Banned Inner City Press has asked in writing, "What conflict of interest rules apply to UN official Mark Carney, given his positions with Brookfield, and it seems PIMCO and Stripe?
Inner City Press has asked, "what are the comments and actions if any of SG Guterres on that Mozambique’s opposition Renamo has demanded that parliament hold an session to discuss the presence of foreign forces fighting armed groups in the Cabo Delgado province?
Inner City Press has asked, "Also, as with Angolo / Dos Santos, on which you have not answer, disclose any and all assistance to Guterres' term(s) as UNSG provided by Mozambique or its governmental leaders."
Banned Inner City Press asked, "On UN retaliating against whistleblowers, what is SG Guterres' response to statements by Emma Reilly on steps to fire her by end of August, under a UN claim that whether names of Uighur dissidents were given to China is irrelevant?
Banned Inner City Press this morning in writing asked @UN_Spokesperson "what are the comments & actions if any of SG Guterres on that rebels from Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray have captured the historic town of Lalibela." Nada - #TodaysUNisUseless
So @UN_Spokesperson@StephDujarric ends by lying that there are no more questions on his phone - Inner City Press has emailed him and @MelissaFleming this morning questions on Haiti, Emma Reilly, Mozambique, conflicts of interest - no answers. #UNaccountable.
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OK - Now Luigi Mangione NYS criminal case, packed courtroom, his lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo waiting at defense table. Inner City Press wrote the book, Lone Wolf and will live tweet, thread belowbooks.google.com/books/about/Lu…
2:12 pm, the prosecutors march in, some at the front table, some in front row. Luigi Mangione has not yet been brought out from the holding cell
2:21 pm Come to order!
Justice Gregory Carro takes the bench.
2:24 pm Luigi Mangione is brought in, green sweater and bullet proof vest, shackled.
Friedman Agnifilo: Please allow him to be unshackled.
OK - now US v. Eric Adams hearing on DOJ bid to dismiss without prejudice - Inner City Press wrote the Sovereign District? book and will live tweet, thread belowamazon.com/dp/B0DXGMKN49
All rise!
Good afternoon, Emil Bove for the Government.
Alex Spiro for Mayor Adams.
Judge Ho: Thank you for coming in on such short notice. On Feb 14 the Government filed a motion to dismiss the charges without prejudice. I have a few questions...
Judge Ho: I want to proceed carefully. I need your assistance, this is an unusual situation. Let's bring the motion to dismiss up on the screen. I want to ask about Paragraph 2, the written consent. Mayor Adams, I have to ask you a few questions...
OK - now at Treasury Dep't data access preliminary injunction hearing at SDNY after NYS AG Tish James spoke outside, including on Eric Adams (City of Maybe book:
Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below amazon.com/dp/B0DPCKZYSW
All rise!
Judge Jeannette A. Vargas: We are here on the preliminary injunction request. I have accepted three amicus briefs, including by the State of Iowa and 19 other states in support of the defendants. Any evidentiary objections?
No. No.
Judge: Let's begin with standing.
NYS lawyer Andrew Amer: Blocking funding on ideological grounds confers Article III standing. There is also PII, personally identifying information, access by DOGE. It's all part of a single plan.
Judge: Has there been disclosure?
All rise!
Judge Lewis J. Liman: I have consolidated the cases. I'd like to hear from the Lively parties first, then the Wayfarer / Baldoni parties. I'd like to hear the information I'll need to manage this case, discovery information required, and legal issues
Lively's lawyer from Willkie Farr firm: Our plan at Docket 49 is not longer feasible. Counsel for Wayfarer did not tell us they planned to file an amended complaint, including a 168 page compendium [full of text messages]. There is authority to deconsolidate cases
OK- now at case against crypto firm Binance, CZ, Syria and Iran by victIms of Oct 7 attack. The UN has been similarly sued here @SDNYLIVE but claims total immunity. Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below
Binance lawyer [from Cahill Gordon] We are accused of non-feasance, failures to prevent money laundering and to file SARS. Such cases are routinely dismissed-
Judge: Not recently.
Judge: Secondary liability for aiding and abetting is hard to dismiss.
Binance lawyer: Crypto is used by 100 million people. It is not inherently dangerous.
OK - now the Bob Menendez bribe-taking sentencing, after bribe-givers Fred Daibes got 8 years and Wael Hana 97 months. US wants 15 years on Gold Bar Bob. Inner City Press wrote the book amazon.com/Gold-Bar-Bob-M… & will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress…
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Judge Stein: I have the sentencing memo and many letters in support of Senator Menendez. The Probation Department puts the sentencing guideline at 292 to 365 months; they recommend 144 months.
AUSA Paul Monteleoni: We have a correction to the Pre-Sentencing Report, as to the gold bar.
Judge Stein: I will insert that Nadine Menendez worked through a jeweler in New Jersey to sell some of the gold in New York. Other than that, I adopt the findings of fact.