The district attorney’s office is investigating Donald J. Trump’s role in a hush-money payment to a porn star, an approach that previously failed to bear fruit. Source: New York Times
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Senator Robert Menendez Faces a New Federal Investigation
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2022
The inquiry comes five years after the Justice Department dropped its corruption case against Mr. Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat. Source: New York Times
Lawyers Ask Court to Sanction Kenneth Chesebro Over Trump Fake Electors Scheme
By Gotham Rex on October 12, 2022
An ethics complaint in New York against Kenneth Chesebro is the latest example of legal troubles for lawyers who helped Donald J. Trump try to overturn the 2020 election. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Confidant Is Among New York’s Highest Paid Public Employees
By Gotham Rex on September 30, 2022
The city had initially declined to reveal the salary of Timothy Pearson, who left a second job at a casino over the summer. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Files Ethics Complaint Against Letitia James
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2022
Ms. James, the New York attorney general, was accused by Mr. Cuomo of violating conduct rules in her investigation of sexual harassment accusations against him. Source: New York Times
Bannon to Surrender to New York Authorities to Face Sealed Indictment
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2022
After President Donald J. Trump pardoned him in a case connected to a crowd-funded border wall, the Manhattan district attorney’s office opened its own investigation. Source: New York Times
Gov. Kathy Hochul Seeks Donations From Cuomo Appointees
By Gotham Rex on August 30, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s campaign says contributions from board and commission members and their families are fair game because she did not appoint them. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Can Keep $5.1 Million in Covid Book Money, Judge Says
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo prevailed in his lawsuit against a state ethics panel, which had sought to force him to turn over the proceeds. Source: New York Times
Under an Unusual Arrangement, Adams’s Confidant Gets City and Casino Salaries
By Gotham Rex on August 10, 2022
Timothy Pearson, a close friend of Mayor Eric Adams, works both as a senior adviser to the mayor and as a vice president overseeing security at the Resorts World New York City casino in Queens. Source: New York Times
Giuliani Is Unlikely to Face Criminal Charges in Lobbying Inquiry
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2022
A federal investigation into Donald Trump’s former lawyer over his work in Ukraine during the 2020 campaign is winding down with no indictment expected. Source: New York Times
Trump Faces Questions About His Net Worth in Interview He Tried to Avoid
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2022
Former President Donald J. Trump has embraced the verbal sparring of legal depositions in the past, but now faces significant risk. Source: New York Times
Ricardo Cruciani, Pain Doctor, Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Patients
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2022
Ricardo Cruciani was known as a gifted neurologist. But Manhattan prosecutors said he took advantage of his patients’ chronic pain. Source: New York Times
Rikers Island Guards Charged With Misconduct in Teen’s Suicide Attempt
By Gotham Rex on July 25, 2022
The New York City correction officers and a captain stood by for nearly eight minutes as Nicholas Feliciano tried to hang himself in a jail cell. Source: New York Times
U.S. Pays $4.2 Million to Victims of Jail Guard’s Long-Running Sex Abuse
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2022
Six women sued, saying they were abused by one guard at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, a now-closed federal jail. Source: New York Times
Hochul’s Vow to Fix Albany’s Culture Finds an Unexpected Foe: Herself
By Gotham Rex on July 11, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul said she would usher in a “new era of transparency.” But critics, including the state comptroller’s office, said she has failed to do so. Source: New York Times