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6 unusual facts about Loretta A. Preska


Loretta A. Preska

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani - On June 9, 2009, Judge Preska heard the plea of the first detainee brought from Guantanamo Bay Military Prison to stand trial in a U.S. civilian court.

Jeremy Hammond - the activist accused of gaining unauthorized access to Stratfor's computer systems, was denied bail by Preska; who warned that he could face life imprisonment.

His trial and sentencing were conducted by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of the same court; he was convicted of one count of conspiracy in the 1998 United States embassy bombings in East Africa and acquitted of the other 284 counts, and sentenced to life in prison.

Hector Xavier Monsegur - March 9, 2012 Judge Preska presided over the case of the hactivist who participated in activities with some members of the online group Anonymous.

Mark Pittman

On August 24, 2009, Judge Loretta A. Preska ruled the Fed had "improperly withheld" the information and gave it five days to turn the information over to Bloomberg.

Syed Fahad Hashmi

He was asked by Judge Loretta A. Preska whether he was pleading “because you are in fact guilty?” to which Hashmi replied, “Alhamdulillah, yes.”



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