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Ghislaine Maxwell Lawyer Slams Maryland Rep. Raskin For ‘Shocking’ Release Of Privileged Emails Ghislaine Maxwell Lawyer Slams Maryland Rep. Raskin For ‘Shocking’ Release Of Privileged Emails
Ghislaine Maxwell Lawyer Slams Maryland Rep. Raskin For ‘Shocking’ Release Of Privileged Emails Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorney is blasting Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, saying he “improperly” released her privileged prison emails in a move she calls “shocking” and unconstitutional. In a statement issued Friday, Nov. 14, attorney Leah Saffian criticized Raskin — a Democrat from Maryland and Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee — for providing Maxwell’s email correspondence to the media. Saffian said the emails, which were sent through the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ monitored system, were “illegally obtained” and shared with a federal official who then released them publicly. Ac…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Trump Sentenced On 34 Felony Counts In Historic NY Hush Money Case Trump Sentenced On 34 Felony Counts In Historic NY Hush Money Case
Trump Sentenced On 34 Felony Counts In Historic NY Hush Money Case In a landmark case, President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced in New York on 34 felony counts tied to hush money payments and falsified business records. On Friday morning, Jan. 10, Judge Juan Merchan issued an unconditional discharge — a rare sentencing option in New York law that imposes no jail time, fines, or probation.  The judge referenced the “unique and remarkable set of circumstances” surrounding the trial and emphasized that US presidents are considered “ordinary citizens in the eyes of the court.” This decision follows a unanimous jury verdict in May that found Trump guilt…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Getaway Driver, 21, In Fairview Drug Murder Gets 30 Years Without Parole UPDATE: Getaway Driver, 21, In Fairview Drug Murder Gets 30 Years Without Parole
Update: Getaway Driver, 21, In Fairview Drug Murder Gets 30 Years Without Parole The getaway driver in the cold-blooded killing of a Fairview man during a drug-related apartment robbery was sentenced to 30 years without parole in state prison. David Martinez, 21, of North Bergen watched as three men who were in the apartment when David Duque Soto was shot in June 2019 took guilty pleas rather than risk the consequences of a trial. Martinez let a jury decide his fate and was convicted on March 13 in Hackensack of felony murder, armed robbery, conspiracy and weapons possession. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutors Suzanne Cevasco and Matthew Fitzpatrick presented 16 witn…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
58-Year Minimum For Paterson Gunman Who Shot, Killed One Man In Face, Wounded Other In Back 58-Year Minimum For Paterson Gunman Who Shot, Killed One Man In Face, Wounded Other In Back
58-Year Minimum For Paterson Gunman Who Shot, Killed One Man In Face, Wounded Other In Back A Paterson man who killed one man by shooting him in the face and wounded another by shooting him in the back must serve nearly 58 years in state prison before he'll be eligible for parole. Tamaj Lemmon, 21, fired at three men near the corner of Straight and Montgomery streets after they'd emerged from a nearby bar in April 2017, prosecutors said. Two were struck in the back, they said. One victim fled and survived his injuries. Lemmon, meanwhile, walked up to the other, who was lying on the ground after being struck five times, and shot him in the face, authorities said. Lemmon was home…

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by Jerry DeMarco