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Westchester Judge Should Be Removed From Office, State Commission Rules Westchester Judge Should Be Removed From Office, State Commission Rules
Westchester Judge Should Be Removed From Office, State Commission Rules A New York state commission that oversees judicial conduct has ruled that a Westchester County judge should be removed from office. Attorneys and justices on the commission voted Elmsford Village Court Justice Carlos Gonzalez should be removed from office in connection with six incidents of misconduct with clients. Gonzalez, a Democrat, was suspended from practicing law after finding he engaged in professional misconduct while working as an attorney and failed to notify Connecticut's Appellate Division of his discipline in a timely manner, violating a state statute, said the NY State Commis…

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Former Westchester Attorney Charged With Stealing Millions From Clients Former Westchester Attorney Charged With Stealing Millions From Clients
Former Westchester Attorney Charged With Stealing Millions From Clients A former attorney in Northern Westchester is facing charges for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from her clients over the course of several years, authorities announced. Armonk real estate lawyer Laurieanne DeLitta, age 50, was indicted by a grand jury and arraigned on Wednesday, Nov. 10 for allegedly stealing more than $3.5 million from clients she represented between 2017 and 2021. Specifically, DeLitta was charged with eight counts of grand larceny, and two counts of unauthorized practice of a profession, all felonies, following her arrest by Westchester County District Attorney’s…

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Jeffrey Toobin Suspended For Exposing Himself During Zoom Call Jeffrey Toobin Suspended For Exposing Himself During Zoom Call
Jeffrey Toobin Suspended For Exposing Himself During Zoom Call A prominent legal analyst at CNN and a New Yorker contributor, allegedly exposed himself to coworkers during a professional Zoom call last week. Jeffrey Toobin, who has a home in Sherman in Northern Fairfield County, has been suspended after exposing himself during a call with colleagues from The New Yorker and WNYC workers, according to Vice. “I made an embarrassingly stupid mistake, believing I was off-camera,” Toobin told Vice in a statement. “I apologize to my wife, family, friends and co-workers. 
“I believed I was not visible on Zoom. I thought no one on the Zoom call could see me. I…

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by Zak Failla