Ananya Sankar authenticated and explained two government summary charts on Day 28, comparing selected entries with underlying exhibits. Cross-examination focused on the charts' selected scope and material she had not reviewed.
Witness
Ananya Sankar
Paralegal specialist at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
Appeared2025 Federal Trial
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Ananya Sankar, an SDNY paralegal specialist, testified on Day 28 to authenticate two government-prepared summary charts. She said her role in the case was limited to reviewing the charts and testifying about them.
On direct examination, Sankar explained that the charts organized selected text messages, call records, audio, images, and videos from underlying government exhibits. She described chart conventions, including the distinction between texts and call records, and said she used a time converter to change source times from UTC to Eastern Standard Time. She compared selected entries with the cited exhibits and said the charts were fair and accurate summaries of the material she reviewed. The Court admitted the sealed originals and corresponding redacted charts.
On cross-examination, Sankar agreed that attorneys selected the exhibits used in the charts and that she did not know why particular records were chosen. She confirmed that the charts included only some records from the relevant periods. She also agreed that one chart contained selected messages from eight years and did not include all messages on Khorram's phone during that span.
The defense further asked about material adjacent to charted communications. Sankar said she did not believe she had listened to an audio message immediately preceding one charted message and had not reviewed a separate displayed message.
Key Points
Sankar authenticated two government summary charts that organized selected communications and related records, after comparing chart entries with underlying exhibits. [1]
She explained that one chart distinguished text messages from call records and converted source times from UTC to Eastern Standard Time. [1]
Cross-examination addressed that the charts contained selected material, including omissions from an eight-year span of messages and adjacent communications not reviewed by Sankar. [1]
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