Seized devices cause Bitcoiin criminal case delays


As a part of Bitcoiin prison proceedings, lots of of digital gadgets seized in Serbia have been turned over to the FBI in Texas.

Knowledge saved on the gadgets continues to be being processed, leading to a request to proceed the trials of defendants Haojia Miao and Antonije Stojiljkovic.

The FBI obtained the gadgets seized in Serbia by way of search warrant. The gadgets have been seized as a part of raids and arrests performed in Serbia final July.

In a joint-motion for continuance, the DOJ writes;

The FBI together with the Regional Laptop Forensics Laboratory (RCFL) are at the moment imaging the digital gadgets acquired from Serbia to assessment and switch over to protection.

The DOJ has requested the scheduled June twelfth prison trial be continued for six months. Counsel for Miao and Stojiljkovic have signed off on the request.

The joint-motion was filed on Might sixth. As of but there’s no order from the courtroom.

The joint-motion additionally offers some data relating to ongoing extradition proceedings in Serbia.

America Lawyer’s Workplace for the Northern District of Texas together with the Workplace of Worldwide Affairs on the Division of Justice is at the moment working with Serbian Authorities to extradite the remaining ten co-defendants in Serbia.

On or about April 21, 2021, Serbian Authorities indicated to the USA Lawyer’s Workplace that the extradition of the ten co-defendants is awaiting the ruling from the Court docket of Appeals in Serbia.

This tracks with our report from late April, detailing the present standing of Krstijan Krstic’s extradition course of.

 

Replace 18th June 2021 – On June 2nd the courtroom granted the joint movement.

Subsequently a brand new trial date has been scheduled for December thirteenth.