Attorney John E. Deaton of CryptoLaw has denied allegations that Judge Analisa Torres is affiliated with the “deep state” and therefore likely to be on the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) side in its legal battle against Ripple.
A federal judge recently dismissed a lawsuit against two prison guards who confessed to altering documents on the evening of Jeffery Epstein’s passing, prompting these assertions.
Epstein, an American sex offender and suspected sex trafficker who had ties to influential people that procured women and children for him and his companions to exploit sexually, died in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York on August 10th, 2019. His death has been a source of discourse since the medical examiner declared it a suicide by hanging; however, some have questioned whether he was killed to conceal the secrets of powerful political figures.
On the night of Epstein’s demise, the guards neglected to inspect him every thirty minutes as mandated. Also, two cameras located outside his cell supposedly malfunctioned.
Judge Torres’ decision to dismiss this case has caused surprise among those in the XRP community. Some now believe that she is part of a supposed cover-up and working to protect the government’s interests, leading them to think that if there was a court ruling on whether XRP is an unregistered security, she would likely side with the SEC.
Deaton denied the rumors in a tweet yesterday, stating that they were not accurate.
The lawyer who is advocating for thousands of XRP holders in the ongoing lawsuit between the SEC and Ripple mentioned that from the reports, it appears Judge Torres only dropped the case because prosecutors had made an arrangement with the guards.
CNN reported that the guards reached agreements in May to delay prosecution. Under these arrangements, the guards agreed to help prosecutors by giving information about their job and what happened on the night of Epstein’s death.
Rumors have been circulating as the Ripple trial awaits a decision from the court which could be made any time now according to experts such as Deaton. Stuart Alderoty, Ripple’s General Counsel, has revealed that if the court decides in favor of the SEC, then Ripple will file an appeal immediately.
