OneCoin’s Mark Scott has secured launch pending the result of his enchantment.
Scott headed up OneCoin’s cash laundering operations within the US. He was convicted in 2019 and at last sentenced to 10 years in jail again in January.
After failing to safe a brand new trial in late 2023, Scott (proper) appealed his sentencing in February. A call on the enchantment stays pending.
Customary process can be for Scott to be taken into custody pending the result of his enchantment. On March twenty sixth, Scott moved for permission to stay out on bail.
The DOJ opposed Scott’s movement, arguing he was a flight danger. That is primarily based on Scott holding twin US and German citizenship. Like many nations, Germany doesn’t extradite its personal residents.
The DOJ additionally argued that Scott’s enchantment was one more delay tactic. For one purpose or one other, Scott has managed to pull out his case since he was initially indicted again in August 2018.
Taking Scott’s undisclosed medical circumstances into consideration, the court docket overruled the DOJ’s issues.
Primarily based on the report earlier than the Courtroom, given Scott’s medical circumstances and since he has not been charged with a violent crime, the Courtroom doesn’t discover that Scott is more likely to flee or pose a hazard to the protection of every other individual or the neighborhood if allowed to stay on bail.
The Courtroom believes it’s fairly uncertain that Scott will acquire a reversal or new trial on each counts. However the Courtroom can not say that the questions are frivolous.
The Courtroom doesn’t discover that the enchantment is for functions of delay.
Accordingly, Scott will stay out on bail pending a call on his enchantment. There is no such thing as a timeline for this.