Author: Michael R. Sisak
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Justice Department begins releasing long-awaited files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday began releasing its files on Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender and wealthy financier known for his connections to some of the world’s most influential people, including Donald Trump, who as president had tried to keep the files sealed. The total volume was not immediately clear, though…
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Former DEA agent charged with agreeing to launder millions of dollars for Mexican drug cartel
NEW YORK (AP) — A former high-level agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and an associate have been charged with conspiring to launder millions of dollars and obtain military-grade firearms and explosives for a Mexican drug cartel, according to an indictment unsealed Friday in New York. Paul Campo, 61, of Oakton, Virginia, who retired…
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Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in deal that doesn’t require cooperation
The former chief financial officer of Donald Trump’s company has pleaded guilty in New York to lying under oath during his testimony in the ex-president’s civil fraud case
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New York’s top court appears torn on tossing Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction
New York’s highest court appears torn about potentially overturning Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction
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What’s at stake in Trump’s hush-money criminal case? Judge to rule on key issues as trial date nears
Donald Trump is expected in court for an important hearing in his New York hush-money criminal case, which now appears increasingly likely to go to trial next month
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Cohen meets Trump prosecutors amid renewed hush money probe
NEW YORK • Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, said he met for 2½ hours Tuesday with Manhattan prosecutors who have revived a yearsold investigation into payments made to a porn star to keep her quiet about an alleged extramarital tryst. Cohen said he had been “ordered not to disclose” any of the people present…
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Trump executive Weisselberg gets 5-month jail sentence
NEW YORK • Allen Weisselberg, a longtime executive for Donald Trump ’s business empire, was taken into custody Tuesday to begin serving a five-month jail term for dodging taxes on $1.7 million in job perks — a punishment the judge who sentenced him said was probably too lenient for a case “driven entirely by greed.”…
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Judge: Trump must testify in N.Y. investigation
NEW YORK • Former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in New York state’s civil investigation into his business practices, a judge ruled Thursday. Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump and his two eldest children, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr., to comply with subpoenas issued in December by New York Attorney General Letitia James.…
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Cuomo won’t be charged for touching trooper at racetrack
NEW YORK • Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won’t face criminal charges after a female state trooper said she felt “completely violated” by his unwanted touching at an event at Belmont Park in September 2019, a Long Island prosecutor said Thursday. Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith said in a statement that an…
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New Year’s Eve in Times Square still on, with smaller crowd
NEW YORK • Revelers will still ring in the new year in New York’s Times Square next week, there just won’t be as many of them as usual under new restrictions announced Thursday as the city grapples with a spike in COVID-19 cases. Viewing areas that normally accommodate about 58,000 people will be limited to…