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OKLAHOMA CITY -The accused ringleader of a billion-dollar illegal marijuana operation in Oklahoma was released on Wednesday from the Oklahoma County Detention Center. Jail officials confirmed Chen was released to the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office.
An Oklahoma County judge set Hao Chen’s bond at $100,000 on Tuesday after the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office did not show up to his arraignment hearing.
AG Gentner Drummond issued a statement expressing serious concern that Chen was given a lower bond than the $1M his office requested.
Chen is the accused head of a $1.5B black market marijuana operation that was based in Oklahoma. He was arrested in New York when the AG’s office rolled out “Operation Blunt Force” last month. The AG’s office responded to questions about bond and the possibility of Chen and his co-conspirators fleeing the country during a press conference about the operation.
“That is certainly something we will continue to monitor as well and if they do run, we’ll go find them,” said Dane Towery, Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office.
When asked how defendants are being monitored, Towery responded saying the AG’s office will monitor them.
“To see if they come to court, if they’re in constant contact with their defense attorney and that’s the vest we can do at the point,” said Towery.
Chen’s attorney Scott Adams told News 9, “Mr. Chen has never been a danger to the community nor a flight risk. Mr. Chen who is proudly a U.S. citizen looks forward to his day in court.”
Court records show Chen has been required to wear a GPS monitor.
The AG’s office arrested 19 people with ties to the “Hao Chen Organization.” A multi-county grand jury returned an 18-count felony racketeering indictment last year.
The AG’s office sent News 9 the following statement:
“The Attorney General’s Office was not notified of Hao Chen’s arraignment and therefore did not have an opportunity to be present, despite contacting the court in advance to determine when the matter would be set. Yesterday afternoon we went before a district judge seeking a $1 million bond based on the serious nature of the allegations and the danger Chen poses to the community.
The Phantom MK1 is the first US humanoid robot built explicitly for combat.
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Can carry 20kg of weapons or equipment.
Reports claim two units are already being tested on the frontlines in Ukraine.
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Do you understand what just happened?
A guy in Florida asked ChatGPT to sell his house. Not help him sell it. SELL IT. Pricing, Marketing, Showings, Contract.. Everything.
Sold in 5 days.
The average real estate agent takes 6% commission. On a $400K house that's $24,000. For what? Putting it on Zillow and sending you emails?
This man paid $20 a month for ChatGPT and did the whole thing from his couch.
Real estate agents spent 20 years telling you the process is too complicated for normal people. That you need a professional. That the paperwork is too risky without them.
It was gatekept.
And a chatbot just kicked the gate open..
Lawyers are next, Accountants are next, Financial advisors are next.. Every profession that made you feel stupid so you'd pay them is about to get the same treatment.
The middleman economy is dying. And it's not dying because AI is smarter than them.. It's dying because AI proved you were always smart enough to do it yourself. You just weren't allowed ...
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