Case 1:20-cr-00188-JSR Document 37 Filed 05/18/20 Page 1 of 28

Case 1:20-cr-00188-JSR Document 37 Filed 05/18/20 Page 1 of 28 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Hamid Akhavan, a/lcia "Ray Akhavan," -and- Ruben Weigand, Defendants. S3 20 Cr. 188 (JSR) Government's Memorandum of Law In Opposition To Defendants' Motions for a Bill of Particulars GEOFFREY S. BERMAN United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York One St. Andrew's Plaza New York, New York 10007 Assistant United States Attorneys Of Counsel EFTA00040628 Case 1:20-cr-00188-JSR Document 37 Filed 05/18/20 Page 2 of 28 Table of Contents PRELIMINARY STATEMENT 1 BACKGROUND 2 I. The Indictment 2 II. Procedural History 3 III. Discovery Materials and Other Disclosures 4 DISCUSSION 5 I. Applicable Law 5 II. A Bill of Particulars Is Not Warranted In This Case, as the Defendants Improperly Seek Evidentiary Detail, and the Government Has Otherwise Made Sufficient Disclosures of the Information Sought