Co-defendant wants Auffenberg case moved to Caribbean

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch:

Co-defendant wants Auffenberg case moved to Caribbean By Nicholas J.C. Pistor ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 06/06/2007

EAST ST. LOUIS — A co-defendant of Metro East car dealer Jamie Auffenberg wants what is expected to be a four-month trial in the tax evasion case moved to the Caribbean.

J. David Jackson is asking a judge to hold the trial in a U.S. District Court in the Virgin Islands, a U.S. territory in the Caribbean where prosecutors say the alleged crimes occurred.

Prosecutors have yet to file a response. A judge is set to rule later this month.

The trial of Auffenberg, Jackson and others allegedly involved in the fraud scheme is set to begin next year in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis. According to court documents, it is expected to last four months.

Sort of sounds like this is a blocking/stalling tactic or designed to try to torpedo the feds case on a technicality. It will be interesting to see where it goes from here.