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Court Supervision

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legalcriminal-justice1 year ago

Judge Refuses to End Michael Cohen's Probation, Suggests Perjury

A federal judge refused to end Michael Cohen's probation early, suggesting that he may have committed perjury during his testimony at a civil fraud trial involving former President Donald Trump. The judge cited Cohen's contradictory statements about tax evasion and his ongoing efforts to distance himself from his prior guilty plea. Despite Trump's attacks on Cohen's credibility, the judge in the civil fraud trial found Cohen to be credible. Cohen is a key witness in Trump's hush-money criminal trial, which has been delayed, and Trump's lawyers have accused the Manhattan district attorney's office of ignoring Cohen's alleged perjury.

legal2 years ago

Michael Cohen Unknowingly Submits AI-Generated Fake Legal Citations in Motion

Michael Cohen, former lawyer for Donald Trump, inadvertently submitted fake AI-generated legal case citations to a New York judge, which he obtained through Google Bard, mistaking it for a reliable search engine. The false citations were part of a motion to end Cohen's court supervision early, after his conviction on charges including tax evasion and campaign finance violations. Cohen's current attorney, David M. Schwartz, did not verify the citations before submission, leading to an investigation by the court. This incident marks the second time this year that Manhattan federal court has dealt with fake legal citations from AI, highlighting the risks of emerging legal technologies.