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Trump Org Lawyers Make Last Pitch Against Prosecution
Lawyers for the Trump Organization met again Monday with prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in a last bid to forestall a potential indictment.
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Seagram's Heiress Sentenced to Nearly 7 Years in Prison in NXIVM Branded Sex Cult Case
A wealthy benefactor of Keith Raniere, the disgraced leader of a self-improvement group in upstate New York convicted of turning women into sex slaves who were branded with his initials, was sentenced to nearly 7 years in prison Wednesday in the federal conspiracy case. Seagram’s liquor fortune heir Clare Bronfman will spend 81 months behind bars after her sentencing in…
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Bail Denied for Epstein Confidante Accused of Recruiting Girls for His Sexual Abuse
Jeffrey Epstein’s former confidante pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges she recruited girls for the financier to sexually abuse a quarter century before he killed himself in a Manhattan jail. The hearing in Manhattan federal court also included bail arguments by attorneys for British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell who asked for her to be released on a $5 million bond. In…
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Week 3 of Weinstein Trial: Fake Names and Raw Emotions
In the third week of testimony at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial, the prosecution rested, the defendant dozed off and there was the most intense testimony yet, with jurors being sent home early one day after a key accuser started sobbing uncontrollably. After several witnesses described explicit details of Weinstein’s anatomy, jurors Tuesday were shown nude photographs of him that...
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Week 2 at Weinstein Trial: Four Accusers and a Chihuahua
The second week of testimony at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial ended on a bit of a cliffhanger. The woman he’s charged with raping testified Friday, giving an often vivid account of fraught interactions with this once revered Hollywood producer and a much talked-about description of his genitalia. But court adjourned for the weekend before Weinstein’s lawyers got a chance to...
