion with the Court for a sentencing reduction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582 and the First Step Act. The motion, which seeks Ebbers’s immediate release from prison, is based on Ebbers’s numerous medical conditions and his advanced age. The Government has opposed Ebbers’s motion. A copy of the briefs relating to Ebbers’s motion for a sentence reduction can be found at:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/united-states-v-bernard-ebbers
If you are a victim of Ebbers’s fraud and you wish to provide your views to Judge Caproni with respect to Ebbers’s motion for a sentence reduction, you may do so.Â
Please address any such correspondence to the Court, but send the correspondence to the Victim/Witness coordinator for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (the “Officeâ€) by email as follows:
Ms. Wendy Olsen-Clancy
Victim/Witness Coordinator
United States Attorney’s Office
Southern District of New York
email:
The Office will then provide a copy of any correspondence received to the Court and counsel for Ebbers. The Court has imposed a deadline of November 15, 2019 to receive any correspondence from victims. Accordingly, to be considered by the Court, any such correspondence must be received by the United States Attorney’s Office by no later than November 14, 2019.
Department of Justice
Office of the U.S. Attorney
Southern District of New York
Source: Justice.gov