o engaged in the scheme EFTA00040634 Case 1:20-cr-00188-JSR Document 37 Filed 05/18/20 Page 8 of 28 together with the defendants. As to defendant Weigand, the Government also provided a description of his role in the scheme in the context of twice opposing his request for release on conditions of bai

hich those Issuing Banks otherwise would not have processed (Id. 1-2, 12-14). In describing the fraud scheme, the Indictment explains how Akhavan, Weigand, and others created the Phony Merchants—fraudulent online companies purporting to sell legal products, including "dog products, dive gear, carbonat

e are textbook untenable conditions. Stephens, 447 F. Supp. 3d at 67 (explaining the importance of legal visits and ordering bail during pandemic); Weigand, 2020 WL 5887602, at *2 (ordering bail during pandemic because defendant needed ability to review the discovery in complex, document-heavy case). T