DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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Plaintiff,
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1:09-cr-5
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v.
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AMIFA S. KNIGHT,
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Defendant.
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TO:
Alphonso G. Andrews, Jr., Esq., AUSA
Natalie Nelson Tang How, Esq.
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO AMEND CONDITIONS OF
RELEASE
THIS MATTER came before the Court on September 17, 2009, for hearing upon
Defendant’s Motion to Amend Conditions of Release (Docket No. 55).  The government
was represented by Allan F. John-Baptiste, Esq., AUSA.  Natalie Nelson Tang How, Esq.,
appeared on behalf of Defendant.
Defendant seeks the removal of house arrest with electronic monitoring as
conditions of her pretrial release, alleging that these conditions are burdensome and a
hardship.  The government opposes the proposed amendment.
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United States v. Knight
109–cr-5
Order
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In its Order (Docket No.50) denying the government’s motion to detain, entered
August 17, 2009,  the Court found that detention was not warranted, but did acknowledge
the seriousness of the charges included in the superceding indictment.  Consequently, the
Court found that the increased risk of flight warranted the addition of the condition of
house arrest, with electronic monitoring, and an increase in the amount of bond.  Nothing
in Defendant’s motion or arguments of counsel persuades the Court that circumstances
have changed or that the Court’s previous finding was in error.
WHEREFORE, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion to Amend
Conditions of Release (Docket No. 55) is DENIED.
ENTER:
Dated: September 17, 2009
/s/ George W. Cannon, Jr.                           
GEORGE W. CANNON, JR.
U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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