Tag: attorney’s

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Judge declines to block appointment of Orleans County state’s attorney

  • September 1, 2024
A Northeast Kingdom defense attorney had sought to prevent Farzana Leyva from being sworn in to a four-year term as county prosecutor. But Superior Court Judge Daniel Richardson declined to take immediate action. Photo courtesy of the governor’s office A Northeast Kingdom attorney is challenging Gov. Phil Scott’s appointment of Farzana Leyva as Orleans County state’s attorney, argued that a full-term vacancy can only be filled by special election. But in an order issued Wednesday, shortly before Leyva was sworn in, Superior Court Judge Daniel Richardson denied the request to block Leyva from taking office. Instead, Richardson gave the attorney,…
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Charging documents reveal how Michigan attorney general built case against fake 2020 electors

  • July 21, 2023
CNN — Newly released charging documents provide fresh insights into how the Michigan attorney general built a criminal case against the fake GOP electors who tried to subvert the Electoral College process after the 2020 election. The group of 16 Republicans were charged this week with state felony for signing certificates falsely proclaiming that former President Donald Trump won the election in Michigan, and claiming they were the rightful presidential electors. None of the defendants have entered a plea, but several have said they don’t think they did anything wrong. Arrangements in the case are scheduled for August 10 in…
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NY Appellate Court Dismisses SEQRA and Consistency with LWRP and Zoning Ordinance Claims Finding the Matter Moot

  • July 20, 2023
Posted by: Patricia Salkin | June 30, 2023 NY Appellate Court Dismisses SEQRA and Consistency with LWRP and Zoning Ordinance Claims Finding the Matter Moot Petitioners brought an Article 78 proceeding to annul the determination of the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation issuing a negative declaration pursuant to SEQRA with respect to a construction project and to annual the determination of the City of Buffalo that the project was consistent with the City’s Local Waterfront Revitalization Program and the City’s zoning ordinance. However, the petitioner did not move for preliminary injunctive relief to enjoin the construction from continuing pending the…
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Nursing home owners stole $83 million while neglecting residents, New York lawsuit says

  • July 17, 2023
June 28 (Reuters) – New York’s attorney general on Wednesday accused nursing home operator Centers Health Care and its owners of stealing $83 million in government funds while understaffing its facilities, resulting in widespread neglect, illness and death among residents. In a lawsuit filed in state court in Manhattan, Attorney General Letitia James sought to block four Centers nursing homes in New York from admitting new residents until they were sufficiently staffed, and to hire financial and healthcare monitors to oversee their compliance. James is also asking the court to force Centers, its owners Kenneth Rozenberg and Daryl Hagler and…
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Ex-state attorney: Judges in PM’s trial made ‘unprecedented error’ in bribery comments

  • July 5, 2023
Former state attorney Moshe Lador has assailed the conduct of judges in the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after they advised the prosecution and the defense behind closed doors that with most of the prosecution’s witnesses heard, they believe the bribery charge against the prime minister in one of the cases against him will be hard to substantiate. The judges’ comments earlier this month immediately leaked, and this week they confirmed making them. Prosecutors have remained steadfast in their belief that they have a strong case on the bribery charge against the premier. (The accusation is the most serious…
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Hunter Biden attorney says WhatsApp message cited by Republicans is fake

  • July 3, 2023
An attorney for Hunter Biden says purported screenshots of a text message from Hunter Biden to a potential Chinese business partner where he refers to Joe Biden — a message that has been the subject of intense scrutiny following statements made by an IRS whistleblower — are “not real and contain myriad of issues.” Abbe Lowell, who is one of Hunter Biden’s attorneys, made the statement in a letter to Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, which has interviewed the whistleblowers. The letter was obtained by NBC News. IRS Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley…
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YSL Defense Attorney Avoids Jail Time by Treating Case Lawyers to Wings

  • May 22, 2023
A defense attorney in the YSL Rico trial is no longer facing jail time. And it’s thanks, in large part, to strip club chicken wings. According to Atlanta Journal-Constitution, attorney Suri Chadha Jimenez was held in contempt this week after he showed up to Tuesday’s court hearing a few minutes late. The presidential judge, Ural Glanville, ordered Jimenez to purchase lunch for the other lawyers in the case, and suggested he get the grub from a nearby sandwich shop. But Jimenez decided he’d pull some strings and order his colleagues some Magic City wings. He told AJC the iconic strip…
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Disgraced Attorney Accused of Killing Mother

  • May 16, 2023
Posted at 4:42 PM, May 12, 2023 and last updated 1:13 PM, May 15, 2023 By KATIE McLAUGHLIN DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (Court TV) — Jury selection begins Monday, May 15, in the trial of a disgraced Georgia attorney accused of the beating and stabbing death of his 77-year-old mother. Richard Merritt (US Marshals) Charges against Richard Merritt included malice murder, two counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and possession of a knife during the commission of a felony in connection with the 2019 death of Shirley Merritt at her DeKalb County home. According to reports, Shirley cooked…