Defendant Frankie Rosalin asked for more time and the court agreed. 

On Monday, a federal judge granted his motion to delay trial by 90 days, moving it from Sept. 3 to Dec. 1, 2025.

The ruling cites “good cause,” pointing to nearly 100,000 pages of evidence and what the court calls a “complex” case, with a large number of defendants and voluminous discovery. 

The delay, the court says, is necessary for fair trial prep and “the exercise of due diligence.”

Rosalin’s attorney, Heather Quitugua, filed the motion last week, and got no objection from the U.S. Attorney’s Office or attorneys for co-defendants: Charissa Tenorio (Rosalin's Girlfriend) Kathleen Peredo, Tina Sanchez (Rosalin's Mom) and Winnie Jo Santos. 

Subsequently, Matthew Topasna and Marlene Pianula's attorneys had no objections.

The seven are accused of defrauding the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, or PUA, racking up more than $492,000 in false payouts, and submitting $1.9 million in bogus claims between July 2020 and September 2021.

At the center: Rosalin and Tenorio, who prosecutors say used their company, Comfort Cuts and Grounds Maintenance LLC, to launder stolen PUA funds.

The new timeline is now locked in:

  • Discovery conference: September 4 
  • Defendant’s discovery: due September 5
  • Expert disclosures: due by September 19
  • Pretrial motions: due October 14
  • Trial briefs: due by October 30
  • Jury selection and trial: December 1 at 10 a.m.

All pretrial documents, including witness lists and proposed jury instructions, must be filed by Nov. 3 and the court warns: No late filings without approval.

With the clock now reset to December, all eyes will be on whether defense teams use the extra time to navigate a massive paper trail, and how the government will lay out its case against the accused.