By Jason Grant | November 4, 2021
The lawyer, Justin Levine, has maintained he did not know the blade or loose marijuana was in the cigarette pack, which he had been given by a friend of his criminal client, and the Appellate Division, First Department considered that there was no evidence he knew of the additional items when meting out its discipline.
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By Evan H. Krinick and Michael A. Sirignano | November 4, 2021
At around one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Justice Department had publicly charged close to 500 defendants with criminal offenses based on fraud schemes connected to the pandemic involving attempts to obtain over $569 million from the U.S. government and others. Even now, criminal prosecutions have continued at a seemingly accelerating pace—including throughout New York. Evan H. Krinick and Michael A. Sirignano explore exemplary cases in this edition of their Insurance Fraud column.
By Ross Todd | November 4, 2021
After a juror pursued a romantic relationship with an incarcerated prosecution witness, a New York appellate court nixed Tysheem McGregor's convictions on gang-related charges. Last week, after a retrial handled by Susan Gittes and Lauren Dolecki Kober of Debevoise & Plimpton, McGregor walked free.
By Tom McParland | November 3, 2021
The plaintiff, Virginia Giuffre, is represented by a team from Boies Schiller. She said the incidents occurred in Manhattan, London and on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein's island in the Caribbean.
By Tom McParland | November 2, 2021
The special master, Barbara Jones, a former federal judge and partner in Bracewell, said she was turning over the bulk of files to the government, while withholding judgment on the three with privilege claims.
By Jane Wester | November 2, 2021
Abbe Lowell of Winston & Strawn recently entered his appearance as lawyer for a 28-year-old ex-employee of Thomas Barrack in a prosecution for allegedly acting as an agent of a foreign government. Barrack is represented by Daniel Petrocelli of O'Melveny & Myers.
By Tom McParland | November 1, 2021
U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan said "the government is not on trial" in preventing the defense from using the non-prosecution agreement, which the court has previously ruled doesn't apply in the Southern District of New York.
By Jane Wester | October 29, 2021
Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple said he is "very confident" that DA David Soares will prosecute the case. But there was no notice to the DA before investigators went to Albany City Court.
By Jane Wester | October 28, 2021
Cuomo, who has denied the charges through his lawyer, Rita Glavin, resigned from office in August after a damning report accused him of sexual harrassment and fostering a culture of fear and intimidation.
By Jane Wester | October 28, 2021
A U.S. magistrate judge found that a firm representing defendants in a wrongful conviction case should be removed because it also had as a client a prosecutor who had raised concerns over police conduct in the matter.
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