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USA v. Cherwitz et al

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Case Number:

1:23-cr-00146

Court:

New York Eastern

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Judge:

Diane Gujarati

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  1. June 12, 2024

    FBI Told OneTaste Witness To Delete Evidence, Ex-Execs Say

    Two former executives of sexual wellness company OneTaste Inc. said they uncovered "shocking" evidence that an FBI agent told a former employee of the business and key government witness to delete an old email account, allegedly destroying exculpatory evidence in a forced-labor conspiracy case.

  2. June 06, 2024

    Feds Copied Privileged Doc In OneTaste Charges, Execs Say

    Two executives of sexual wellness company OneTaste have renewed their bid to throw out the indictment against them on forced-labor conspiracy charges, claiming prosecutors used a privileged document to tailor the charges.

  3. May 03, 2024

    OneTaste Duo's Bid To Toss Charges Slapped Down By Judge

    A Brooklyn federal judge on Friday denied a bid by two former executives of OneTaste to dismiss an indictment accusing them of extracting free labor from alleged members of the San Francisco sexual wellness company through abusive tactics.

  4. February 01, 2024

    OneTaste Forced-Labor Trial Unlikely To Start Before 2025

    A Brooklyn federal judge set a tentative January 2025 trial date on Thursday for the forced-labor prosecution of two former executives of sexual wellness company OneTaste, saying an earlier trial is unlikely due to the parties' "awfully long" six-week-length estimate. 

  5. September 21, 2023

    OneTaste Exec Attys Say Fed Conflict Hearing Bid Falls Flat

    In separate letters to a New York federal court, Steptoe & Johnson LLP and Alston & Bird LLP attorneys pushed back on prosecutors' bid for a Curcio hearing to examine potential conflicts concerning their clients, OneTaste Inc. founder Nicole Daedone and former executive Rachel Cherwitz.

  6. September 14, 2023

    Attys For OneTaste Execs May Have Conflicts, Feds Say

    Alston & Bird LLP and Steptoe & Johnson LLP attorneys defending the founder and former executive of sexual wellness company OneTaste against forced labor charges may have conflicts that merit further scrutiny, New York federal prosecutors have said.

  7. July 26, 2023

    Ex-OneTaste Execs Signal Brady Fight In Forced Labor Case

    Counsel for the founder and a former executive of sexual wellness company OneTaste on Wednesday signaled that they are gearing up for a fight over a swath of potentially exculpatory evidence that has not been turned over to the defense pursuant to Brady v. Maryland, in the case alleging the former leaders subjected adherents to sexual abuse and obtained their labor through intimidation.

  8. July 05, 2023

    Sex Wellness Gurus Rip 'Sensationalized' Forced Labor Case

    Two former executives of the California-based sexual wellness company OneTaste previewed their defenses to the Brooklyn U.S. attorney's forced-labor case on Wednesday, saying the "bare bones" indictment is "peppered with sensationalized allegations that have no nexus to its one criminal charge."

  9. June 20, 2023

    Sex Guru's Alleged Cohort Denies Guilt In Forced Labor Rap

    The ex-head of sales for California sexual wellness company OneTaste denied conspiring with her former sex-guru boss to extract forced labor from clients at a Brooklyn federal court arraignment Tuesday where a prosecutor floated plea talks.

  10. June 13, 2023

    Sex Guru Pleads Not Guilty To Forced Labor Charges

    The founder of the California-based sexual wellness organization OneTaste Inc. turned herself in to federal authorities in New York on Tuesday and pled not guilty to extracting free labor from members through abuse.

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