Tag: U.S. Department of Justice

Edward Mermelstein, inset, now advises Mayor Eric Adams (D-New York City) on issues affecting diplomacy. New York City is host to the United Nations Headquarters and numerous consulates general, attracting foreign Government officials, diplomats, and dignitaries. Edward Mermelstein (Source : edwardmermelstein.com/Fair Use); Mayor Eric Adams (Source : City of New York/Public Domain) ; and United Nations Headquarters, New York City (Source : Dendodge/Public Domain).

Feds mum following numerous reports about consultant to Russian oligarchs, Edward Mermelstein, now advising Mayor Eric Adams

Federal prosecutors refused to answer questions about Edward Mermelstein, an agent to Russian Oligarchs, now advising Mayor Eric Adams.

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U.S. Attorney Damian Williams became the fifth head of the Manhattan Federal prosecutors' office in as many years, following a period of unstable turnover in the office and a sense of a loss of faith in the U.S. Dept. of Justice. U.S. Attorney's Office/SDNY/Public Domain

Letter From New York : Ethical questions stemming from the Bill de Blasio-Eric Adams transition at City Hall serve up a first test for U.S. Attorney Damian Williams

Damian Williams was sworn in as the new U.S. Attorney to great fanfare. He has been forced to confront ethical questions related to the Bill de Blasio-Eric Adams transition at New York City Hall.

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President Joseph Biden (D), Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY), and Mayor Bill de Blasio (WFP-New York City) have courted controversy over their reported handling of the Coronavirus pandemic. President Biden : Public Domain ; Gov. Cuomo by Pat Arnow (CC BY-SA 2.0) ; Mayor de Blasio by Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Biden’s DOJ closes civil rights probe into COVID-19 nursing home deaths as Government data, leadership come under greater scrutiny over Coronavirus pandemic mismanagement concerns

Government data about COVID-19 has been slowed or reduced, and that which is released face questions about reliability in the face of the Delta outbreak.

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The refusal by U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss to step down is blocking the rise of the first Black nominated to head SDNY. U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (YouTube/Fair Use)

Audrey Strauss still mum about stepping down, as Biden White House under increasing pressure to name reformers as U.S. Attorneys

Audrey Strauss remains mum about stepping down, even as the Biden White House comes under increasing pressure to appoint reforms as U.S. Attorneys.

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The family of U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss received early access to COVID-19 testing at a time when such tests were new and scarce, and the practise of providing that preferential testing access has reportedly become the subject of a Federal investigation. U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (YouTube/Fair Use)

UPDATED : U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss didn’t receive early, “special” access to scarce COVID-19 tests, unlike her daughter-in-law, Melissa DeRosa, who did : source

U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss won’t admit or deny that she received COVID-19 tests when they were extremely new and scarce, like her daughter-in-law, Melissa DeRosa.

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The U.S. Attorney's Office remained silent after Mayor Bill de Blasio both announced the restoration of COVID-19 testing data and questioned its accuracy, contributing to a sense of a loss of confidence in Government. Mayor Bill de Blasio's Official YouTube Channel/Fair Use

U.S. Attorney’s Office mum after missing COVID-19 testing data was restored without explanation by Mayor Bill de Blasio

The U.S. Attorney’s Office remained silent after Mayor Bill de Blasio both announced the restoration of COVID-19 testing data and questioned its accuracy, contributing to a sense of a loss of confidence in Government.

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The office of U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss, left, oversees complex civil and criminal public corruption cases across New York State. There's been no public comment by Federal prosecutors in her office about the admission by her daughter-in-law, Melissa DeRosa, center, of a cover-up of COVID-19 deaths in New York State nursing homes. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (right) has refused to apologise for the spike in deaths in nursing homes. Source (L-R) : U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (Fair Use) ; Governor's Office/YouTube (Fair Use) ; Governor's Office (Fair Use)

U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss doesn’t care her daughter-in-law, Melissa DeRosa, is caught up in Cuomo’s cover-up of COVID-19 nursing home deaths

U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss is mum following revelations that her daughter-in-law, Melissa DeRosa, admitted to participating in a conspiracy to cover-up COVID-19 deaths in New York State nursing homes.

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The New York City Department of Investigation has released a report that is critical of the NYPD's actions that led to Constitutional rights violations during the George Floyd protests. NYCDOI (Fair Use)

After NYC Department of Investigation issues blistering report about NYPD Constitutional rights violations, Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss remains mum about police accountability

Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss remains mum after DOI issued a critical report about Consitutional rights violations by NYPD during George Floyd protests.

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A protester taken into custody by NYPD during the 29 Aug 2004 protest against the Republican National Convention in New York City. Source : Progress New York/Archive Photograph

At SDNY, decades of looking the other way as commended partner NYPD continue to engage in a pattern or practise of violations of Constitutional and civil rights

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York countenances systemic violations of Constitutional and civil rights by the New York Police Department.

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Then U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman at a 2019 press conference announcing the arrest of Michael Avenatti for extortion. U.S. Attorney General removed U.S. Attorney Berman from his post on orders of President Donald Trump. Screenshot of YouTube video : Source : U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York (Fair Use)

After U.S. Attorney General William Barr met with NYPD officials, chaos reigns as U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman was fired amidst ‘tensions’ with White House and City Hall

Geoffrey Berman’s removal as U.S. Attorney revealed tensions with Mayor Bill de Blasio — but no indication of any accountability at the NYPD over abuses.

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