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Man Sentenced For Placing Threatening Phone Calls From Westchester To US Congress Member Man Sentenced For Placing Threatening Phone Calls From Westchester To US Congress Member
Man Sentenced For Placing Threatening Phone Calls From Westchester To US Congress Member A man will face prison time after threatening to kill a US Congress member in addition to impersonating members of the Trump family online to raise funds for a made-up political organization, federal officials said.  Earlier Report - Central PA DoorDash Driver Impersonated Trump Family Members In 'Gays For Trump' Scam, Feds Say Joshua Hall, age 23, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 20 months in prison as well as three years of probation for both threatening a member of Congress and impersonating some of former President Trump's family members, according to Dami…

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by Ben Crnic
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More Women Join 11 Others Accusing Cuomo Of Sexual Harassment; First Accuser Plans To Sue Him More Women Join 11 Others Accusing Cuomo Of Sexual Harassment; First Accuser Plans To Sue Him
More Women Join 11 Others Accusing Cuomo Of Sexual Harassment; First Accuser Plans To Sue Him The hot water Andrew Cuomo has found himself in for months is heating up as more women have come forward with sexual harassment allegations against New York's third-term governor. Two more women have now come forward to prosecutors to accuse the 63-year-old Cuomo of sexually harassed them, bringing the total number of accusers to 13. The new allegations come days after New York Attorney General’s independent investigators released a scathing 165-page report that determined the governor had acted inappropriately with at least 11 women, including a State Police trooper and multiple state staf…

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by Zak Failla
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Ex-Newtown Lawyer Admits To Stealing $1.3M From Clients, Friends, Family Ex-Newtown Lawyer Admits To Stealing $1.3M From Clients, Friends, Family
Ex-Newtown Lawyer Admits To Stealing $1.3M From Clients, Friends, Family A former lawyer from Newtown admits to stealing more than $1.3 million from his clients, according to the U.S. Justice Department.  Thomas M. Murtha, 62, of Birmingham, MI, and former.y of Newtown pleaded guilty on Wednesday, May 30 to one count of wire fraud related to his theft of more than a million dollars from victims, according to John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut,  According to court documents and statements made in court, Murtha operated a law practice under the name Maher & Murtha LLC in Bridgeport. Murtha stole at least $1.3 million from m…

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by Jon Craig
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Mexican Nationals Extradited To New York On Sex Trafficking Charges Mexican Nationals Extradited To New York On Sex Trafficking Charges
Mexican Nationals Extradited To New York On Sex Trafficking Charges Five Mexican nationals have been extradited in connection with sex trafficking charges, according to the U.S. Justice Department in Southern New York. Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District,   Acting Assistant Attorney General John M. Gore of the Civil Rights Division, and Angel M. Melendez, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations announced the extradition of Efrain "Chavito" Granados-Corona, Emilio Rojas-Romero, Alan "El Flaco" Romero-Granados and Pedro Rojas-Romero. They were charge…

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by Jon Craig