Claudia Drury offered an inside account of how, she said, Lawrence V. Ray controlled her and other college students. Source: New York Times
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Ex-Party Producer Charged in $2.7 Million Bitcoin-Laundering Scheme
By Gotham Rex on March 24, 2022
Thomas Spieker’s clients included dark-web drug dealers and a cellphone-hacking identity thief, prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
Booze, Biscuits and Bands: Musical Brunch Is Back in New York
By Gotham Rex on March 24, 2022
Here are six brunches that, after a long pandemic pause, are entertaining and feeding weekend crowds in Manhattan and the Hudson Valley. Source: New York Times
He’s Been a Killer and a Mob Associate. Is He a Hit Man?
By Gotham Rex on March 24, 2022
George Bratsenis appears in a New Jersey court today to enter a plea in a murder-for-hire case. Source: New York Times
Trump Is Guilty of ‘Numerous’ Felonies, Prosecutor Who Resigned Says
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2022
Mark F. Pomerantz, who had investigated the former president, left after the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, halted an effort to seek an indictment. Source: New York Times
Behind the Killings of Homeless Men, Portraits of 3 Lives Derailed
By Gotham Rex on March 21, 2022
Before their lives violently intersected, two men who were shot to death and the man the police believe killed them had all fought the same scourge: severe mental illness. Source: New York Times
Julian Heicklen, Cantankerous Civil Liberties Advocate, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on March 20, 2022
A retired chemistry professor, he staged weekly protests in front of a Manhattan courthouse, angering prosecutors, who tried to send him to prison. Source: New York Times
Fake Heiress Anna Sorokin, Who Swindled Elite, to Be Deported to Germany
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2022
Ms. Sorokin, whose fictionalized story was the subject of the TV show “Inventing Anna,” had been detained by immigration authorities on charges of overstaying her visa. Source: New York Times
Russian Mogul Is Charged With Donating Illegally to U.S. Campaigns
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2022
Andrey Muraviev was indicted on charges of making donations as a foreign national to boost licensing decisions for a marijuana business. Source: New York Times
As Police Hunt for Gunman, Fear Rattles Homeless People in 2 Cities
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2022
The shootings came at a charged moment in the relationship between New York City and the thousands of people who live on the streets here. Source: New York Times
How Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox Churches Are Handlng the War
By Gotham Rex on March 13, 2022
The Russian Orthodox Church is allied with President Putin. But in New York, some of its members are quietly anguished. Source: New York Times
These Weed Sellers Aren’t Waiting for Permits: ‘Like a Dream Come True’
By Gotham Rex on March 13, 2022
Here’s what it’s like to walk through Washington Square Park in Manhattan in the wake of legalization. Source: New York Times
Two Employees Stabbed at Museum of Modern Art
By Gotham Rex on March 12, 2022
Both victims were in stable condition. The police said the suspect was a regular patron whose membership had been revoked. Source: New York Times
Sarah Lawrence Cult Trial Begins
By Gotham Rex on March 10, 2022
Lawrence V. Ray was indicted after a New York magazine story uncovered his cultlike hold over his daughter’s college friends and others. Source: New York Times
Woman Hid Ties to Russia While Pushing Putin’s Propaganda, U.S. Says
By Gotham Rex on March 8, 2022
Elena Branson was charged with violating federal laws requiring agents of foreign governments to disclose their official ties. Source: New York Times