Overview
- Federal prosecutors filed a letter on Wednesday asking a Brooklyn judge to revoke Deniro Laster’s bond and return him to custody for repeated efforts to obstruct justice and tamper with witnesses while on pretrial release.
- The filing cites specific conduct including use of intermediaries to contact suspected cooperators, urging co‑defendants to stay silent, and social‑media posts such as a rat emoji that prosecutors say were meant to intimidate potential witnesses.
- Prosecutors also point to social posts tied to a group called GMB that they say show members, including Laster and Rozier, posing with guns, which the government says heightens the risk of coercion; Rozier’s lawyer says GMB refers to a charity motto and denies any firearms or intimidation charges against Rozier.
- Rozier remains charged but not newly charged in the filing and is fighting to dismiss key counts that allege he accepted a bribe and provided inside information about leaving a March 23, 2023 game, with a trial set for Feb. 8, 2027 and some counts carrying up to 20 years in prison.
- If the court remands Laster it could change the government’s ability to prepare witnesses and affect defense strategy, and the judge’s decisions on bond, the dismissal motions, and a pending venue challenge are likely to shape how the case moves toward trial.