The district attorney’s office is investigating Donald J. Trump’s role in a hush-money payment to a porn star, an approach that previously failed to bear fruit. Source: New York Times
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Judge Denies Trump Executive’s Request to Dismiss Manhattan Tax Case
By Gotham Rex on August 12, 2022
Allen H. Weisselberg, who was indicted last summer, and the Trump Organization are scheduled to stand trial in October. Source: New York Times
New Witnesses Interviewed in Trump Investigation, Manhattan D.A. Says
By Gotham Rex on April 7, 2022
Alvin Bragg, in his first public comments about the inquiry into the former president, insisted his office was continuing to pursue the matter but provided few additional details. 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
Mark Pomerantz’s Resignation Letter: The Full Text
By Gotham Rex on March 23, 2022
The former prosecutor who investigated Donald J. Trump believed that the former president was “guilty of numerous felony violations.” Source: New York Times
How the Manhattan DA's Investigation Into Donald Trump Unraveled
By Gotham Rex on March 5, 2022
The criminal investigation into the former president crashed amid a disagreement about the merits of bringing a case. The debate pitted a new district attorney against two veteran prosecutors who had pursued a case against Mr. Trump for years. Source:…
Prosecutors Leading Trump Fraud Investigation in NY Resign
By Gotham Rex on February 23, 2022
The resignations came after the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, was said to have expressed doubts about the case, and amid a monthlong pause in the presentation of evidence to a grand jury. Source: New York Times
Manhattan Prosecutors Return Two Artifacts to Iraq
By Gotham Rex on January 19, 2022
The repatriations are among the first under Alvin Bragg, the new Manhattan district attorney, who is continuing the work of a dedicated antiquities trafficking unit created by his predecessor. Source: New York Times
Trump Sues Letitia James in Bid to Stop Inquiry Into His Business
By Gotham Rex on December 20, 2021
The lawsuit argues that the attorney general, Letitia James, has long exhibited a political bias against the former president. Source: New York Times
Trump Fraud Inquiry’s Focus: Did He Mislead His Own Accountants?
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2021
The investigation, by the Manhattan district attorney, is zeroing in on information the former president and his company shared about the value of his assets. Source: New York Times
Man Exonerated in Malcolm X Murder Files Lawsuit Against New York State
By Gotham Rex on December 14, 2021
Muhammad A. Aziz filed the claim on Tuesday, along with a notice seeking a settlement with the city, for the toll that being “unjustly branded as a convicted murderer” for 55 years took on his life. Source: New York Times
Supervised Injection Sites for Drug Users to Open in New York City
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2021
The Manhattan facilities will provide clean needles, administer medication to reverse overdoses and provide users with options for addiction treatment. Source: New York Times
Exoneration Is ‘Bittersweet’ for Men Cleared in Malcolm X’s Murder
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2021
An emotional crowd burst into applause in a packed Manhattan courtroom Thursday after the judge threw out the convictions of Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam. Source: New York Times
J. Edgar Hoover Hid That Malcolm X Witnesses Were F.B.I. Informants
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2021
Mr. Hoover, the agency’s longtime director, gave orders that led “multiple witnesses” to conceal their roles as informants, prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
Looking for a Stolen Idol? Visit the Museum of the Manhattan D.A.
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2021
Investigators have seized so many looted artifacts — more than 3,000 — that storing and caring for them until they can be returned is now a full-time job. Source: New York Times