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Nicolás Maduro and Wife Case Takes Unexpected Turn As Longtime Prosecutor Leaves Months Ahead of Trial

A veteran federal prosecutor who has worked on the U.S. criminal case against Nicolás Maduro since its earliest stages has left the Southern District of New York, less than nine months before the Venezuelan leader is scheduled to stand trial on sweeping narcotics and weapons charges.

Latin Times · Oct 2

Trump's Libel Lawsuit Against N.Y. Times and Penguin Random House Can Proceed in Florida, Rather Than N.Y.

From Judge Steven Merryday (M.D. Fla.) today in Trump v. N.Y. Times Co. (for the Complaint in the underlying case,… The post Trump's Libel Lawsuit Against N.Y. Times and Penguin Random House Can Proceed in Florida, Rather Than N.Y. appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 6

Trump Abruptly Delays Jay Clayton's DNI Hearing In Bid to Secure US Attorney Position

President Donald Trump abruptly postponed the confirmation hearing for his nominee for Director of National Intelligence, in the hopes of securing the position of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York for his pick.

International Business Times · Jun 17

NY Court Closes Case Against 'El Chapo' Son Ovidio Guzmán López; He Is Expected to Plead Guilty in Illinois

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has concluded its case against Ovidio Guzmán López, one of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's sons currently facing prosecution in the United States

Latin Times · Jul 2, 2025

Yet Another Federal Court Rules Against Trump in an Alien Enemies Act Case

The Southern District of New York rules Trump invoked the Act illegally, because there is no "invasion" or "predatory incursion."

Reason · May 6, 2025

Who is Danielle Sassoon, the US attorney who resigned rather than drop charges against Eric Adams?

Danielle Sassoon had served just three weeks as interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York when she penned a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi saying she could not follow a directive to drop the office’s corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025

Jay-Z accused of raping 13-year-old with Sean 'Diddy' Combs in bombshell civil lawsuit; rapper calls allegations 'HEINOUS'

Jay-Z has been named in a civil lawsuit that accuses both him and Sean 'Diddy' Combs of allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000. According to a bombshell report on NBC News, the lawsuit filed by the Texas-based Tony Buzbee was originally filed in October in the Southern District of…

The Times of India · Dec 9, 2024

Yvette Wang Pleads Guilty in the U.S., Agrees to Pay a Staggering $2.8 Billion in Restitution

The Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that 45-year-old New York resident Yvette Wang has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering.

inkl · Oct 29, 2024

The last week of FTX, according to the private messages of Sam Bankman-Fried, Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, and Nishad Singh

“I just had an increasing dread of this day that’s been weighing on me for a long time,” Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, texted Bankman-Fried.

Fortune · Oct 20, 2023

Is Sam Bankman-Fried a bad ‘man’ or a good ‘boy’? Lawyers swap opening statements before first witnesses take the stand

A former FTX developer, a French commodities trader, and Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, all came to court.

Fortune · Oct 4, 2023