Andrew Denney

February 08, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Beekmantown Town Justice Susan Castine, who was under investigation for allegedly permitting unsworn testimony, making statements indicating that she prejudged a defendant as guilty before a trial began and other infractions, has resigned.

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February 07, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A defense attorney in the corruption trial for Joseph Percoco, the former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, put the credibility of the government's star witness on the ropes during cross-examination on Wednesday, grilling the witness over a checkered financial history that includes a slew of nonpayment suits from mortgage lenders, lawyers and relatives, among others.

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5 minute read

February 07, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Audrey Strauss, a Southern District alumna who recently worked as chief in-house counsel for a leading aluminum producer, will serve as Geoffrey Berman's senior counsel.

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3 minute read

February 06, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The government's star witness in the corruption trial for Joseph Percoco, a former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, took the stand on Tuesday for a second day of testimony in which he portrayed Percoco as playing overlapping roles as state employee, campaign manager and private consultant.

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4 minute read

February 05, 2018 | New York Law Journal

The star witness in the corruption trial of Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, took the stand on Monday, telling jurors that he connected energy company executives seeking to build a new power plant with Percoco because of his close connections with Cuomo.

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3 minute read

February 02, 2018 | New York Law Journal

A former Brooklyn prosecutor who admitted to forging judicial orders to run illegal wiretaps on a fellow prosecutor and a New York City police detective has been sentenced to one year in prison.

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4 minute read

February 01, 2018 | New York Law Journal

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Wednesday it has issued a formal policy on making arrests in federal, state and local courthouses, saying it will target convicted criminals and persons considered threats to public safety, but leaving a window open for arrests under “special circumstances.”

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3 minute read

February 01, 2018 | New York Law Journal

While the survey revealed uneven enforcement patterns across the state, it brought some good news, as well, Jacob Inwald said in an interview with the Law Journal in which he broke down the findings.

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5 minute read

January 31, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Justice Lawrence Knipel said the sharp reduction came from his decision to concentrate the wave of foreclosure cases that washed over the court with three Supreme Court justices and a Civil Court judge.

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4 minute read

January 29, 2018 | New York Law Journal

Seeking to reach defendants who suffer from opioid addiction with a helping hand rather than a heavy one, the Bronx Criminal Court has opened a new…

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