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‘Greed and corruption': Veteran DEA agents convicted in bribery conspiracy
A federal jury convicted two longtime U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration supervisors of leaking confidential information to defense attorneys as part of a bribery conspiracy that prosecutors say imperiled high-profile cases and the lives of overseas drug informants.
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Trump Org Lawyers Make Last Pitch Against Prosecution
Lawyers for the Trump Organization met again Monday with prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in a last bid to forestall a potential indictment.
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R. Kelly Seeks to Shake Up Defense Team Ahead of NYC Trial
Jailed R&B singer R. Kelly wants to shake up his legal defense team two months before he is set to go on trial in New York on federal racketeering charges. His top two attorneys, Steve Greenberg and Michael Leonard, of Chicago, filed a motion this week seeking to withdraw from the long-delayed case, saying it would be “impossible” for...
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Bus Driver in Dramatic Bronx Bridge Plunge Says It ‘Just Took Off'
The driver of a New York City bus that plunged off a bridge blamed the dramatic crash on mechanical failure, saying Saturday that the tandem vehicle “just took off” as he slowed into a turn. Everton Beccan, 55, disputed the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s assertion a day earlier that he had refused to submit to a drug and alcohol test at the...
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NY Prosecutors Interview Michael Cohen About Trump Finances
New York prosecutors conducted an hourslong interview Thursday of Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, asking a range of questions about Trump’s business dealings, according to three people familiar with the meeting. The interview focused in part on Trump’s relationship with Deutsche Bank, his biggest and longest standing creditor, according to the three people, who weren’t authorized...
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FBI: Proud Boys Fan Stockpiled Ammo, Knives in Queens Home
A Proud Boys supporter who threatened to deploy “three cars full of armed patriots” to Washington last week was charged Wednesday with stockpiling military-style combat knives and more than 1,000 rifle rounds in his New York home, federal authorities said. Eduard Florea, 40, was charged with possessing ammunition as a convicted felon and denied bail after the FBI searched his…
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Hanukkah Stabbing Suspect Grafton Thomas Still Unfit One Year After NY Attack
A federal judge has ordered a hearing to decide whether to civilly commit the man charged with stabbing five people with a machete at a suburban New York Hanukkah celebration in 2019. A recent psychiatric evaluation found Grafton Thomas remains mentally unfit to stand trial despite months of hospitalization at a federal facility in Missouri, where he was diagnosed with…
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Ousted US Prosecutor Berman Hired By White-Shoe NY Law Firm
Geoffrey S. Berman, the ousted federal prosecutor in Manhattan who led several investigations into President Donald Trump’s allies, has been hired by a white-shoe law firm in New York. Berman will provide criminal defense in white-collar cases and work on complex commercial litigation at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, the firm announced Tuesday. The firm is “well known...
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‘Very Confident:' NYC Hospitals Prepare for Virus Resurgence
Like battle-hardened veterans, New York City hospitals and nursing homes are bracing for a potential resurgence of coronavirus patients, drawing on lessons learned in the spring when the outbreak brought the nation’s largest city to its knees. The new playbook derives from the apocalyptic days of March and April, when testing and resources were scarce, emergency rooms overflowed, and...
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Feds: NY ‘Lottery Lawyer' Swindled Jackpot Winners for Millions
A New York attorney who branded himself the “Lottery Lawyer” has been charged with swindling millions of dollars from jackpot winners in a conspiracy that federal prosecutors say involved a member of the Genovese crime family.
