Nation Feb 21 Judge cancels trial for NYC Mayor Eric Adams, leaving corruption charges intact until mid-March Adams, who has pleaded not guilty, was indicted in September on charges alleging he accepted over $100,000 in illegal campaign contributions and travel perks from a Turkish official and others seeking to buy influence while he was Brooklyn borough president.
Politics Feb 19 Judge delays ruling on Justice Department request to drop corruption charges against NYC Mayor Adams The federal judge considering the Justice Department's request to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday that he won't rule immediately and will take time to review all materials.
Politics Feb 18 Judge orders hearing for motion to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams Judge Dale E. Ho in Manhattan set the hearing as his first response to the government's Friday request to dismiss the charges after a weeklong turmoil that led to resignations by several top prosecutors in Washington and New York who…
Politics Feb 13 Federal prosecutor resigns after refusing DOJ order to drop NYC Mayor Adams’ corruption case The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan resigned Thursday after refusing a Justice Department order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Before quitting, Danielle Sassoon told President Donald Trump's new attorney general that she was “confident”…
Nation Feb 12 Federal appeals court upholds singer R. Kelly’s convictions and 30-year prison sentence The Grammy-winning, multiplatinum-selling R&B songwriter was convicted in 2021 in Brooklyn federal court of multiple charges, including racketeering and sex trafficking.
Politics Jan 16 Rudy Giuliani settles dispute with Georgia election workers over ownership of his assets A settlement was reached Thursday between Rudy Giuliani and two former Georgia election workers to decide the ownership of his Florida condominium and three World Series rings, which were sought to satisfy a $148 million defamation judgment against him.
Politics Jan 10 Prosecutors seek 15-year prison sentence for Menendez after bribery conviction Menendez was convicted in July of 16 corruption charges brought after an FBI raid on his home in 2022 turned up $150,000 in gold bars and $480,000 in cash, much of which prosecutors alleged was the result of bribes paid by three…
Politics Jan 06 Giuliani found in contempt for failing to respond to requests related to election worker defamation case Judge Lewis J. Liman ruled after hearing Rudy Giuliani testify for a second day at a contempt hearing called after lawyers for the election workers said the former New York City mayor had failed to properly comply with evidence production…
Politics Jan 02 Giuliani fighting to keep his Yankees World Series rings after $148 million defamation verdict As Rudy Giuliani’s life gets stripped for parts to satisfy a $148 million defamation verdict, the former New York City mayor is fighting to keep one gleaming set of sports memorabilia in the family.
Politics Dec 30 $5 million verdict in sexual abuse case against President-elect Donald Trump upheld by appeals court A federal appeals court has upheld a jury's finding in a civil case that Donald Trump sexually abused a columnist in an upscale department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.