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Ousted NY Prosecutor Tells Panel Barr ‘urged' Him to Resign
The ousted U.S. attorney leading investigations into President Donald Trump’s allies has told the House Judiciary Committee that Attorney General William Barr pressured him to resign
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Here's Who is Taking Over Manhattan's U.S. Attorney's Office After Berman Firing
The 72-year-old Democrat helped lead the charge against President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, showing that prosecutors believed the president encouraged the campaign finance fraud that resulted in payouts to silence two women about alleged affairs
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Fired US Attorney Refused to Sign Letter Critical of NYC
A day before Geoffrey S
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Why Was the U.S. Attorney for New York Fired?
There are new questions about the firing of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey Berman. Jonathan Dienst reports.
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Under Trump, ‘You're Fired!' Even Greets Federal Prosecutors
Two defiant Manhattan federal prosecutors, one Democrat and one Republican, have met the same fate under President Donald Trump
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AG Barr: President Fired U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman
The U.S. attorney who oversaw key prosecutions of allies of President Donald Trump and an investigation into Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has resigned following a public back-and-forth with Attorney General William Barr. Adam Harding reports.
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Refuses to Step Down, Rebukes AG William Barr
The U.S. attorney who oversaw key prosecutions of allies of President Donald Trump and an investigation into Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani denied claims he was resigning from his post, he said in a statement. Jonathan Dienst reports.
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AG William Barr Says Trump Fired U.S. Attorney in Manhattan Investigating Trump Allies
It was unclear why Geoffrey Berman was leaving the position, but the sudden resignation is likely to raise additional questions from Democrats who have accused Barr of politicizing the Justice Department
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Man Arrested in 1995 Murders of 2 Teens on Manhattan Rooftop
Federal agents and New York City police have arrested a suspect in the murders of two teenagers who were shot to death on an East Harlem rooftop in 1995.
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Cops Shoot, Kill Man After Pulled Over For Seat Belt Violation
Cops pulled the man over Thursday afternoon after seeing him not wearing a seat belt, then discovered there were three open warrants for the driver. The altercation soon got physical, and the man was shot in the chest. NBC New York’s Rana Novini reports.
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New York State Judge Arrested for Alleged Obstruction of Justice
A New York state judge has been arrested on obstruction of justice and conspiracy charges in connection with a multi-million dollar fraud scheme at the Municipal Credit Union, law enforcement officials said.
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Judge: Jeffrey Epstein Civil Filings Name Hundreds of Third Parties
Sealed court records contain the names of hundreds of third parties who were mentioned in a civil case involving sexual abuse allegations against the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge said Wednesday.
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Sex Trafficking Case Against Financier Jeffrey Epstein Formally Ends
The federal judge has formally signed the motion by federal prosecutors to end their case into the now deceased financier and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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Investigators Look Into Whether Jeffrey Epstein's Guards May Have Been Sleeping, Sources Say
Investigators are looking into whether two guards tasked with checking on Jeffrey Epstein at the Metropolitan Correctional Center the night of his death may have been sleeping when the accused sex trafficker apparently hanged himself in his cell, two officials familiar with the investigation tell NBC New York.
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4chan Post on Jeffrey Epstein's Death Before News Was Public Did Not Come From FDNY, Spokesperson Says
A spokesperson for the FDNY tells NBC News it has completed its review of a 4chan message board posting regarding Jeffrey Epstein’s death and determined it did not come from within the department.
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Scrutiny of Jeffrey Epstein's Death and Co-Conspirators Intensifies
Amid revelations about the circumstances around Jeffrey Epstein’s death, federal authorities have intensified parallel inquiries into what went wrong at the Manhattan jail where he was behind bars and who now may face charges for assisting or enabling him in what authorities say was his rampant sexual abuse of underage girls.
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Official: FBI Searching Jeffrey Epstein's Virgin Island Complex, 2 Days After Apparent Suicide
Federal agents raided Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion in the U.S. Virgin Islands Monday searching for evidence related to the wealthy financier’s past sex-trafficking crimes, an FBI spokesman told NBC 4.
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Federal New York Lockup Draws New Scrutiny in Epstein Death
The apparent suicide of Jeffrey Epstein has brought new scrutiny to a federal jail in New York that, despite chronic understaffing, houses some of the highest-security inmates in the country.
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Epstein's Guards Worked Extreme OT Shifts Morning of Death
Guards on Jeffrey Epstein’s unit were working extreme overtime shifts to make up for staffing shortages the morning of his apparent suicide, a person familiar with the jail’s operations told The Associated Press.