NEW YORK—Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell has filed an appeal of both her conviction and sentence. Maxwell was found guilty in federal court for her role in trafficking young women for the sexual pleasure of her employer and one-time romantic partner Jeffrey Epstein. Last December, Maxwell was convicted on five counts of sex trafficking, including […]

NEW YORK—Ghislaine Maxwell, who was once an international, jet-setting socialite, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on June 28 for trafficking young women to be used for the sexual exploits of her employer and one-time romantic partner, Jeffrey Epstein. The 60-year-old was convicted on Dec. 29 in federal court on five of six counts of […]

NEW YORK—In a June 25 letter to Judge Alison Nathan, one of Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense attorneys, Bobbi Sternheim, informed the court that Maxwell was placed on suicide watch yesterday by the Manhattan Detention Center (MDC), and that this “recent development” may “require postponement of Tuesday’s sentencing proceeding.” Sternheim went on to write, “[Maxwell] is not […]

QUEENS, N.Y.—With the exception of the past two years, when the world was in the throes of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, the New York City neighborhood of Douglaston–Little Neck has had a Memorial Day Parade since 1927. This year marked a return to the tradition, with an hour-long parade of just over 100 […]

ST PAUL, Minnesota—Three former police officers, charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights by not aiding him the day he was murdered by fellow officer Derek Chauvin, were convicted by a jury in federal court on Feb. 24. The trio, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao, all officers from the Minneapolis Police Department, […]

NEW YORK—After roughly 15 hours of deliberation over three days, the jury in the Sarah Palin v. The New York Times trial delivered a verdict of “not liable” on Feb. 15, giving the newspaper a victory. Since the verdict in the defamation trial was not in Palin’s favor, there was no monetary figure attached for […]

NEW YORK—Judge Jed Rakoff struck a blow to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times on Feb. 14 when he ruled in favor of a motion by the defense that essentially nullifies a jury’s verdict in her favor should it come back with one. Officially known as Federal Rule of […]

NEW YORK—For the second time in as many weeks police officers from far and wide assembled on Feb. 2 at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral in New York for the funeral of one of their own. A funeral mass was held at 10 a.m. (EST) for Wilbert Mora, the second of two policemen who were […]

NEW YORK—For the second time in two weeks Fifth Avenue in Manhattan fell silent as pallbearers carried a flag-draped casket up the steps of St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral on Feb. 1. This time was for the wake of police officer Wilbert Mora, the second of two policemen shot and killed in the line of […]

NEW YORK—For the second day in a row Fifth Avenue in New York City was awash in a sea of blue as thousands of NYPD officers descended upon St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral for the funeral of their fallen brother, Jason Rivera, on Jan. 28. The day before was Rivera’s wake. While attendees stood outside […]

NEW YORK—Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense team filed a motion in federal court on Dec. 19 requesting a new trial for the British socialite. On Dec. 29 Maxwell was found guilty of five out of six sex-trafficking charges on behalf of the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Accompanying exhibits for the new trial request are under seal. […]

NEW YORK-The Honorable Alison J. Nathan, the judge who presided over the Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking case in federal court last month, received two requests on Jan. 5 regarding the trial. One came from the prosecution and one came from the defense. At the center of both requests is an individual who’s recently given interviews to […]

NEW YORK—After five days of deliberation, a jury has found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty on five of the six sex-trafficking charges brought against her in federal court on Dec. 29. Maxwell was found guilty on the following charges: Count One, Conspiracy to Entice Minors to Travel to Engage in Illegal Sex Acts Count Three, Conspiracy to […]

NEW YORK—The jury in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking trial continued to deliberate for its second full day on Dec. 22. No verdict was reached. The original schedule for the trial gave jurors the days off on Dec. 23 and Dec. 24 for the Christmas holiday. At about 3:40 pm (EST), Judge Alison Nathan and both […]

NEW YORK—The prosecution called a second alleged victim to the witness stand in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case in federal court on Monday as the trial entered its sixth day. Once again, to protect anonymity, the witness chose to use a pseudonym, this time “Kate.” Unlike the first witness in the trial “Jane,” Kate […]

In an effort to protect the anonymity of the alleged victims in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial, Judge Alison Nathan instructed the lawyers and witnesses to refer to them either solely by their first names or a made-up one. Earlier this week, one such witness was “Jane,” and any evidence with her actual name […]

The morning began with testimony from Paul Kane, the director of finance at Professional Children’s School in New York City. Prosecuting attorney Andrew Rohrbach questioned Kane about student files. Each student at the school has a file that includes financial aid, transcripts, college applications, and recommendations. The prosecution’s witness from Dec. 2, an alleged victim […]

The second day of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial started where the first day ended: with direct testimony from Jeffrey Epstein’s pilot, Lawrence P. Visoski, Jr. U.S. Attorney Lara Pomerantz continued to ask Visoski how Epstein’s various residences, both domestic and international, were laid out. Visoski had a very clear memory of each, including at times, […]

Ghislaine Maxwell spent Monday listening to opening statements by the prosecution, as well as her defense team, in the first day of her trial in federal court in New York City. Maxwell, an associate of the late, convicted pedophile Jeffery Epstein, was indicted by a grand jury on six counts of sex trafficking of a […]