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A Manhattan jury convicted brothers Alon, Oren, and Tal Alexander of multiple federal sex offenses, including conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, after testimony from 11 victims. U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton and law enforcement praised the victims and the jury, underscoring a commitment to ending sex trafficking and urging other victims to report abuse.
Maurene Comey, a former SDNY prosecutor who led high-profile cases including Epstein and Maxwell, joined Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler as a partner to work on white-collar defense and complex civil litigation, months after being fired by the Trump administration and suing to challenge the dismissal.
The Southern District of New York’s premier prosecutors’ office is consumed by reviewing and redacting more than two million Jeffrey Epstein files, with about 125 SDNY lawyers and hundreds from the DOJ working on the effort—often on weekends—potentially delaying other high‑profile cases while officials stress the work is needed to protect victims and ensure proper disclosures.
The DOJ delayed releasing records related to the Stormy Daniels hush money investigation to Michael Cohen for years, but quickly provided 200,000 pages to Donald Trump's legal team, causing chaos in the upcoming Manhattan trial. Cohen and journalist Brian Karem had been seeking these records for over two years, facing resistance from the DOJ. The sudden release of documents has led to accusations of delay tactics and a two-tiered justice system, with Cohen calling for an investigation into the DOJ's actions.