The good works of Arthur Schwartz, a public interest lawyer, do not justify dismissing a petit larceny charge for removing hallway cameras outside a client’s apartment, a Manhattan judge has ruled.
Last year, Schwartz, founder of the public interest firm Advocates for Justice, spotted five pinholes in the ceiling molding across the hallway from his client Ruth Berk’s apartment at 95 Christopher St. in Manhattan. Upon closer inspection, he found small cameras behind the pinholes that were pointed at his client’s front door.
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