Judge Orders Taxi-Scheme Suspect Released
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Friday, October 9, 2009; 9:51 PM
A judge ordered the release from jail Friday of a suspect in an alleged D.C. taxi bribery scheme, but prosecutors said they would appeal.
Prosecutors argued that Yitbarek Syume was a flight risk and a danger to the community; Syume's lawyer, Thomas Abbenante, said he had a stable home and no history of violence.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah A. Robinson ordered Syume to a halfway house, but the appeal could prevent the transfer.
Syume and 38 others are accused of taking part in a scheme to obtain taxi licenses. He has been in the D.C. jail since Oct. 2.
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