United States v. Forde

DECISION AND ORDER

VICTOR MARRERO, District Judge.

Defendant Joseph Olivieri (“Olivieri”) moves for severance of his trial from that of his codefendants for misjoinder pursuant to Rule 8(b) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (“Rule 8(b)”). In the alternative, Olivieri moves pursuant to Rule 14(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (“Rule 14(a)”) for severance based on extreme prejudice. For the reasons set forth below, both motions are DENIED.

I. BACKGROUND 1

On August 3, 2009 the Government filed a twenty-nine count third superseding indictment (the “Indictment”) charging…