Brendan Pierson
By Brendan Pierson
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Fast Forward Michael Cohen Sentenced To 3 Years For ‘Choosing Darkness Over Light’
NEW YORK, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal lawyer, was sentenced to a total of three years in prison on Wednesday for his role in making illegal hush-money payments to women to help Trump’s 2016 election campaign and lying to Congress about a proposed Trump Tower project in Russia. U.S. District…
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Fast Forward Manhattan Prosecutor Brings New Charges Against Harvey Weinstein
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Manhattan district attorney on Monday announced new criminal charges against film producer Harvey Weinstein, who had been charged with rape and a criminal sexual act in May. The new charges include predatory sexual assault and involve a third woman in addition to the two mentioned in the earlier charges. Weinstein,…
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Fast Forward Leader Of Jewish Town Faces Trial In Landmark Municipal Financing Scandal
The leader of a heavily Jewish New York suburb faces trial on Wednesday in a landmark securities fraud case involving municipal bonds — a scandal that already felled a prominent Orthodox leader. Christopher St. Lawrence, the elected supervisor of Ramapo, New York, has been charged with securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy. Prosecutors say he…
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Breaking News Alan Dershowitz Faces Uphill Fight Against Lawyers in Teen Sex Case
(Reuters) — Well-known U.S. criminal defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz has vowed to seek the disbarment of two lawyers representing a woman who has accused him of sexually abusing her when she was underage. But legal experts said he faces an uphill battle. In a filing in Florida federal court last week, former federal judge Paul…
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