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☆ Trump moves to have 'meandering' New York hush money case dismissed
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Adam Reiss | Dareh Gregorian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Former President Donald Trump wants a New York judge to dismiss the criminal case against him charging that he falsified business records relating to hush money payments, arguing prosecutors waited too long to bring their case. "The delay has prejudiced President Trump, interfered with his ongoing presidential campaign, and violated his due process rights," the filing by Trump attorneys Todd Blanche and Susan Necheles contends, and the charges should therefore be dismissed. That information was hush money paid to two women who claimed to have had affairs with Trump. In their filing, Trump's lawyers contended it was accurate. Trump has pleaded not guilty in both federal cases and denied wrongdoing in the AG's civil case.

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Donald Trump might make new campaign merch soon — featuring his Georgia mugshot. But New York doesn't make mugshots public like Georgia does, so the Trump campaign had to get creative. Immediately following that first New York indictment, the Trump campaign started advertising a new T-shirt featuring a clearly fake mugshot of the former President emblazoned with the words "NOT GUILTY." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Now that he has the public mugshot he wanted, Trump's team might swap out the fake mugshot on his campaign merch for the real one. On Thursday, Trump rolled out a fundraising plea entirely based on the Georgia indictment and his arrest.

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☆ Georgia prosecutors want Trump's trial to start the day before the biggest GOP primaries in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Georgia prosecutors want Trump's RICO trial to start the day before Super Tuesday. The Georgia case — in which Trump is expected to plead not guilty — marks Trump's fourth upcoming criminal trial. If a judge green-lights Georgia prosecutors' request for a March 4 trial date, it'll throw yet another wrench into Trump's plans for the campaign trail. Smith's office also charged Trump with violating parts of the Espionage Act and willfully retaining national-defense information, among other charges, in connection to his handling of classified information. Earlier this month, Smith's office again indicted Trump with four counts, this time in connection to events surrounding the deadly January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

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☆ Trump must surrender to Georgia authorities by August 25 following his RICO indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump must surrender to Fulton County, Georgia, authorities by August 25. When you voluntarily surrender, you turn yourself in at a precinct of your own accord instead of being taken into custody by officials. In this case, Trump and his 18 allies must surrender to Fulton County authorities. Once they surrender, they will be booked and processed at the Fulton County Jail, which could include being fingerprinted and taking mugshots. In June, Trump voluntarily appeared in Miami court for arraignment after being accused of taking classified documents from the White House and bringing them to his home at Mar-a-Lago, hiding them from authorities.

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☆ Read all 4 indictments against Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former President Donald Trump faces a whopping 91 criminal charges across his four indictments. A Georgia grand jury indicted Trump in a fourth criminal case this week. Read all four of the indictments here:Manhattan DA case indictment over hush-money payment to Stormy DanielsIn March, a New York grand jury indicted Trump on 34 felony charges in connection to a $130,000 hush-money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels made ahead of the 2016 election. In July, an updated grand jury indictment in the case was filed, adding two additional charges against Trump and naming a third defendant in the case. The Justice Department's investigation into 2020 election interferenceA grand jury in Washington, DC, brought four federal charges against Trump related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Read, Stormy Daniels, Joe Biden's, Joe Biden, Fani Willis, Brad Raffensperger Organizations: Service, Mar, Manhattan DA, Justice Department, Trump, Georgia RICO, Georgia Locations: Georgia, Wall, Silicon, Manhattan, New York, Lago, Florida, Washington , DC, Fulton County

☆ Retailers are shaping a wave of laws to crack down on organized theft — here's how they do it
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

Since 2022, at least nine states – six so far this year – have passed laws to impose harsher penalties for organized retail crime offenses. The new and proposed laws aim to deter brazen retail crime and go after the so-called kingpins who lead organized theft groups. But critics say the measures may not actually reduce organized retail crime, and could disproportionately harm marginalized groups. Plus, dozens of states already have organized theft laws on the books and the crime is still increasing, according to trade associations. Retailers and lawmakers say the misdemeanor charges have emboldened theft groups and allowed organized retail crime to spread.

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☆ FBI shoots and kills Utah man wanted for threats against Biden, Manhattan DA
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he departs from Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware, en route to Joint Base Andrews, Aug. 7, 2023. The FBI shot and killed a Utah man on Wednesday while trying to arrest him for threatening to murder President Joe Biden and the New York district attorney who is prosecuting former President Donald Trump in connection with hush money payments, NBC News reported. Many other politicians were also allegedly threatened by the man, Provo resident Craig Deleeuw Robertson, who was accused in court documents of vowing to retaliate against the FBI during an investigation. Robertson was fatally shot by at least one FBI agent at 6:15 a.m. in Provo, about 12 hours before Biden was due to visit the state in Salt Lake City No agents were injured. "The incident began when special agents attempted to serve arrest and search warrants at a residence,"the FBI said in a statement.

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☆ Trump likely to face gag order after he targeted Pence, Jack Smith online, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"I think a gag order is likely, I'm just not sure if it will be enforced," former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told CNBC. "A lot of the judges that I've seen cover these types of political cases, they've been all bark, no bite," he said. Indeed, Trump's political operation has heavily featured the indictments in its fundraising pitches and in other campaign messages. "Maybe, but you have to be willing to enforce that gag order." "However, the need to protect that information does not require a blanket gag order over all documents produced by the government."

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Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 29, 2023. Less than two hours after news of the charges broke, Trump's campaign blasted out an email to supporters seeking donations, titled: BREAKING: PRESIDENT TRUMP INDICTED. In the week following the indictment, the campaign sent out 34 fundraising emails directly referencing the criminal charges, according to a Reuters review of campaign communications. Following the indictment, Trump's support rose to 49% in an April 21-24 survey while DeSantis slipped to 23%. He raised much less money in the days after his second indictment, according to campaign finance disclosures.

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☆ Trump's legal problems are fueling his political power as he looks to 2024 presidential election
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Read CNN’s full report on Trump’s legal bills. A legal defense fund is also being set up to help offset legal costs for Trump’s associates. Read CNN’s report by Kara Scannell and Tierney Sneed on Trump’s legal maneuvers. ‘Rumpelstiltskin’He also alluded in a footnote to how Trump has fanned fury at his legal problems for his own political purposes. Trump’s political fortunes stay brightCNN’s Harry Enten has two very important points in his analysis.

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☆ Exclusive: Westchester DA shuts down criminal investigation of Trump Organization without any charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Westchester's district attorney shut down its criminal investigation into the Trump Organization this month. The district attorney's office in Westchester — a county north of New York City — opened the investigation two years ago. In April, the district attorney brought another set of charges against Trump himself, alleging he broke the law by disguising hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels. Alan Futerfas, an attorney representing the Trump Organization, declined to comment on the closure of the Westchester County investigation. The lawsuit also claims the Trump Organization misrepresented the property value of its 212-acre Seven Springs estate, also in Westchester County.

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☆ Donald Trump’s criminal cases, explained
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Trump was indicted back in March by the Manhattan district attorney on state charges related to hush-money payments to a former adult-film star in 2016. Smith is also overseeing other investigations related to Trump, including those regarding the January 6, 2021, insurrection and the 2020 election. That federal law deals with the illegal retention of “national defense information,” a broad term that encompasses classified documents and other sensitive government materials. Federal charges related to classified documents likely do not either. But people do routinely serve prison time for retention of classified documents, conspiracy and obstruction.

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☆ What are retail shrink and organized retail theft, and why do companies keep talking about them?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

watch nowFor several years, the terms shrink, retail crime and organized retail theft have echoed from the mouths of politicians, police officers, trade groups and the country's most prominent retail executives. And how does it differ from retail crime and organized retail theft? The companies polled for the survey estimated that retail theft accounted for 37% of those losses, employee or internal theft 28.5% and process and control failures 25.7%. The NRF defines organized retail theft as the "large-scale theft of retail merchandise with the intent to resell the items for financial gain." The line between organized retail theft and shoplifting can be murky, but they are distinctly different.

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[1/4] JPMorgan Chase Bank is seen in New York City, U.S., March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/Companies JPMorgan Chase & Co FollowNEW YORK, May 26 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said in a deposition on Friday that he had never met or communicated with late sex offender and former bank client Jeffrey Epstein, the bank said. Epstein was a JPMorgan client from 2000 to 2013, remaining so after pleading guilty in 2008 to a Florida state prostitution charge. It has accused Staley, who was friendly with Epstein, of concealing what he knew about Epstein’s crimes. Epstein died in 2019 in a Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

☆ Judge rules Manhattan DA's office must turn over documents related to JP Morgan exec in bank lawsuit over Epstein connections
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Lauren Del Valle | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —A federal judge ruled Friday that the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office must turn over documents related to former JPMorgan Chase (JPM) executive James “Jes” Staley in response to a subpoena from the bank in ongoing federal lawsuits that allege JPMorgan enabled and benefited from longtime banking-client Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking crimes. Staley has denied all wrongdoing alleged in the lawsuits. It is unclear if there is an active investigation into Staley. Judge Jed Rakoff overruled Bragg’s assertion of privilege over certain documents requested in the bank’s subpoena determining that after a full review he found that the privileges and statutes invoked by the Manhattan prosecutor do not apply to the requested documents. The documents will be sealed under a protective order, the ruling said.

NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) is seeking documents from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg as part of a lawsuit against the bank by women who say they were abused by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, court records showed on Thursday. Bragg took part in a May 16 telephone conference in the case alongside lawyers for the victims, the bank, former JPMorgan private banking chief Jes Staley and the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Epstein had a home, the Manhattan federal court records showed. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff instructed Bragg to provide JPMorgan with a privilege log - or a description of documents the bank was seeking that he is withholding - by Friday. A spokesperson for Bragg did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Manhattan DA refuses Trump's demand for a lot more detail in his hush money records-fraud prosecution — for now
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

On Tuesday, lawyers for DA Alvin Bragg said Trump already has everything he's currently entitled to. Trump won't get more from prosecutors until he agrees not to weaponize the materials, the DA said. Under the protective order, Trump will be allowed to view the new discovery material only in the presence of his lawyers. Trump and his company misrepresented Cohen's reimbursement as "legal fees" in company books, the DA alleged last month. Bragg has alleged there were false entries in the records of the Trump Organization and the National Enquirer concerning the hush money payment to Daniels.

☆ DeSantis defends fundraising for the ex-Marine who fatally choked Jordan Neely in subway: 'Vets look out for other vets'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

DeSantis shared a fundraising page for Penny over the weekend, raising $2 million for his defense. "Vets look out for other vets," DeSantis said when asked about it Tuesday. Ron DeSantis of Florida defended ex-Marine Daniel Penny as having done the "right thing" after he fatally choked Jordan Neely on a New York City Subway. Protests ensued in New York City, and the story became national news as it touched on race, homelessness, crime, and mental health treatment. Crime in New York City is higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic, statistics show.

☆ Asa Hutchinson says Donald Trump has 'played the victim' so much that his campaign manager could be Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

To recover his political popularity, Donald Trump has "played the victim," Asa Hutchinson said. Hutchinson told NBC News that Trump's followers "believe he's been picked on" amid the investigations he faces. Asa Hutchinson said former President Donald Trump has "played the victim" to win favor in the polls. "Since then, his numbers have gone up because he's played the victim. "I joke, in some ways, that his campaign manager is Alvin Bragg of New York City," Hutchinson said of Trump on Sunday.

☆ Manhattan DA, Republican congressman to face off in court over subpoena in Trump case
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks during a news conference at 1 Police Plaza in New York City, U.S., April 18, 2023. A hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) in federal court in Manhattan before U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil. Bragg has called the subpoena an unconstitutional "incursion" into a state criminal case, and payback for charging Trump in the first indictment of a former U.S. president. Jordan countered that lawmakers needed Pomerantz's testimony, now scheduled for Thursday, as they weigh legislation to let presidents move state criminal actions to federal court. Pomerantz urged Vyskocil to block the subpoena and said he played no role in Bragg's decision to charge Trump.

☆ Trump's fingers were so dry during his arraignment he needed lotion before he could be fingerprinted, according to a new report from Yahoo News
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A new report suggests that Trump needed lotion before having his fingerprints taken by authorities. A law enforcement source told Yahoo News that was the only unplanned event that delayed his arraignment. A court employee had to provide lotion because his fingers were too dry to be fingerprinted, the report, which cited a law enforcement source, claimed. The only delay in his arraignment came when he needed to moisten his fingers with lotion, because they were too dry for authorities to take his fingerprints, per the report. There were zero people saying 'I'm sorry,'" the source told Yahoo.

☆ Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Sues Jim Jordan Over Trump Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Corinne Ramey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Trump sues former lawyer Michael Cohen, key witness in Manhattan DA probe, for $500 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former President Donald Trump sued his onetime personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen on Wednesday, seeking at least $500 million for alleged breaches of contract and "unjust enrichment." The allegations against Cohen, whose once-close relationship with Trump imploded in 2018, come as the disbarred lawyer has become a key witness against the former president in a criminal case in Manhattan. It centers on hush money payments made before the 2016 presidential election, which Cohen facilitated for Trump. The spokesman said in a statement that the lawsuit and Cohen's alleged wrongdoings "stand for themselves." The complaint alleged Cohen's fiduciary obligations owed to Trump "survive the attorney-client relationship and Defendant's disbarment and are still in effect today."

☆ Manhattan DA Bragg sues Rep. Jordan over House probe of Trump investigation
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block a House Judiciary Committee subpoena issued last week to a former prosecutor who played a key role in Bragg's criminal investigation of ex-President Donald Trump. Bragg's suit escalates a battle that began when the Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and other Trump allies in the House recently opened an inquiry into the D.A. The suit calls that inquiry an "unprecedently brazen and unconstitutional attack by members of Congress on an ongoing New York State criminal prosecution and investigation of former President Donald J. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan says that "Congress has no power to supervise state criminal prosecution." "The suit names as defendants Jordan, the Judiciary Committee and Mark Pomerantz, who resigned last year from Bragg's office as a special assistant D.A.

☆ Manhattan DA sues GOP Rep. Jim Jordan for launching an 'unprecedentedly brazen and unconstitutional' attack on Trump prosecution
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, the House Judiciary Committee, and a prosecutor who previously worked for Bragg. In the 50-page lawsuit, Bragg accused Jordan of launching an "unprecedentedly brazen and unconstitutional attack" on the DA's office while it's in the middle of an ongoing investigation and criminal prosecution against former President Donald Trump. Bragg's lawsuit went on to say that Jordan started a "transparent campaign to intimidate and attack District Attorney Bragg, making demands for confidential documents and testimony from the District Attorney himself as well as his current and former employees and officials." The letter called Bragg's investigation "an unprecedented abuse of prosecutorial authority." Insider reached out to spokespeople for Jordan, Bragg, and Pomerantz for comment.

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