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A federal appeals court overturned the verdict of Pedro Hernandez, the bodega worker who was found guilty in 2017 of kidnapping and murdering Etan Patz in 1979. Patz was 6 years old when he disappeared on the first day he was allowed to walk alone to his school bus stop in New York City.
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- New York Times
Long Island Man Planned to Set Off Homemade Bombs in Manhattan, Authorities Say
A Long Island man was indicted on Tuesday for making homemade bombs, which the authorities said he planned to set off in New York City. Michael Gann, 55, of Inwood, N.Y., made the bombs last month with chemicals he bought on the internet, and then brought them to Manhattan, the authorities said. He stored some on the rooftops of adjoining residential buildings in SoHo and threw one onto the subway tracks on the Williamsburg Bridge, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. No one was harmed before the man was arrested last month, the authorities said. One of the improvised explosive devices, or I.E.D.s, contained about an ounce of explosive powder, which the authorities said was about 600 times the legal limit for consumer fireworks. Mr. Gann put 'countless lives at risk,' Jay Clayton, the interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said in a statement. A grand jury indicted Mr. Gann on three counts: attempted destruction of property by means of explosives; transportation of explosive materials; and unlawful possession of destructive devices. If convicted on all counts with consecutive sentences, he could face a maximum of 40 years in prison, the U.S. attorney's office said. Mr. Gann's lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment made early Wednesday, outside business hours. Mr. Gann ordered the explosive chemicals online in late May, along with more than 200 cardboard tubes and more than 50 feet of fuses, according to the indictment. Around that time, the authorities said Mr. Gann conducted internet searches related to explosives and firearms, including the production of flash powder and whether he would pass a background check. In early June, according to the indictment, Mr. Gann received the items he had ordered and made at least seven I.E.D.s, storing at least five on rooftops in SoHo. Law enforcement officers arrested him 'on or about' June 5 near those apartment buildings, and found a seventh bomb on him. The authorities said that he lied to officers, saying he had disposed of his explosives and supplies in a dumpster.
CBS News
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- CBS News
Farm sues over deadly Esparto fireworks explosion, claiming crop loss and negligence
The first civil lawsuit stemming from the deadly fireworks warehouse explosion in Esparto that shook the entire community three weeks ago has been filed in Yolo County Superior Court. It's not on behalf of the families of the seven workers killed in the blast, though lawsuits are expected to be filed in the near future, but rather from a nearby farm. Etta James Farming LLC, based out of Knights Landing, is suing for what attorneys claim to be hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages to their crops and farming business when the July 1 explosion sparked the Oakdale Fire, which burned nearly 80 acres of nearby land. "This is not a major corporate farming operation. This is an area where most farms are owned by people who make their living by farming and if crops don't come through one year, that has a major impact on them and their families," said Christopher Rodriguez, attorney for Etta James Farming. The lawsuit alleges 24 acres of wheat and 50 acres of canario bean crops burned. "The damage was not only to the crops themselves, but also to the farming equipment being used to farm those crops," Rodriguez said. Named as defendants in the lawsuit are the company Devastating Pyrotechnics and its CEO Kenneth Chee; Blackstar Fireworks and its owner Craig Cutright; Sam Machado and up to 200 unnamed "Does" that the suit alleges are not yet publicly known. The two companies have had their fireworks licenses suspended by the state. Cutright and Machado both have connections to local law enforcement agencies, as CBS Sacramento has reported. Machado is a Lieutenant with the Yolo County Sheriff's Office; he owned and lived on the property where the warehouse exploded, his home destroyed. Machado's wife, Tammy, was a non-sworn, administrative employee of the sheriff's office. Both are currently on leave pending the investigation. Cutright serves as an Esparto Volunteer Firefighter, also currently on leave, with business connections to both Blackstar Fireworks and Devastating Pyrotechnics. "The incident, which was preventable, should never have happened," Rodriguez said. The lawsuit alleges the defendants are responsible for causing the explosion and fire that followed and are negligent in not doing enough to prevent it. Among the long list of allegations in the lawsuit are that Devastating Pyrotechnics and its operators failed to follow safety protocols, that explosives were not properly stored or inspected, that they failed to properly train employees and that there was no notification of hazardous materials being stored. The lawsuit reads that the defendants were "...part of an unlawful and unpermitted commercial-grade fireworks operation that, upon information and belief, included the storage and sale of illegal fireworks to members of the public..." and goes on to allege that the defendants, "...failed to comply with basic safety standards, instead conducting operations at the Fireworks Facility in a reckless manner that they knew or should have known caused an unreasonable risk of catastrophic explosion and fire." Concerning Machado, the lawsuit alleges he had "actual knowledge" that the other defendants were conducting illegal and unpermitted business. The lawsuit further claims that Machado, in turn, "...realized substantial financial benefits." As CBS Sacramento has reported, the land was not permitted at the local level to store fireworks. It was zoned only for agricultural use. "There's a concept in the law called res ipsa loquitur, the incident speaks for itself. As I mentioned, you don't get a devastating explosion like this where there are appropriate procedures in place," Rodriguez said. California's state fire marshal, the lead in the investigation, told CBS Sacramento in recent interviews that fireworks explosions like this are rare because they do not happen when the state's stringent fireworks rules and regulations are followed. The investigation into the explosion's origin and any potential wrongdoing is ongoing and no one has been charged with a crime. Friday, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors, alongside Yolo County Sheriff Tom Lopez and Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, asked the California Department of Justice to join Cal Fire in leading the investigation. Attorney General Rob Bonta has not yet responded to the county's request. As families of the victims told CBS Sacramento, they are also pushing for transparency and answers as to who is responsible for the deadly explosion. Lawsuits are expected to be filed on behalf of the victims individually in the near future. CBS Sacramento reached out to all of the parties named in this lawsuit before publishing this story. None provided a comment.
Yahoo
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- Yahoo
Exclusive: Newly discovered photos and video shed fresh light on Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Newly uncovered archived video footage and photos reveal fresh details about Donald Trump's past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Photos from 1993 confirm for the first time that Epstein attended Trump's 1993 wedding to Marla Maples. Epstein's attendance at the ceremony at the Plaza Hotel was not widely known until now. In addition, footage from a 1999 Victoria's Secret fashion event in New York shows Trump and Epstein laughing and chatting together ahead of the runway event. CNN's KFile uncovered the raw footage during a review of archival video of Trump at events in the 1990s and 2000s. Trump and Epstein appeared together in at least one video among the limited archival footage reviewed. The new footage and photos, which have not been widely reported and pre-date any of Epstein's known legal issues, come amid renewed scrutiny of Trump's past relationship with Epstein. The Justice Department's recent decision not to release long-promised files related to Epstein has spurred outrage in some corners of Trump's MAGA movement, where people developed an expectation for bombshell revelations into Epstein's alleged co-conspirators. In a brief call with CNN on Tuesday, President Trump, asked about the wedding photos, responded, 'You've got to be kidding me,' before repeatedly calling CNN 'fake news' and hanging up. In a statement to CNN, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said, 'These are nothing more than out-of-context frame grabs of innocuous videos and pictures of widely attended events to disgustingly infer something nefarious. 'The fact is that the President kicked him out of his club for being a creep. This is nothing more than a continuation of the fake news stories concocted by the Democrats and the liberal media.' Allegations that Epstein sexually abused underage girls first surfaced in 2005, leading to his arrest a year later. He was arrested again in 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges and later died in jail, fueling numerous conspiracy theories. The medical examiner ruled his death a suicide by hanging. A past relationship Trump's relationship with Epstein dates back to the 1980s and included regular appearances at social events in Palm Beach and New York. No law enforcement authorities have ever accused Trump of wrongdoing in relation to Epstein. The two had a falling-out in the mid-2000s, according to the Washington Post, stemming from a dispute over a high-profile real estate deal in Palm Beach. Before then, photos and video repeatedly showed the two were friendly. In 2019, NBC posted footage of a party showing Trump socializing with Epstein in 1992. A year later in October 1993, high-society photographer Dafydd Jones took photos at the opening of the Harley Davidson Cafe in New York, capturing Trump and Epstein together. 'There was this guy there who struck me — the way he was looking — and he gave me his card. It said: Jeffrey Epstein, financial advisor,' Jones recalled in an interview with CNN this week. Jones captured photos of Trump with his arm around his two young children as he stands next to Epstein, leaning on a railing. Two months later, in December 1993, Jones was assigned by a media organization to photograph Trump's wedding. Among the photos he took was one of Epstein entering the event. 'I must have recognized him going in [to the event],' Jones said to CNN, adding he only took select photos of attendees he thought looked interesting. 'I wish now I took more of him with Trump,' he said. 'I had the job of photographing the Trump wedding, so I stood with the press and photographed him. The image you have is from the contact sheet — the negatives were lost.' Another photo captures Epstein at Trump's wedding, part of LIFE's archive that was reviewed by CNN. It shows Epstein smiling in the background — his head just visible between other guests and shock jock Howard Stern and Robin Leach of 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,' who were taking a group picture. LIFE's collection of dozens of photos of Trump's wedding are available online through Google Images and Shutterstock, and a CNN review of photos found multiple photos with Epstein. Together at a fashion show The 1999 fashion show wasn't the first Victoria's Secret event the pair attended together. Two photos from Getty Images show Trump and Epstein appearing at a 1997 Angels party in New York, two years before the footage uncovered by CNN. Epstein's presence at the 1999 fashion show also reflects his longstanding ties to Leslie Wexner, the billionaire founder of Victoria's Secret's parent company. Epstein managed Wexner's finances from 1987 to around 2007. The two later severed ties, and Wexner has said he was unaware of Epstein's alleged crimes during their association. In 2002, Trump was quoted in a New York Magazine profile of Epstein — 'Jeffrey Epstein: International Moneyman of Mystery' — describing him as 'a terrific guy,' saying he's known Epstein for 15 years. 'It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side,' Trump said. Trump flew on Epstein's jets between Palm Beach and New York, at least seven times according to flight logs. In his 2004 book, 'Trump: How To Get Rich,' Trump wrote about taking a call from a man he named 'the mysterious Jeffrey.' 'As mysterious as Jeffrey is, he's one of the few people I know who can get by on just a first name. My staff never asks for a last name in his case, which in a way puts him up there with Elvis. Not that Elvis calls in much these days, but you never know,' Trump wrote. It's unclear if the 'mysterious Jeffrey' is Epstein and White House did not address it in a comment to CNN. Images published in the Palm Beach Post in 2000 also show Trump, Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell — who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking — and Prince Andrew in attendance at a charity fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago. Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported on a birthday message sent bearing Trump's name for Epstein's 50th birthday in 2003. According to the Journal, it contained an outline of a naked woman and a typed note that ended with the line: 'Happy Birthday—and may every day be another wonderful secret.' Following the report, the Trump administration pledged to release grand jury materials related to Epstein. The federal judge overseeing Maxwell's case set a deadline for the Justice Department to provide information so he can determine whether to unseal the transcripts. The Department of Justice also said Tuesday it has reached out to Maxwell for a meeting amid backlash over the administration's handling of files related to Epstein. Maxwell's attorney told CNN they 'are in discussions with the government' on the matter. 'Ghislaine will always testify truthfully. We are grateful to President Trump for his commitment to uncovering the truth in this case,' attorney David Oscar Markus said. Trump has denied authoring the note and drawing, calling the report false. On Friday, he sued the newspaper for libel in federal court in Florida.
