Kelly, a Chicago native, has been held at the MCC Chicago for much of the time since his arrest in 2019 on federal charges involving racketeering, sex trafficking and obstruction.
At a June 17 Curcio hearing in Brooklyn, which is meant to address possible conflicts involving attorneys on a case, US District Judge Ann Donnelly asked for Kelly to be moved to New York so that she can conduct an in-person conflict hearing with him regarding his attorneys, and so that he can meet with his attorneys about the process in person.
Two Chicago-based attorneys, Steve Greenberg and Michael Leonard, asked to withdraw from Kelly’s case, while Kelly’s remaining attorneys, Tom Farinella and Nicole Blank Becker, said Kelly had fired Greenberg and Leonard.
On Tuesday, New York attorney Deveraux Cannick, a former assistant district attorney for the Bronx District Attorney’s Office, filed a notice that he would be joining Kelly’s legal team.
The court has also appointed another attorney, Ilana Haramati, to temporarily give Kelly independent legal counsel during the attorney conflict hearing, Farinella said.