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Fed prosecutor leading Adams case is a risk-taking ‘cowboy’: mayor’s camp

The lead prosecutor overseeing Mayor Adams' landmark federal corruption case has a reputation as a “cowboy” with a penchant for inciting mobs and taking risks, and could do the same in former Lt. Gov. Adams' chaotic case. There is sex. Gov. Brian Benjamin and a person close to Hizzoner said. Hagan Scotten, an assistant U.S. […]

Who is Dale Ho, the judge in Mayor Adams’ corruption case?

The judge overseeing Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case is a Biden-appointed newcomer to the federal bench who previously worked for the ACLU and NAACP, which fight for racial justice and voter justice. Dale Ho, a 40-year-old judge in the Southern District of New York, randomly sentenced a man in a landmark case Thursday by spinning […]

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Pleads Not Guilty, Will Request Case Be ‘Dismissed’

Democratic New York Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty Friday in a Manhattan courtroom after federal prosecutors indicted him on five federal charges allegedly related to illegal contributions to his 2021 campaign. New York federal prosecutors secured charges against Adams on Wednesday night, nearly a year after FBI agents seized his electronic devices and raided […]

NYC Mayor Eric Adams arrives to turn himself in to face charges in federal corruption case

New York City Mayor Eric Adams arrived in Manhattan federal court on Friday to surrender to authorities after federal prosecutors announced five counts of fraud, bribery and corruption charges. Adams' attorney said the FBI seized Adams' cell phone Thursday before the charges were made public, but he was not immediately taken into custody. The 64-year-old […]

Watch live: Trump speaks in New York as court weighs appeal in fraud case

Former President Trump is scheduled to stop campaigning in New York City on Thursday afternoon, the same day the state's appeals court will consider whether a multimillion-dollar judgment against him and his business empire will survive. The trial came after a judge ruled that Trump conspired with Trump Organization executives to falsely change net worth […]

Appeals panel signals skepticism over NY civil fraud case against Trump

On Thursday, New York's appellate board appeared alarmed by the state's civil fraud lawsuit against former President Trump, which ended in a $464 million judgment against him and his businesses. In arguments that lasted more than an hour, a five-judge panel of the Appellate Division, New York's intermediate appellate court, ruled that the law that […]

I Can’t Find Evidence Kamala Harris Led the Prosecution of a Single Case

Jeff Clark, a former senior Justice Department official in the Trump administration, said Wednesday he found no evidence that Vice President Kamala Harris personally led the prosecution of a single case at the local or state level. “I would like to see if she has actually served as a judge,” Clark said. The Charlie Kirk […]