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Attorney to stand trial in embezzlement from Carhartt leader’s trust

June 15, 2023

A Grosse Pointe Farms lawyer accused of embezzling several million dollars from the trust of late Carhartt leader Gretchen Valade will stand trial in Wayne County Circuit Court, a judge ruled Monday, just before the attorney was also charged with stealing from the trust of a Grosse Pointe Farms school. David Sutherland, 58, was bound over for trial on four charges after a daylong preliminary exam Monday in Grosse Pointe Farms Municipal Court. The hearing included six prosecution witnesses, including Valade’s former housekeeper-turned-household manager and caretaker, investigators, a woman who worked with Sutherland who was given immunity to testify and…

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Fox Corp. board under investigation by Oregon’s attorney general for violating its fiduciary duties

June 11, 2023

New York CNN — Oregon’s attorney general announced Monday she is investigating Fox Corp.’s board of directors for “breach of fiduciary duty” after Fox News repeatedly broadcast election lies in the wake of the 2020 election. That resulted in a historic $787 million defamation settlement with Dominion Voting Systems. “Treasurer Read and I believe that Fox’s board of directors breached its fiduciary duties by allowing Fox News to broadcast false claims that Dominion and Smartmatic rigged the 2020 presidential election,” said Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum in a statement. “We hope to hold the board accountable and protect the long-term value…

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Jackson Mahomes’ attorney allowed to file documents under seal in sexual battery case

June 9, 2023

A Johnson County judge will allow the attorney for Jackson Mahomes to file certain documents under seal, according to the judge’s order issued on Tuesday. The 23-year-old Mahomes, a social media influencer on TikTok and Instagram, has been charged with three felony counts of aggravated sexual battery and a misdemeanor count of battery. Brandan Davies, a lawyer with Roth Davies LLC, last week filed a motion on behalf of Mahomes asking for an order allowing him to file a motion and affidavit under seal. The motion referenced a Kansas law that pertains to the admissibility of evidence or testimony concerning…

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Attorney for billionaire at center of Clarence Thomas controversy offers to meet with Judiciary staff

June 7, 2023

An attorney for GOP megadonor Harlan Crow offered to meet with Senate Judiciary Committee staff as Democrats push to investigate undisclosed, luxury trips that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted from the real estate developer. Crow’s attorney, Michael Bopp, has rebuffed the committee’s demands for information, but in a Monday letter, Bopp offered to meet with the committee staff to discuss their request. “While the concerns we expressed in our Response about the Committee’s investigation remain, we respect the Senate Judiciary Committee’s important role in formulating legislation concerning our federal courts system, and would welcome a discussion with your staff,”…

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Texas doctors department as attorney general investigates hospital’s gender-affirming care | Texas

June 3, 2023

An investigation led by Republican Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, has sent doctors at an Austin hospital into a panic, causing all the physicians in its adolescent medicine department to depart. Earlier this week, Dell Children’s clinic, which provides gender-affirming care for trans children, announced to parents that they would need to find new providers for their children in transition. In a statement, the hospital said: “We are working with our staff, families, and other providers to ensure our patients’ safety and make sure we are helping families connect with the appropriate healthcare services. While the physicians who previously staffed…

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Marjorie Taylor Greene moves to impeach FBI director, US attorney for DC

June 1, 2023

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said on Tuesday that she will move to introduce articles of impeachment against FBI Director Christopher Wray and Matthew Graves, the US attorney for the District of Columbia. Greene alleged in a release that Wray has turned the FBI into President Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland’s “personal police force.” She said the FBI has “intimidated, harassed, and entrapped” US citizens who have been “deemed enemies of the Biden regime.” She cited several examples of FBI actions in the past several years during Wray’s tenure that she demonstrated demonstrations of overreach and improper conduct by…

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Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins to resign after Justice Department watchdog probe

May 30, 2023

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins will resign following a monthslong investigation by the Justice Department’s inspector general into her appearance at a political fundraiser and other potential ethics issues, her attorney said Tuesday. The Justice Department’s watchdog has yet to release its report detailing the findings of its investigation, but an attorney for Rollins told The Associated Press that she will be submitting a letter of resignation to President Joe Biden by close of business Friday. The resignation of a US ethics attorney amid concerns is an exceedingly rare phenomenon and is especially notable for a Justice…

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Seattle city attorney wants to prosecute drug cases after state law passes

May 28, 2023

Seattle elected officials are considering whether the city should take on the responsibility of prosecuting public drug use and possession charges, amid a new state law and a rising substance use crisis. City Attorney Ann Davison is asking the City Council to approve a bill classifying public drug use and drug possession as gross misdemeanors, which would give the city attorney’s office the authority to prosecute both charges. In a special session on Tuesday, state legislators passed a bill that changes drug possession to a gross misdemeanor and criminalizes public use, after the Legislature failed to agree on a replacement…