Extra: ICE Official Who Sold Info to Eric Adams Staff Also Downloaded DHS Info Now Free on Bond

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by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack

SDNY COURTHOUSE, Nov 21 –   The US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York on November 21 announced "the arrest of HENRY YAU for a scheme to commit identity theft, convert government records, and disclose agency records containing individually identifiable information.  YAU  will be presented before Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron."  

Inner City Press went to the proceeding, and as the only media there live tweeted it, from the thread:

Yau is brought in by US Marshals, in turquoise t-shirt and COVID mask. He has detained counsel. Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron: Time of arrest? AUSA: 7 am. Judge: Detention or release?

AUSA: Bail package  Defense: I'd like to push this to second call

Note: YAU disclosed confidential information from law enforcement databases  about Victim-1 who Lin was seeking to deported from the US due to conflict with members of a bank fraud conspiracy in which Lin was involved

 They're back on Yau. AUSA: We propose release on $2 million bond, $1 million [of which] in cash or property Judge: What's the hang up? [A third retained lawyer has gotten involved]

Defense: This bail is excessive. Mr Yau owns some investment properties. 3d call?

AUSA: There was an audit of his DHS downloads, he took passwords - we want to search his residence or we'll freeze it

 Defense: We offer $1 million signature, $250,000 secured. AUSA: He traveled around the world chasing fugitives for ICE. He knows how to flee

 AUSA: They tried to run his social security number - others have been searching him, other law enforcement seemingly working with him

 Judge: I am the one who signs search warrants. If probable cause is shown I will keep him detained pending the search

Judge: I give you 30 minutes.

 They're back again on US v Henry Yau No contact with Tommy Lin without counsel present.

Yau is signing something - public? Is he giving back the DHS info?

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