Mission Creep ..

 

A least two of the justices from the five-justice panel from the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department — the state's second-highest court — seemed skeptical about the enormity of the judgment handed down in the case, which has ballooned to $489 million. One of the justices called the "immense" amount "troubling."

But Judge Peter H. Moulton questioned if James’ office was engaging in “mission creep,” and whether the law she sued Trump under had “morphed into something that it was not meant to do.” 

At the same time, Moulton suggested the lawsuit and actions like it may deter similar actions going forward, reasoning that “in the future, some deal might not go down well and someone would be harmed by that.” Just a thought.

Recruit..

 

Ryan Wesley Routh, the gunman suspected of being involved in a second assassination plot on former president Donald Trump, was interviewed by The New York Times in 2023 about the U.S. civilian war effort in Ukraine. 

The 58-year-old man, told reporters he traveled to the Ukraine following Russia’s 2022 invasion and also wanted to recruit Afghan soldiers to fight there

Few details have been released about Routh, who allegedly carried an AK-47-style rifle and scope onto the grounds near Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club. His social media, however, feature slews of posts and messaging about his support for the Ukrainian forces. 

Honest..

 

The former New York prosecutor of Orange County, Stewart Rosenwasser, 72, allegedly accepted $63,000 in bribe payments while he was the chief counsel to the District Attorney's Office and executive assistant district attorney.  

He fatally shot himself as FBI agents tried to arrest him.   

The indictment including bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, wire fraud, extortion under color of official right and making false statements.

He seized money from the Mout'z "Marty" Soudani's relatives, which he funneled into the former restaurant owner's pockets "as restitution." 

Border..

NY..

 

Free..

 

More than 13,000 immigrants convicted of homicide — either in the United States or abroad — are living freely in the U.S., outside of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention, according to data ICE provided to Congress earlier this week.

The immigrants are part of ICE’s “non-detained” docket, meaning the agency has some information on the immigrants and they have pending immigration cases in the U.S., but they are not currently in detention either because they are not prioritized for detention or because ICE cannot find them. Just a thought.

Espen..

 Norway’s chief diplomat, Espen Barth Eide told The Associated Press that “there is a growing consensus in the international community from Western countries, from Arab countries, from the Global South, that we need to establish a Palestinian Authority, a Palestinian government, a Palestinian state — and the Palestinian state has to be recognized.”

Eide said many issues need to be addressed, including the security interests of Israel and the Palestinians, recognition and normalization of relations after decades of conflict and the demobilization of Hamas as a military group.

Hope for a new world. Just a thought.

Full..

Fraud..

 

Bronx-based former immigration attorney, Kofi Amankwaa, pled guilty to immigration fraud in federal court on Sept. 17 in connection with his supervision of a multi-year scheme to file fraudulent immigration documents under the Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”), federal prosecutors said. As reported in January, Attorney General Letitia James sued Amankwaa and other lawyers for scamming immigrants.

In the context of the announcement, Damian Williams, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said Amankwaa pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla, adding, “For years, Kofi Amankwaa oversaw a massive immigration fraud scheme, filing thousands of immigration documents falsely alleging that his clients were victims of abuse by their children or other family members.”

Kamaleon..