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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 1h

Today here in SDNY Federal court, Bank of America got sued for "participating in adn financially benefiting from Jeffrey Epstein's widespread and well-publicized sex-trafficking operation." Inner City Press on the case(s). Maximum Maxwell book: amazon.com/gp/product/B...

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 2h

All rise!
Judge: I find the US has met its burden. I order you detained.
Story later

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 2h

Pre-Trial: It's unclear if he's been living in NY or Maryland.
Defense: He wants to open a restaurant in NY
Judge: I'll take a break

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 2h

Judge: What was his prior conviction?
AUSA: Robbery and assault outside a 7/11
Defense: It was a bar fight.
AUSA: He was sentenced to 18 months.

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 2h

AUSA: This defendant may have ties to South Korea.
Defense: He was born in Georgia, now live in North Potomoc, Maryland. He has owned record labels.

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 2h

He is asking for release...

Zelena Sage @zelenasage.blacksky.app · 2h

This is insane, they are never letting this MF out

Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 2h

OK - now in SDNY Magistrates court where US is seeking pre-trial detention of gun for trafficking 60 guns from Georgia to NY, offering grenades and a flamethrower. Inner City Press, as only nrdia here, will live tweet, thread below

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 2h

OK - now in SDNY Magistrates court where US is seeking pre-trial detention of gun for trafficking 60 guns from Georgia to NY, offering grenades and a flamethrower. Inner City Press, as only nrdia here, will live tweet, thread below

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 3h

CRYPTOS BROS TRIAL, DAY 1: On Taking $25 Million from Ethereum Sandwich Bots, US v Peraire Bueno Trial Starts With Flash Bots Witness Miller - story: innercitypress.com/cryptobrostr... Analysis on Substack matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-on-t...

On Taking $25M from Ethereum Sandwich Bots Peraire Bueno Trial Starts With Flash Bot MillerInner City Press: Investigative Reporting from the United Nations

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 3h

No, each juror can take notes, but only for themselves - not to read back to other during deliberations, for example. Frankly, I am not sure how well this Miller / Flash Bots direct examination is going down with the jurors - story with extra(s) coming

Jennifer Petitt @jenniferpetitt.bsky.social · 3h

Am I correct in assuming the jurors can't take notes?

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 3h

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 3h

AUSA: Mr. Miller, can you read that?
Miller: The proposer is bound to the block.
AUSA: What does that mean?
Miller: It's enforceable by incentives.

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 3h

Still on direct examination of Flash Bot's Miller
AUSA: What's an API?
Miller: A standardized way to interact with a program.
AUSA: What does this interface -
Miller: It's how you get a header from the relay

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 4h

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 4h

AUSA: In April 2023 what percentage of Ethereum validators were using MEV-Boost?
Miller: About 95%.
AUSA: What is a block header?
Miller: A unique identifier...

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 5h

Luigi Mangione docket: Judge Garnett grants US request for more time to respond on death penalty - and move next conference into 2026: Jan 9 at 11 am
Inner City Press on the cases, including NYS case
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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 5h

AUSA: What is MEV?
Miller: Maximum Extractable Value. Like arbitrage.
AUSA: What is cryptocurrency?
Miller: Currencies that don't rely on a government or a bank... On Ethereum, anyone can deploy applications.

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 5h

AUSA: What is MEV?
Miller: Maximum Extractable Value. Like arbitrage.
AUSA: What is cryptocurrency?
Miller: Currencies that don't rely on a government or a bank... On Ethereum, anyone can deploy applications.

Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 5h

AUSA: Did you interact with James and Anton Peraire-Bueno?
Miller: Yes. They used Flash Bots. But they did not identify themselves as Low Carb Crusaders.
AUSA: Have we subpoenaed you?
Miller: Yes. The defense too.

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 5h

Miller: We patched the software.
AUSA: Did the perpetrators reach out to you?
Miller: Yes. Email from "Low Carb Crusaders." They wanted to be described neutrally. In exchange they were willing to disclose details of another strategy that could have the same effect

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 5h

Miller: We found there was a bug in MEV-Boost and some $20 million had been lost.
AUSA: Who exploited the bug?
Miller: The Ethereum validator. The content would made available when it shouldn't have been
AUSA: What did Flash Bots do?
Miller: Held meetings

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 5h

AUSA: What do you do?
Miller: I set culture as well.
[Some jurors perk up]
AUSA: Did you learn about an issue with the MEV-Boost software?
Miller: Yes. Early April 2023. I woke up and my phone had many messages that there had been an incident, money lost

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 5h

[For those asking, the Government opening in US v. Peraire-Bueno was by AUSA Ryan Nees]
All rise!
AUSA: The Government calls Robert Miller. Where do you work?
Miller: Flash Bots. We made MEV-Boost and other crypto infrastructure and software.

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 6h

2d defense lawyer: Our CJA mitigation specialists, interpreters and investigators have't been paid since July 3, even before the shutdown
Story later

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 6h

Defense: Our clients are from Venezuela, it is hard to get mitigation material from there, given the current diplomatic situation... We could not meet with our clients, we were told of under-staffing

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Inner City Press @innercitypress.bsky.social · 6h

Judge: How much time does your Office think a defendant deserves between being notified he faces the death penalty and trial?
AUSA: Two months

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