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Emily Saul

Emily Saul

Emily Saul is a Litigation Reporter for the New York Law Journal, covering white collar crime and business courts in New York City. She can be reached via email at [email protected] or on Twitter @emily_saul_

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November 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Poll Workers Seek Contempt Against Rudy Giuliani, Alleging Continued Defamation

The contempt motion said the disbarred and indicted former New York City mayor had clearly committed "unambiguous violations of the Consent Injunction, and the Court should hold him in civil contempt.”

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November 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'A National Calamity': US Judge Says Archegos Founder Bill Hwang Should Get 18-Year Sentence for Fraud, Market Manipulation

Senior U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein deferred ruling on restitution and ordered the parties to return to court on Thursday to discuss forfeiture.

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November 20, 2024 | National Law Journal

Georgia Poll Workers Seek Contempt Against Giuliani, Alleging Continued Defamation

"It took only six months for Mr. Giuliani to resume his defamatory campaign,” the filing states.

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November 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'A World of Credit': Ex-FTX Executive Gary Wang Sentenced to Time Served Following Cooperation

“I’ve never seen anything quite like what happened here,” U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan told the defendant, who he said had “limited culpability" in the massive fraud that led to the collapse of the fund and some $11 billion in investor and lender losses.

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November 20, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'Politically Destabilizing'?: Trump Lawyers Say NY Criminal Case Must Be Dismissed

“Any disruption occasioned by the transfer of the executive power could produce results detrimental to the safety and well-being of the United States and its people,” the letter states.

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November 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Judge Orders Prosecution to Destroy Copies of Notes Found in Sean Combs' Prison Cell

The defense team argues the notes were clearly priveledged, as they were on legal pads and marked in ink as “legal” or contained in manila envelopes that had the word “legal” written on the front.

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November 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

New York City Settles Wrongful Conviction Suit for $9.45 Million

White & Case filed to vacate his conviction—which was opposed by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office—and a judge granted their motion following a two-day evidentiary hearing. The judge held Eric DeBerry was innocent of the crimes of which he was convicted.

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November 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Manhattan Prosecutors Say They Will Oppose Efforts by Trump Legal Team to Dismiss Case

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said further proceedings before the court should be adjourned to accommodate the litigation over a defense motion to dismiss—possibly until after Donald Trump concludes his upcoming presidential term.

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November 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Steve Bannon 'We Build The Wall' Fraud Trial Pushed to February 2025

The former White House strategist was originally scheduled to face trial in December in Manhattan Supreme Court on charges he defrauded donors attempting to privately finance a wall on the United States' southern border.

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November 18, 2024 | New York Law Journal

US Judge Told Archegos Founder Can't Afford What Defense Says Is 'Unjustified' $10 Billion Restitution

Prosecutors have asked U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein to sentence Archegos Capital Management founder Sung Kook "Bill" Hwang to 21 years behind bars and forfeit $10 billion. But his lawyers say he's only worth $55 million now.

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