Author: Larry Neumeister
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New Jersey businessman pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate in Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption case
A New Jersey businessman has pleaded guilty to trying to bribe U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez admitting that he gave a car to the senator’s wife to influence the lawmaker
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Doctor accused of sexually abusing over 200 patients is sentenced to 20 years in prison
NEW YORK • A gynecologist who sexually abused vulnerable and trusting patients for over two decades at prestigious New York hospitals cried before he was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison by a federal judge who called his crimes unprecedented. The sentence for Robert Hadden, 64, was a measure of vindication for hundreds of…
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NYC bike path killer convicted, could face the death penalty
NEW YORK • An Islamic extremist who killed eight people with a speeding truck in a 2017 rampage on a popular New York City bike path was convicted Thursday of 28 federal crimes and could face the death penalty. Sayfullo Saipov bowed his head as he heard the verdict in the trial for an Halloween…
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Jury: Kevin Spacey didn’t molest actor Anthony Rapp in 1986
NEW YORK • A jury sided with Kevin Spacey on Thursday in one of the lawsuits that derailed the film star’s career, finding he did not sexually abuse Anthony Rapp, then 14, while both were relatively unknown actors in Broadway plays in 1986. The verdict in the civil trial came with lightning speed. Jurors at…
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Judge: Trump must sit for deposition in defamation lawsuit
NEW YORK • Former President Donald Trump will have to answer questions under oath next week in a defamation lawsuit lodged by a writer who says he raped her in the mid-1990s, a judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected a request by Trump’s lawyers that the planned testimony be delayed. The deposition…
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September 11 trials postponed again and again
NEW YORK • Hours before dawn on March 1, 2003, the U.S. scored its most thrilling victory yet against the plotters of the Sept. 11 attacks — the capture of a disheveled Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, hauled away by intelligence agents from a hideout in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The global manhunt for al-Qaida’s No. 3 leader had taken…
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Giuliani testifies in Georgia election probe
ATLANTA • Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that he had “satisfied his obligation” after facing hours of questioning Wednesday before a special grand jury in Atlanta as a target of an investigation into attempts by former President Donald Trump and others to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia. In an interview, Giuliani said Fulton County…
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Ex-CIA engineer convicted in massive theft of secret info
NEW YORK • A former CIA software engineer was convicted Wednesday of federal charges accusing him of causing the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history. Joshua Schulte, who chose to defend himself at a New York City retrial, had told jurors in closing arguments that the CIA and FBI made him a scapegoat…
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Dad who lived in dorm convicted of abusing daughter’s pals
NEW YORK • A man who moved into his daughter’s college dorm and charmed her schoolmates with claims of influence and wisdom was convicted Wednesday of charges that he exploited the close-knit group, using threats and violence to enrich himself with millions of dollars as he ruined their lives. Lawrence Ray, 62, was convicted at…
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Prince Andrew effort to toss sex assault suit hits roadblock
NEW YORK • A judge was mostly dismissive Tuesday of arguments by a lawyer for Prince Andrew who wants to win fast rejection of a lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was sexually trafficked to the royal by the millionaire Jeffrey Epstein when she was 17. U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan did…