United States v. Echols

ORDER

PALMIERI, District Judge.*

This is a simple matter involving an alleged evasion of F.R.Crim.P. 6(d) by the government in their prosecution of the defendants for the alleged violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1462 and 2.

F.R.Crim.P. 6(d) provides:

“Attorneys for the government, the witness under examination, interpreters when needed and, for the purpose of taking the evidence, a stenographer or operator of a recording device may be present while the grand jury is in session, but no person other than the jurors may be present while the grand jury is deliberating or voting.” (Emphasis ours)

The…