#Letters to the Editor — July 6, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 6, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 6, 2021” The Issue: District Attorney Cy Vance’s indictment of Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg. Looks like Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance once again has his finger on the pulse of what keeps city residents up at night — taxation of fringe benefits extended to an employee of former…

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#Trump Organization indictments are a travesty of justice

#Trump Organization indictments are a travesty of justice

“#Trump Organization indictments are a travesty of justice” It’s a travesty, not a triumph: Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s long-running investigation (with New York Attorney General Letitia James) into the Trump Organization just produced … indictments for minor offenses that almost never bring criminal charges. But this is Donald Trump (well, his company), so normal…

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#Cy Vance’s Trump case is straight from a banana republic

#Cy Vance’s Trump case is straight from a banana republic

“#Cy Vance’s Trump case is straight from a banana republic” Donald Trump has long claimed that investigations of him are a partisan “witch hunt.” Manhattan DA Cy Vance seems determined to make Trump’s point for him by indicting the Trump Organization along with its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg. The 15-count indictment throws a kitchen…

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#Alvin Bragg has lead over Tali Weinstein in Manhattan DA race

#Alvin Bragg has lead over Tali Weinstein in Manhattan DA race

“#Alvin Bragg has lead over Tali Weinstein in Manhattan DA race” Former federal prosecutor Alvin Bragg held a slight lead over Tali Farhadian Weinstein in the Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Primary on Tuesday. Late returns from the Board of Elections showed Bragg with 33.81 percent (71,719 votes), about four percentage points ahead of Weinstein, also a…

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#Hundreds of NYC rioters, looters have charges dropped

#Hundreds of NYC rioters, looters have charges dropped

“#Hundreds of NYC rioters, looters have charges dropped” Hundreds of people arrested for looting and rioting across the Big Apple last year in the wake of George Floyd’s police-involved death have had their charges dropped, according to an analysis of NYPD data — figures ripped as “disgusting” by local business owners. In the Bronx —…

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