Toyota’s $180 million settlement with the federal government follows a series of emissions-related scandals in the auto industry.
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Court Extends Manhattan US Attorney Audrey Strauss’ Term, as Inauguration Nears
A quirk of legal timing had left Audrey Strauss’s tenure as acting head of the Southern District of New York set to expire just before the end of the Trump administration.
MTA Worker Accused of Overtime Fraud Made $461,000 in One Year
Five transit employees put in claims for ‘almost physically impossible’ shifts, a prosecutor said. That allowed them to outearn even New York’s governor.
U.S. Prosecutors’ Bid to ‘Bury’ Evidence Draws Judge’s Wrath
In an unusual opinion, a federal judge criticized the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan for its handling of a high-stakes Iranian sanctions case.
Violence at Rikers at an ‘All-Time High’ Despite City’s Promise to Curb It
A federal monitor found that the number of times guards at the jail complex used force against inmates rose 54 percent, even as its population shrank.
Ghislaine Maxwell Asks For Release as Lawyers Say She’s “Not Jeffrey Epstein”
In a new filing, Ms. Maxwell’s lawyers are seeking to distance her from her former partner.
‘Ghislaine Maxwell Is Not Jeffrey Epstein’: Maxwell Asks for Release
In a new filing, Ms. Maxwell’s lawyers are seeking to distance her from her former partner.