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Sean ‘Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial begins with NYC jury selection
Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused of engaging in sex trafficking and presiding over a racketeering conspiracy.
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Court revives lawsuit over CT rule allowing trans girls to compete in school sports
Opponents of Connecticut’s policy letting transgender girls compete in girls high school sports will get a second chance to challenge it in court, an appeals court ruled Friday, which revived the case without weighing in on its merits. Both sides called it a win. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said it welcomes a chance to defend the rights...
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Sen. Menendez, back in to New York court, pleads not guilty to new conspiracy charge
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has returned to a New York City federal court and entered a not guilty plea to a charge alleging he conspired to act as an agent of the Egyptian government.
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NYC gynecologist who sexually abused dozens of patients sentenced to 20 years in prison
A former gynecologist was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the sexual abuse of dozens of patients for over two decades at prestigious New York hospitals, according to prosecutors.
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Suspect Guilty in NYC Halloween Truck Attack That Killed 8, Could Face Death Penalty
Jurors reached a guilty verdict in the federal death penalty case of a 34-year-old man who killed eight people on a Manhattan bike path five years ago in a bid, prosecutors said, to impress a terrorist group.
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Dad Who Lived in NY Dorm Gets 60 Years for Abusing Daughter's Pals
Authorities say Lawrence Ray moved in with his daughter and other college women — one of whom is now charged as a co-conspirator — before subjecting victims to sexual and psychological manipulation and physical abuse to extract false confessions, then extorting them to perform unpaid labor
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‘Real Housewives' Star Jen Shah Gets 6 1/2 Years in Prison, Must Forfeit Millions (and Fakes)
“Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jennifer Shah was also ordered to forfeit $6,500,000, 30 luxury items, and 78 counterfeit luxury items, and to pay $6,645,251 in restitution, according to prosecutors.
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Former Obama White House Adviser Pleads Guilty in $218,000 School Scam
The founder of a national charter school network who once served as a White House adviser under President Barack Obama pleaded guilty Friday to a charge alleging he stole over $200,000 from the network.
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Prosecution Rests in Sex-Abuse Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell
Prosecutors completed presenting their case against Ghislaine Maxwell on Friday, after a key accuser at the British socialite’s sex-abuse trial testified that Maxwell and her companion, Jeffrey Epstein, forced themselves on her when she was just 16. Annie Farmer told jurors she accepted an invitation to the financier’s sprawling New Mexico ranch in 1996 hoping that Maxwell and Epstein would…
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Women Who Sued Harvey Weinstein for Sexual Misconduct Settle for Nearly $19 Million
Harvey Weinstein and his former studio’s board have reached a nearly $19 million settlement with dozens of his sexual misconduct accusers, New York state’s attorney general and lawyers in a class-action lawsuit said Tuesday.
