Defense counsel for Johanna Michely Garcia, who pleaded guilty to 1 charge of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud this past July, filed a motion to continue the sentencing hearing for Ms Garcia that was scheduled for Friday, September 20th.
The former CEO of MJ Capital will now learn her sentence on October 31st after the judge granted the motion. She faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and 3 years of supervisory release after the prison sentence ends.
It seems that the defendant Johanna Garcia no longer has the same attorney, Kate Taylor, who represented her at the plea agreement hearing. On the court documents now are two public defenders. The public defenders filed the motion in part because they hired a forensic accountant to go through the "voluminous financial records in this case" which will require more time.
Also mentioned was they just recently obtained the Presentence Investigation Report (PSI) which had "unanticipated enhancements that require further review."
We will be in the courtroom for the sentencing on October 31st, so stay tuned for our coverage.
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