The order, answering a demand for documents by New York’s attorney general, rejected a bid to shield the records with attorney-client privilege. Source: New York Times
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N.Y. Severely Undercounted Virus Deaths in Nursing Homes, Report Says
By Gotham Rex on January 28, 2021
The state attorney general, Letitia James, said the Cuomo administration likely omitted thousands of Covid-19 deaths of nursing home residents. Source: New York Times
New York Police Arrest Dozens as M.L.K. Day Marchers Gather Near City Hall
By Gotham Rex on January 19, 2021
The confrontation came days after the state’s attorney general sued the New York Police Department for its handling of protests following the death of George Floyd. Source: New York Times
Tenants Sue Trump Over Scheme That Drove Up Their Rents
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2020
The latest legal front against the outbound president involves a maneuver that earned him and his siblings millions while lowering their taxes. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Diocese Accused of Yearslong Cover-Up of Sexual Abuse
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2020
The state Attorney General said in a lawsuit that two former top leaders helped shelter more than two dozen priests accused of harming children. Source: New York Times
Trump Tax Write-Offs Are Ensnared in 2 New York Fraud Investigations
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2020
Inquiries into the president and his businesses, one criminal and one civil, are now looking at tax deductions taken on consulting fees. Some of the payments appear to have gone to Ivanka Trump. Source: New York Times
As Soon as Trump Leaves Office, He Faces Greater Risk of Prosecution
By Gotham Rex on November 13, 2020
The president is more vulnerable than ever to an investigation into his business practices and taxes. Source: New York Times
Eric Trump Finally Interviewed in N.Y. Fraud Inquiry
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2020
President Trump’s son had sought to postpone a deposition with the New York attorney general’s office until after Election Day. Source: New York Times
Eric Trump Ordered to Testify Before Election Day in N.Y. Fraud Inquiry
By Gotham Rex on September 23, 2020
The president’s son had said he would not give a sworn deposition to the New York attorney general until after the election, but a state judge said he must cooperate sooner. Source: New York Times
Eric Trump Will Comply With N.Y. Inquiry, but Only After Election
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2020
Mr. Trump’s lawyers said in a court filing that he was willing to be interviewed by investigators after voters cast their presidential ballots. Source: New York Times
Rochester Police Chief Resigns After Accusations of Cover-Up in Prude Case
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2020
Rochester’s mayor said the police chief and the entire police command were stepping down, days after the state attorney general said a grand jury would look into the death of Daniel Prude. Source: New York Times
Daniel Prude Case: Grand Jury Will Be Set Up in Rochester Death
By Gotham Rex on September 5, 2020
The decision by New York’s attorney general comes more than five months after Daniel Prude died of suffocation after officers in Rochester, N.Y., placed a hood over his head. Source: New York Times
Daniel Prude’s Death: Police Silence and Accusations of a Cover-Up
By Gotham Rex on September 4, 2020
The police in Rochester, N.Y., treated the death of Mr. Prude as a drug overdose. The case drew scrutiny when footage showed that he had been pinned down and hooded by officers. Source: New York Times
7 Officers Suspended as a Black Man’s Suffocation Roils Rochester
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2020
The man, Daniel Prude, who suffered from mental illness, died in March after police officers placed a mesh hood over his head. Source: New York Times
Black Man, Daniel Prude, Dies of Suffocation After Officers Put Hood on Him, Family Says
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2020
Relatives of the man, Daniel Prude, said the police officers involved in his death in March in Rochester, N.Y., should be charged with murder. Source: New York Times