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person person Brian Kendall Brian Kendall Brian Kendall is a law enforcement officer who took part in the covert surveillance operation at the Matsuri sushi restaurant in Miami on April 21, 2016. ← All People
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Brian Kendall

Courtroom still of Brian Kendall.

Law enforcement officer who placed the covert recording device during the 2016 Matsuri restaurant surveillance operation and testified to authenticate that recording.

Appeared Donna Adelson
Mentioned Charlie Adelson
20 lines · 2 appearances · 1 mention · 2 trials

About

Kendall supplies the firsthand account of how one of the case's covert recordings was physically obtained — who placed the device, where it sat, and under what conditions it captured audio. That testimony is the foundation on which State's Exhibit 131 was admitted, making Kendall a useful reference point for anyone tracing how the Matsuri recording entered the trial record and how it was distinguished from the later enhancement work performed on it.

Trial Record (3)

CA Charlie Adelson Oct 26, 2023 – Nov 6, 2023

Trial Summary

Mentioned in a courtroom discussion as an FBI officer expected to testify and included in a request that the media not show undercover officers' faces.

Mentioned (1)

DA Donna Adelson Aug 22, 2025 – Sep 4, 2025

Trial Summary

Testified as a Plantation police officer on federal task force duty to authenticate the covert audio-video recording made during the April 21, 2016 Matsuri restaurant surveillance operation; defense waived cross-examination and he was released.

Testimony (2)