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Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Democrat city council sues mayor for allowing ICE into major American prison
The Democrat-controlled city council of New York City is suing Mayor Eric Adams for cooperating with the Trump administration by allowing ICE to conduct immigration investigations at Rikers Island Prison. The city council is asking the court to declare an executive order by the mayor's office allowing ICE into Rikers Island "illegal, null, and void." The lawsuit was filed in the Supreme Court of New York on Tuesday. In the suit, the city council accuses Adams of engaging in an illegal "quid pro quo" with the Trump administration by allowing ICE into the city prison in exchange for having the federal corruption charges against him dropped. The suit claims that Adams, who is running for re-election as an independent, prioritized his own political goals over the city's "prized sanctuary laws," calling the executive order "the poisoned fruit of Mayor Adams's deal with the Trump Administration." Nj Governor Accused Of Harboring Violent Illegal Criminals, Doj Launches Probe "Today, in New York City, a corrupt bargain is taking place in plain view: New York City Mayor Eric Adams … is using his official powers to pay off the Trump Administration for dropping criminal charges against him," the suit claims. "The 'purchase price'- which was agreed to in advance and is now being proffered - is the safety and wellbeing of immigrant communities and all New Yorkers whose rights are protected by our City's prized sanctuary laws." Read On The Fox News App At issue in the suit is an executive order signed by New York City First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro last week that allows federal immigration authorities to operate an office on Rikers Island to help carry out criminal investigations into drug trafficking, organized violence and migrant gang activity plaguing the city. The order states that the safety of New Yorkers has been jeopardized by violent transnational gangs like MS-13 and Tren de Aragua – gangs designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the Trump administration – and there is a critical need for federal law enforcement to share "real-time" intelligence with the city's corrections department and police. The order allows federal law enforcement agencies to share intelligence with the corrections department and NYPD about criminal gang activity among individuals both inside and outside of custody. Border Crossings Hit Record Low In March Thanks To 'Vigilant' Work Of Agents: Report It does not give ICE permission to carry out civil immigration enforcement and arrest people simply for being undocumented. The order was issued the week after federal charges against Adams were dismissed. He had been accused of using his position as mayor to receive luxury travel and illegal campaign contributions from Turkish foreign nationals. Adams insisted the case was politically motivated and was pursued in retaliation for his criticism of President Joe Biden's immigration policies. Click Here For More Immigration Coverage New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, a Democrat who is running to unseat Adams, claimed in a Tuesday statement that the order allowing ICE to conduct immigration investigations on criminals at Rikers Island is "a naked attempt by Eric Adams to fulfill his end of the bargain for special treatment he received from the Trump administration." She said the city council's lawsuit is an attempt to "protect the rights and safety of all New Yorkers against attacks by the Trump administration—because the city's mayor won't stop placing his own personal interests ahead of the people of our city." Another Pro-palestine Columbia Protestor Detained By Ice, Sanders And Dems Outraged Kayla Mamelak, a spokesperson for Adams, responded to the lawsuit by calling it "baseless" and "contrary to the public interest." "The City Council appears to be spreading misinformation," Mamelak told Fox News Digital. "So let's be clear: To maintain the trust of the nearly 8.5 million New Yorkers our administration serves and protects every day — and to ensure there was never even the appearance of any conflict — Mayor Adams delegated all powers, responsibilities, and decision-making related to any action authorizing federal officials to investigate crimes at Rikers Island to First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro." The spokesperson said that Mastro "conducted a thorough and independent assessment — which included multiple visits to Rikers Island, conversations with federal law enforcement and our own Department of Correction officers, and more — and he independently concluded that a federal presence at Rikers to conduct federal criminal investigations is in New York City's best interest and protects public safety, particularly in our ongoing efforts to target violent transnational gangs now present in our city, including those designated as terrorist organizations." "Executive Order 50 is expressly authorized by New York City's local laws — the very laws enacted by the City Council," said Mamelak. "While we will review the lawsuit, this one seems baseless and contrary to the public interest in protecting New Yorkers from violent criminals. We remain committed to our administration's efforts to reduce crime and keep New Yorkers safe — we hope the City Council will join us in doing so." Fox News Digital's Michael Dorgan contributed to this article source: Democrat city council sues mayor for allowing ICE into major American prison
Fox News
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Democrat city council sues mayor for allowing ICE into major American prison
The Democrat-controlled city council of New York City is suing Mayor Eric Adams for cooperating with the Trump administration by allowing ICE to conduct immigration investigations at Rikers Island Prison. The city council is asking the court to declare an executive order by the mayor's office allowing ICE into Rikers Island "illegal, null, and void." The lawsuit was filed in the Supreme Court of New York on Tuesday. In the suit, the city council accuses Adams of engaging in an illegal "quid pro quo" with the Trump administration by allowing ICE into the city prison in exchange for having the federal corruption charges against him dropped. The suit claims that Adams, who is running for re-election as an independent, prioritized his own political goals over the city's "prized sanctuary laws," calling the executive order "the poisoned fruit of Mayor Adams's deal with the Trump Administration." "Today, in New York City, a corrupt bargain is taking place in plain view: New York City Mayor Eric Adams … is using his official powers to pay off the Trump Administration for dropping criminal charges against him," the suit claims. "The 'purchase price'- which was agreed to in advance and is now being proffered - is the safety and wellbeing of immigrant communities and all New Yorkers whose rights are protected by our City's prized sanctuary laws." At issue in the suit is an executive order signed by New York City First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro last week that allows federal immigration authorities to operate an office on Rikers Island to help carry out criminal investigations into drug trafficking, organized violence and migrant gang activity plaguing the city. The order states that the safety of New Yorkers has been jeopardized by violent transnational gangs like MS-13 and Tren de Aragua – gangs designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the Trump administration – and there is a critical need for federal law enforcement to share "real-time" intelligence with the city's corrections department and police. The order allows federal law enforcement agencies to share intelligence with the corrections department and NYPD about criminal gang activity among individuals both inside and outside of custody. It does not give ICE permission to carry out civil immigration enforcement and arrest people simply for being undocumented. The order was issued the week after federal charges against Adams were dismissed. He had been accused of using his position as mayor to receive luxury travel and illegal campaign contributions from Turkish foreign nationals. Adams insisted the case was politically motivated and was pursued in retaliation for his criticism of President Joe Biden's immigration policies. New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, a Democrat who is running to unseat Adams, claimed in a Tuesday statement that the order allowing ICE to conduct immigration investigations on criminals at Rikers Island is "a naked attempt by Eric Adams to fulfill his end of the bargain for special treatment he received from the Trump administration." She said the city council's lawsuit is an attempt to "protect the rights and safety of all New Yorkers against attacks by the Trump administration—because the city's mayor won't stop placing his own personal interests ahead of the people of our city." Kayla Mamelak, a spokesperson for Adams, responded to the lawsuit by calling it "baseless" and "contrary to the public interest." "The City Council appears to be spreading misinformation," Mamelak told Fox News Digital. "So let's be clear: To maintain the trust of the nearly 8.5 million New Yorkers our administration serves and protects every day — and to ensure there was never even the appearance of any conflict — Mayor Adams delegated all powers, responsibilities, and decision-making related to any action authorizing federal officials to investigate crimes at Rikers Island to First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro." The spokesperson said that Mastro "conducted a thorough and independent assessment — which included multiple visits to Rikers Island, conversations with federal law enforcement and our own Department of Correction officers, and more — and he independently concluded that a federal presence at Rikers to conduct federal criminal investigations is in New York City's best interest and protects public safety, particularly in our ongoing efforts to target violent transnational gangs now present in our city, including those designated as terrorist organizations." "Executive Order 50 is expressly authorized by New York City's local laws — the very laws enacted by the City Council," said Mamelak. "While we will review the lawsuit, this one seems baseless and contrary to the public interest in protecting New Yorkers from violent criminals. We remain committed to our administration's efforts to reduce crime and keep New Yorkers safe — we hope the City Council will join us in doing so."
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Paul Schrader Accused of Sexually Harassing Former Assistant, Refusing to Honor Settlement
'Taxi Driver' and 'Mean Streets' screenwriter Paul Schrader has been accused by his former assistant of sexually harassing her and then reneging on an agreed-upon confidential settlement. She is now demanding a court force him to honor that agreement. In a motion filed Thursday in the Supreme Court of New York in New York County, the 26-year-old former assistant, identified as an anonymous Jane Doe, accused 78=year-old Schrader of groping her and attempting to force her to kiss him while they were at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. She then says that three days later, he called her over to his hotel room where he exposed his penis to her. Doe alleges Schrader acknowledged repeatedly that he behaved inappropriately, but continued to make advances on her. She then accuses Schrader or firing her in retaliation for refusing them. She then hired an attorney and eventually a Schrader offered a confidential settlement, with the stipulation it be paid out over the course of 7 months. According to Doe, he then 'repudiated the binding agreement,' informing her attorney a few weeks later that he would no longer pay it; Schrader subsequently refused to sign the agreement. Schrader's attorney told Variety their argument is that because he never signed the agreement, it is unenforceable. The attorney also said the complaint was 'loaded with inaccuracies' and 'materially misleading,' and asserted that during the three years Doe worked for Schrader, they attended multiple events and, 'in none of those instances did the plaintiff indicate anything other than enthusiasm about appearing with Mr. Schrader.' The attorney did not explain how that would rebut the accusations of sexual harassment and breach of contract contained in the complaints. Schrader's attorney told Indiewire that Schrader and Doe kissed twice after a night of drinking but that he backed down after she said no. The lawsuit seeks a summary judgment ordering Schrader to pay the agreed upon settlement, as well as court costs and disbursements, additional damages, attorneys' fees, and pre-judgment and postjudgment interest. The post Paul Schrader Accused of Sexually Harassing Former Assistant, Refusing to Honor Settlement appeared first on TheWrap.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Luigi Mangione wants access to laptop while awaiting trial in case of United HealthCare CEO killing
Attorneys for Luigi Mangione, the Towson, Maryland, man accused of gunning down a United HealthCare CEO, are requesting he have access to a laptop while in federal custody to review documents and other material related to his case, according to a court filing Monday in the Supreme Court of New York. Without a laptop, counsel would have to print out more than 15,000 pages of discovery for Mangione to keep in his cell pending his trial, his attorneys, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Marc Agnifilo and Jacob Kaplan, said in the court filing. However, prosecutors 'do not plan on consenting to a personal laptop at this time' because of the sensitive nature of many of the documents and alleged threats to witnesses in the case. Mangione, 26, faces federal and state charges in connection with the death of CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, a 2016 Gilman valedictorian and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, is charged with multiple counts of murder, including murder as an act of terrorism. 'There is no good reason why Mr. Mangione has not been provided with complete discovery, all of which is entirely in law enforcement's possession,' Mangione's attorney said in the court filing. 'Not only is there no legitimate basis for a protective order to withhold this information from the defense, but there is also no connection between Mr. Mangione and any purported threats to anyone.' Mangione's counsel noted that many other federal inmates at the prison are provided laptops to review their discovery. In those cases, counsel obtains a laptop and provides it to an approved vendor to modify in compliance with the prison's regulations by disabling the laptop's connections to the internet, printers, wireless networks, games, and entertainment programs. Mangione's legal team declined to comment, referring all questions to the latest court filing. This case has generated international interest and has become a rallying cry for those who share Mangione's apparent anger with the health insurance industry. Mangione is accused of shooting Thompson outside a New York City hotel on Dec. 4 as he headed to UnitedHealth Group's annual investor meeting. He is accused of carefully planning the murder — traveling to New York to find him, carrying a gun with a silencer to carry out the killing and developing a document that chronicled his disdain for the insurance industry, which law enforcement said they found on him at the time of his arrest. He was later arrested at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, with a gun suspected of being linked to the three shell casings discovered at the crime scene. Investigators said his fingerprints matched those investigators found on a water bottle and snack bar wrapper. Mangione has 11 New York state charges, including first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism. Federal charges against him include two counts of stalking and one count each of murder through the use of a firearm, which carries the possibility of the death penalty, and one count of discharging a firearm that was equipped with a silencer in 'furtherance of a crime of violence, which carries a maximum potential sentence of life in prison and a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 years,' according to U.S. Attorneys in the Southern District of New York. In addition, he has been charged with gun and forgery offenses in Pennsylvania. He was held there until Dec. 19, when he was extradited from the Blair County Courthouse to New York to face the most serious offenses. Last month, more than 100 mostly female supporters crowded into the hallways of a New York criminal court to support Mangione in a court appearance. His attorneys have questioned whether he will be able to get a fair trial because of the publicity surrounding the case and some tactics by the prosecutors, who allegedly discussed evidence publicly without sharing it with the defense team. 'To make matters worse, while the prosecution is deliberately withholding discovery from the defense, law enforcement is routinely providing information to the public, including confidential Grand Jury information, in clear violation of Mr. Mangione's constitutional rights,' the latest court filing reads. 'Since the inception of this case, the defense has learned a great deal about the discovery in the People's possession from leaks and interviews given by law enforcement, even as recently as 11 days ago in a New York magazine profile of the police commissioner.' A fundraiser on GiveSendGo that is raising funds to help Mangione pay for his legal defense has reached $757,702 toward its goal of $1 million. Officials with the Manhattan district attorney's office could not be reached for comment. Mangione's next federal court hearing is scheduled for April 18. He is set to make another appearance in state court in June. _____
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
MAGA influencer says she had Elon Musk's 13th child, petitions court for sole custody
On Feb. 21, MAGA influencer Ashley St. Clair petitioned the Supreme Court of New York for sole legal custody of her 5-month-old son. She listed Elon Musk as the father. In the court documents obtained by St. Clair claimed: "I am, and always have been, the only parent and caretaker that R.S.C. has known." (R.S.C. are her infant son's initials.) Musk, she said, only met the child three times since his birth in Sept. 2024. St. Clair stated, "I am the only parent to make decisions for R.S.C. I schedule and take him to all his medical appointments. I am the only parent who cares for him on a daily basis. I feed him, bathe him and ensure that all his physical and emotional needs are met." On Feb. 14 St. Clair stated on X, which Musk owns, that she is the mother of his 13th child. reached out to Musk, who has not responded. He has not publicly responded to St. Clair's claim. St. Clair said in her court petition that Musk "has never asked to see our child on any other occasion, he has never communicated to me about our child without my prompting, he has never asked for photos of our child or checked in after doctor's appointments." The legal parentage of her child has not yet been established; St. Clair filed a paternity petition at the same time as her custody petition. In the petition for paternity, also obtained by St. Clair says that she and Musk began their romantic relationship "in or about May 2023." St. Clair said that Musk "acknowledged parentage of the child in various written correspondence." She said in the legal petition that after sending Musk a photo of herself and her son after his birth, Musk replied, 'I look forward to seeing you and him this weekend,' and added, 'if I make a mistake on security, R. will never know his father.' He wrote that leaving his name off the birth certificate was "necessary for now." St. Clair also claimed that Musk acknowledged their sexual relationship and her resulting pregnancy in written correspondence. She said in the court petition that Musk wrote, "I want to knock you up again," in November 2024, and in February 2025 he stated, "well, we do have a legion of kids to make." Musk is a prominent "pronatalist," and has been outspoken in his belief that people should have many children. St. Clair is a conservative columnist who has aligned herself strongly with President Trump and the MAGA movement. In 2019, the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA cut ties with her after she was photographed at a dinner that included white nationalists, including Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, according to The Forward news outlet. According to the paternity petition, St. Clair said she attempted to resolve the issue through lawyers privately "so that it did not become public." The court documents include an unsigned agreement requesting Musk to submit to a genetic marker test within six months of the baby's birth. Previous to this claim, Musk has acknowledged fathering 12 children with three different women. Musk, the world's richest man and a close advisor to President Donald Trump, has six children with his ex-wife Justine Wilson. Their first child, a boy named Nevada, died as an infant. He and his then-wife had five more children: twins and then a set of triplets. Musk later welcomed three children with musician Grimes, whose legal name is Claire Elise Boucher, and twins and another child with tech executive Shivon Zilis. This article was originally published on
