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2 more people charged with conspiring to bribe Minnesota juror with a bag of cash plead not guilty
Read full article: 2 more people charged with conspiring to bribe Minnesota juror with a bag of cash plead not guiltyTwo more people charged with conspiring to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for the acquittal of defendants in one of the country’s largest COVID-19-related fraud cases have pleaded not guilty.
Manhattan court must find a dozen jurors to hear first-ever criminal case against a former president
Read full article: Manhattan court must find a dozen jurors to hear first-ever criminal case against a former presidentA dozen Manhattan residents are soon to become the first Americans ever to sit in judgment of a former president charged with a crime.
New York City suggests housing migrants in jail shuttered after Jeffrey Epstein's suicide
Read full article: New York City suggests housing migrants in jail shuttered after Jeffrey Epstein's suicideNew York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration wants to house migrants in a notorious federal jail that was closed after disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide there led to its squalid conditions being deemed unsafe for humans.
Maxwell's brother says US prosecutors seeking to 'break' her
Read full article: Maxwell's brother says US prosecutors seeking to 'break' herThe brother of a British socialite charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein exploit underage girls says her prosecution is “the most over-hyped trial of the century,” designed to break a woman targeted by authorities who are desperate to blame someone for the late financier’s crimes.
US closing troubled NYC jail after slew of problems exposed following Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide
Read full article: US closing troubled NYC jail after slew of problems exposed following Jeffrey Epstein’s suicideThe U.S. government says it is shutting down an embattled federal jail in New York City after a slew of problems that came to light following Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide there two years ago.
Trump's taxes in hand, Manhattan DA's probe heats up
Read full article: Trump's taxes in hand, Manhattan DA's probe heats upFILE - In this Friday Feb. 14, 2020, file photo, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., center, leaves Criminal Court in New York. New York prosecutors are asking new questions about former President Donald Trump's Seven Springs estate in Mount Kisco, N.Y., trying to determine whether the value of the century-old mansion was improperly inflated to reduce the former president's taxes. AdIn a recent interview with Cohen, investigators asked questions about Trump's Seven Springs estate as part of an inquiry into whether the value of the 213-acre Westchester County property was improperly inflated to reduce his taxes. Ad“The work continues,” Vance wrote, echoing his short statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that he could have Trump's tax records. The amount was based on a professional appraisal that valued the full Seven Springs property at $56.5 million as of Dec. 1, 2015.
5 things for Houstonians to know for Tuesday, June 23
Read full article: 5 things for Houstonians to know for Tuesday, June 23Here are things you need to know for Tuesday, June 23:1. Could Harris County go to red alert on coronavirus threat scale? A couple of weeks ago, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced a color-coded, four-level scale that is meant to inform the public of the coronavirus threat in the county. This is what Houston-area counties are saying about enforcing mask ordersHarris Countys mask order is in effect. 3 things to shareWORD OF THE DAYFacetiae [fuh-see-shee-ee] (noun) amusing or witty remarks or writings.