Citing “unexpected events”, Jason Cardiff’s attorneys filed for a trial continuance on December 4th.

Unexpected events have limited the time available for counsel to effectively prepare for trial on February 4, 2024.

First, counsel lost his full-time associate who opened his own firm. Secondly, and more importantly, Mr. Cardiff has been unavailable for trial preparation due to his unexpected illness while in Dublin, Ireland and is being tested and evaluated by medical professional.

Third, counsel had undertaken a trade secret matter for a long-standing client prior to entering an appearance in this case.

Counsel subsequently had to divert time to file a trade secret action, obtain injunctive relief and take expedited depositions on behalf of a long standing client which resolved in early November, 2024.

In short, counsel has not had sufficient time to effectively prepare a trial defense given the factual complexity

of this case and the unexpected absence of his client.

The DOJ opposed Cardiff’s motion, asserting significant overlap in discovery already produced in
Cardiff’s 2018 FTC case
.

Importantly, Defendant’s victims have been waiting for justice since 2018.

The delay in scheduling defendant’s trial continues to delay justice to all of the victims of his offenses, including the victim witnesses that have been prepared to testify at trial for the past year.

Cardiff (right), who is currently overseas purportedly seeking medical treatment (and totally not lying to the court so as to spend Christmas and New Year with his wife and child, who are also in Ireland), was scheduled to face trial on February 4th, 2025.

On December 11th the court overruled the DOJ’s objections and rescheduled Cardiff’s trial to July 15th, 2025.

Two days later, Cardiff filed another ex-parte motion seeking an extension of his time in Ireland.

Citing
previous objections
, once again the DOJ opposed the motion. And and once again the court overruled said objections.

On December 20th the court entered an order allowing Cardiff to stay in Ireland till January 19th, 2025.

While it might seem Cardiff, who along with his wife was
reprimanded for lying to the court in his FTC case
, is once again taking the mickey out of proceedings, the court did stipulate;

Absent extenuating circumstances, Defendant is warned that the Court is unlikely to grant future requests to travel or extend travel.

Whether Cardiff cooks up “extenuating circumstances” between now and January 19th remains to be seen.

Update 29th January 2025 – 
Jason Cardiff has
failed to return to the US as ordered
.

🤖 Quick Answer

Why was Jason Cardiff's criminal trial delayed to July 2025?
The continuance was granted after Cardiff's defense attorneys filed a motion on December 4th citing unexpected events, including the departure of a full-time associate, Cardiff's unexpected illness while in Dublin requiring medical evaluation, and counsel's prior commitment to a trade secret matter for a long-standing client.

What unexpected events did Jason Cardiff's attorneys cite in the continuance motion?
Three primary grounds were cited: counsel's full-time associate left to open his own firm, Cardiff became unexpectedly ill while in Dublin, Ireland, requiring medical testing and evaluation, and counsel had undertaken urgent trade secret litigation including injunctive relief and expedited depositions for another client.

When was Jason Cardiff's criminal trial originally scheduled before the delay?
The trial was originally scheduled for February 4, 2024. Defense counsel argued that the combination of staffing loss, the defendant's

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