Victor Rivera’s guilty plea followed a Times investigation that revealed allegations of sexual abuse and financial misdeeds at his nonprofit organization. Source: New York Times
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U.S. Charges Ex-Taliban Commander in Killing of 3 Soldiers in ’08 Attack
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2021
The man, Haji Najibullah, was charged last year with kidnapping an American journalist and two Afghan nationals months after the deadly assault. Source: New York Times
9 Charged With Trafficking Dozens of Guns to New York From Georgia
By Gotham Rex on August 4, 2021
Amid increased federal attention to gun violence, officials announced a bust that they said included the seizure of a weapon used to shoot at the police. Source: New York Times
Broadway, Awaiting Crowds’ Return, Will Get More Wheelchair Access
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2021
Jujamcyn Theaters, which operates five theaters on Broadway, had been accused by federal prosecutors in Manhattan of violating the Americans With Disabilities Act. Source: New York Times
Court Extends Manhattan US Attorney Audrey Strauss' Term, as Inauguration Nears
By Gotham Rex on December 22, 2020
A quirk of legal timing had left Audrey Strauss’s tenure as acting head of the Southern District of New York set to expire just before the end of the Trump administration. Source: New York Times
MTA Worker Accused of Overtime Fraud Made $461,000 in One Year
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2020
Five transit employees put in claims for ‘almost physically impossible’ shifts, a prosecutor said. That allowed them to outearn even New York’s governor. Source: New York Times
U.S. Prosecutors’ Bid to ‘Bury’ Evidence Draws Judge’s Wrath
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2020
In an unusual opinion, a federal judge criticized the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan for its handling of a high-stakes Iranian sanctions case. Source: New York Times
Violence at Rikers at an ‘All-Time High’ Despite City’s Promise to Curb It
By Gotham Rex on August 6, 2020
A federal monitor found that the number of times guards at the jail complex used force against inmates rose 54 percent, even as its population shrank. Source: New York Times