Clerk, Judge Maskin and others in “Unfinished Business”

Docket ending 245. People vs. Richard Morgan. Charges are--

Is this right? 230 counts each, grand larceny and fraud in the first degree, and 20 counts of income tax evasion?

Your honor, you're looking at Bernard Madoff, the Karate Kid edition.

That's prejudicial, Judge. I want her censured.

I don't see any jury here, Miss Block. And she certainly isn't going to prejudice me. How do you plead, Mr. Morgan?

Not guilty.

The defendant has a private plane and ample means to flee the country. We request remand to Rikers.

Remand is excessive. My client wasn't charged with a violent crime.

Yet. Mr. Morgan is also being investigated for rape and murder.

And when he's charged with either of those, he'll await trial in Rikers. The defendant will surrender his passport and be confined to his home with an electronic monitoring device. Bail is denied. [bangs gavel] We're in recess.