# Judge intervenes to keep elderly tax defendant out of MDC Brooklyn

Other August 8, 2024 · [MDC Brooklyn](https://federalprisondude.com/resources/federal-prisons/bro-mdc-brooklyn-metropolitan-detention-center-new-york)

What the local press ran on this, in one place. I have not written it up beyond the headlines, and the links go to the outlets themselves.

Judges repeatedly objecting to MDC Brooklyn conditions is more informative than another adjective like 'notorious.' Court decisions can translate prison-condition complaints into actual consequences.

## 5 stories on file

- Sep 5, 2024 [Elderly tax scammer avoids MDC Brooklyn after judge’s intervention](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifkFVX3lxTE9LbTBrdlhCVEFlZVk5VnJGaDNFUXFqblpSSzF4VHJ6b0ZrVGI5d2J4UGhNUnd2N2x3bEdQLU5hNFpWUGFEbThlV000NUx3UzgxWTlwS08xMENTaUFLN2lwcV9uUXhQQ3lUVUtWcTNJcVFBLVhRSEtKVzc4UTM5dw?oc=5) Brooklyn Eagle
- Sep 4, 2024 [Tax scammer averts time at ‘barbaric’ MDC Brooklyn jail after judge threatens to vacate sentence](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizwFBVV95cUxQNUFxU1dKV2tJVVNZakg2VThBaUN6WmxIVWxlRFpHZ0hOOWxkNDhwcEZFRVlhMDNwcnoxeUhfek11cW0yTU01Mk8zV1JIVzdhaG5tTlNhSnh4ZlM0VlhvQUk2Rzh6UUk3TGJzTVlWTzFYOHJRT21oaEpncGJzaVo3bGIxb18wVi1BSG9iaGRyTWYtUm5Lc1J2SUVqbV9jTG5DRl9Ea05ESGs1SEsxaVVOSWRxSW5CSDJqalp0UEJhajItUFM2cW5ieTI4dDdqQUk?oc=5) New York Daily News
- Aug 10, 2024 [Judge Cites Horrid Conditions At MDC Brooklyn At Sentence Hearing](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiugFBVV95cUxPbnd4TGJBdVV2SjNfRkZuel9uVkdmWHNlY1VqbXYwZkhiYVVuTUxSZ1puaHY1NmVfYjgtZThKR0NZbTNQVEpnV1RSX1FmcWhXUGV5NFN1VDZVVVFpdFoxblFicUo0U3BQX0E5RFprclZoWFBmSWwwbEtrS3UxYTR0LXRvM3NpYUdPV3g2SjcxZVBqZy1ieU5kcHZndHJDQzhudl82UkJ6UWFua3FoVXJmSi14dUYtc1hpZ0E?oc=5) Forbes
- Aug 8, 2024 [Brooklyn Jail Is Too ‘Inhumane’ for 75-Year-Old Tax Scammer, Judge Says (Published 2024)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMie0FVX3lxTFAxenhkcElHUDhzWklkOTRXczg3ZWVfMG5TLUVXOU9kOEk0Ull5ZVVYSzk5QjJOOF9TdVFZelBha0JZSnFsNVhmQnA1ZjJOaHZHSWtWOGZ3M2RUYXVYcEJ6SmtBUXE3N3l3bnlfSVM2X1hlS3VIWGxGWGQzNA?oc=5) The New York Times
- Aug 8, 2024 [Judge says he’ll vacate defendant’s sentence if sent to notorious MDC Brooklyn federal jail: Report](https://news.google.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?oc=5) SILive.com

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