Aventura Contests "Gross and Untenable Inaccuracies" of US Government's Prosecution

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** ******,the ******* ** ***** *****, **** *** ***********, ** ********* **. ******* ** ******* ***** ** *********, * **** ** ********* ******* that is necessary in this particular case. Right? [emphasis added]

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** ** ***** *****,the ********** ** ******** **** *** ********* ********* ** *** ****** ****** **********. They have several prosecutors on this case. Mr. Cabasso is facing charges that can expose him to a life-long sentence of custody while **** ****** *** ******. [emphasis added]

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*********'* ******** **** ** court **** "** ******* now ***** ** * good **** *** *** Honor ** ***** ******* the ****," ******** **** the *** *** ** longer "****" ****** ********** claiming ** ***** **** time *** ** *************:

** ******* ****now ***** ** * **** **** *** **** ***** ** ***** ******* **** ****, and we believe that we -- you know, we gave the government a lot of time to go through the discovery, and I ***'* ******* **** **** *** *** **** ****** ********** ****: **, *** ****, ** **** **** ** ***********. **** ** ***** ** *************. [emphasis added]

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*** ******-****** ******* "*** prosecutor's ****** **** '******** manufactured *******,'" ******** **** Aventura *** '*********':

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"******** ********** ******** ** multiple *********" **** ******** and ******* "******** ************* facilities," *** ****** ****:

****** *** **** ***** of *********,Aventura ************* ********** **** ******* *** ******** ** ******** ********** ******** ** ******** ********* including those involved in the investigation and prosecution in this case. [emphasis added]

*** ******* ******* **** that *** ********** *********** many ****** ********** **** Aventura "*** ** **** accordingly **** ****" **** the ********** ***** "********** and ******* ************* ********** at ********":

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** *** ******** ** the ***-************ *******,the *********** ************** ********* ** ******* ** * ****-**-**** *****, *** ** ** ***** ** * ****** ** ****/*********/*** ****** (i.e., an article that consists in whole or in part of materials from more than one country is a product of the country in which it has been substantially transformed into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, and use distinct from that of the article or articles from which is was so transformed). [emphasis added]

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******* ** ***** *******, the ** ********** *** 'complicit' ** ****, ******* Cabasso's ********:

*******, **** *** *********** omit, ******* *** ** lack ** ********* ** the *******, ** **** the ****U.S. ********** ******** *** ******* ** ** ******* ** **** ****, **** *********, ****** *********, ******** *** ******* *** *********** ********* *** ********* **** *** ****** *** **** *** ******** ******* *** ******* ********* *** ************** ** *** $*** ** ******** that they now accuse only Mr. Cabasso of selling to them without their knowledge. [emphasis added]

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*** ** ********** ** scheduled ** ******* ** the *******'* ******-****** ** July **, ****. *** defense ** ********* ** reply ** *** **********'* response ** ****** **, 2021.

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