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Exhibit M
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v.
EFRAIN ANTONIO CAMPO FLORES
AND FRANQUI FRANCISCO FLORES
DE FREITAS,
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Defendants.
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Before:
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APPEARANCES
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PREET BHARARA
United States Attorney for the
Southern District of New York
BRENDAN F. QUIGLEY
Assistant United States Attorney
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SIDLEY AUSTIN
Attorneys for Defendant Franqui Francisco Flores De
Freitas
MICHAEL D. MANN
DAVID M. RODY
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Also Present:
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Freitas.
MR. QUIGLEY:
THE COURT:
MR. ZACH:
THE COURT:
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MR. MANN:
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Brendan
Mr. Zach.
Mr. Johnson.
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MR. ZACH:
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MR. MANN:
We have.
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THE COURT:
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individual.
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his defense.
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It is instrumental in safeguarding
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conflict.
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If an attorney is
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interest.
predict.
counsel of choice.
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conflict-free representation.
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representation.
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29.
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THE COURT:
THE COURT:
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Through college.
I am an
THE COURT:
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Yes.
attorney.
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No.
alcohol or drugs?
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THE COURT:
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THE COURT:
No.
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Mr. Jackson and Mr. Zach from the law firm of Boies, Schiller &
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Flexner?
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THE COURT:
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Yes.
representation?
DEFENDANT CAMPO FLORES:
Yes.
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THE COURT:
THE COURT:
Yes.
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Yes.
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legal fees?
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THE COURT:
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government?
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Yes.
same questions.
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30 years old.
high school.
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THE COURT:
No.
alcohol or drugs?
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No.
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Austin?
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THE COURT:
that Mr. Rody and Mr. Mann have provided you to date?
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Yes.
you?
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Approximately two
months.
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represented you?
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Yes.
Yes.
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THE COURT:
No.
is?
THE COURT:
Yes.
THE COURT:
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MR. RODY:
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THE COURT:
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Yes.
government?
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MR. RODY:
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THE COURT:
We have, Judge.
Mr. Campo Flores and Mr. Flores De
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interests?
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THE COURT:
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Yes.
understanding, as well?
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THE COURT:
Yes.
Is your
THE COURT:
Mr. Rody and Mr. Mann at the law firm of Sidley Austin the
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THE COURT:
Yes, totally.
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are the wishes of whoever is paying the bill, rather than the
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THE COURT:
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Yes, I understand.
similar understanding?
DEFENDANT FLORES DE FREITAS:
Yes, I understand.
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THE COURT:
Mr. Jackson and Mr. Zach of the law firm of Boies, Schiller &
Flexner may be influenced in the advice they give you and the
way they defend you by what they are told are the wishes of or
what they think that the wishes are of the person who is paying
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same understanding?
Do
Yes, I understand.
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THE COURT:
Yes, I understand.
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creates a risk to you that your lawyer may not be acting solely
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in your interest?
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THE COURT:
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Yes, I understand.
similar understanding?
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THE COURT:
Yes, I understand.
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THE COURT:
Do you understand
Yes.
Flores.
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THE COURT:
Do you
Yes, I understand.
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Mr. Jackson and Mr. Zach of the Boies Schiller law firm based
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THE COURT:
Yes, I understand.
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conflict of interest?
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THE COURT:
Yes, I understand.
any certainty the course that this case will take, and that no
one, including the Court, can foresee all the ways in which you
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THE COURT:
Yes.
Yes.
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Yes.
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Yes.
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Court permits you to proceed with Mr. Zach and Mr. Jackson, the
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and Mr. Jackson have provided you and the conflict or potential
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Yes, I understand.
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THE COURT:
Yes.
same question.
Mr. Mann at Sidley Austin, that in the event you are convicted,
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Yes, I accept.
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Yes.
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attorneys are being paid by a third party, and they might not
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potential conflict?
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Yes.
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THE COURT:
same question.
My understanding is that
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THE COURT:
All right.
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other than Mr. Jackson and Mr. Zach and lawyers from Boies
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No.
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No.
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counsel?
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THE COURT:
Yes, I understand.
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THE COURT:
Yes, I understand.
you?
Yes.
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THE COURT:
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represent you?
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Yes, I understand.
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conflict of interest.
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Yes, I understand.
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Yes, I understand.
completely.
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about what you've been told, whether or not you'd like to speak
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I'll ask you whether you've considered the matters that the
Court has talked to you about, and the Court will ask you then
Mr. Campo Flores, that's Mr. Jackson and Mr. Zach with the law
Mr. David Rody and Michael Mann of the Sidley Austin firm.
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No.
No.
much.
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interest issues?
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No.
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No.
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sitting here.
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No.
We already thought
Thank you.
said about the ways in which having one individual pay your
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continue with Mr. Jackson and Mr. Zach of the Boies Schiller
law firm?
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for me.
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All right.
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Court has said about the ways in which having one individual
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pay your legal fees while also paying legal fees for your
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Yes.
All right.
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conflict of interest?
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Yes, I understand.
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THE COURT:
Yes.
Mr. Mann of the Sidley Austin law firm as your attorneys, you
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Yes, I understand.
please?
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continue with your law firms as your attorneys, you are waiving
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conflict of interest?
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Of course.
I understand.
Yes.
by each of you?
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Yes, of course.
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Yes.
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also paying legal fees for your codefendant, you were denied
THE COURT:
Yes, I understand.
also paying legal fees for your codefendant, you were denied
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Yes, I accept.
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colloquy that I've had with you that you want me to explain
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further to you?
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No.
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THE COURT:
Thank you.
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Mr. Zach, Mr. Rody, or Mr. Mann have any further requests or
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suggestions?
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MR. ZACH:
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MR. MANN:
No, Judge.
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MR. RODY:
No.
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Thanks.
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materials?
MR. QUIGLEY:
There's no existing
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is that satisfactory?
MR. RODY:
It is, Judge.
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THE COURT:
MR. QUIGLEY:
THE COURT:
We have a
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MR. JACKSON:
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So what
excellent.
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Honor.
THE COURT:
November 7th?
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MR. RODY:
No objection, Judge.
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justice to do so.
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MR. QUIGLEY:
Thank you.
THE COURT:
MR. ZACH:
Mr. Zach?
Not from of the defendants.
Thank you,
your Honor.
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Mr. Rody?
Not for us, Judge.
Thank you.
(Adjourned)
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