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May 27, 2021, US
"Briefing with Acting
Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere
Affairs Julie Chung On the
Secretary’s Upcoming Travel to San Jose, Costa
Rica," "Let’s go the
line Matthew Russell Lee. QUESTION:
Sure.
Thanks a lot and thanks for taking the question.
I had wanted to ask
specifically about Honduras. There have been a
series of cases in the Southern
District of New York where the brother of the
president, Juan Orlando
Hernandez, his brother Tony was convicted of
drug trafficking," https://www.state.gov/briefing-with-acting-assistant-secretary-for-western-hemisphere-affairs-julie-chung-on-the-secretarys-upcoming-travel-to-san-jose-costa-rica/
May 6, 2021, Law &
Crime, "Alleged Capitol Rioter Faces Mental Health
Examination After Screaming During Multiple Court
Hearings," by Colin Kalmbacher, " https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-siege/fck-all-of-you-alleged-capitol-rioter-faces-mental-health-examination-after-screaming-during-multiple-court-hearings/
May 6, 2021, Mediaite,
"Capitol Riot Cases Go Way Off Rails in Zoom Court
Hearing," by Caleb Howe, "These multi-defendant
presentments may not be a good idea - Copeland is
objecting to Antonio's lawyer pleading 'Fox-itis,'" https://www.mediaite.com/politics/f-bombs-mute-wars-and-foxitis-capitol-riot-cases-go-way-off-rails-in-zoom-court-hearing/
May 6, Press Reality,
"Drake’s Dad Slams Journalist For Causing Beef Between
Rappers," "Vlad came under fire last year after feds
admitted that they used parts of his interview to indict
rapper Casanova. In
public interviews, he has admitted to stabbing inmates
while incarcerated on those charges,” Inner City press
reported at the time," https://pressreality.com/2021/05/06/drakes-dad-slams-journalist-for-causing-beef-between-rappers/
May 5, 2021, HipHopDX, "NY
Rapper Jeezy Mula Sentenced to Prison Bid," by Dana
Scott, "According to Inner City Press, the 24-month
sentencing is from Jeezy Mula pleading guilty on January
22 for conspiracy to commit bank fraud," https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.61968/title.new-york-rapper-jeezy-mula-sentenced-to-prison-bid-for-bloods-gang-bank-fraud-scam#signup
May 4, 2021, Wall Street
Window (podcast), "SNDY Court Cases: Guo Wengwui,
Ghislaine Maxwell, & Michael Avenatti w/ Matthew
Russell Lee," https://wallstreetwindow.com/2021/05/sndy-court-cases-guo-wengwui-ghislaine-maxwell-michael-avenatti-w-matthew-russell-lee/
March 30,
2021, UNeTV Honduras interview outside SDNY, from 3:10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCcXyOVM1Uk
March
22, 2021, France24 / AFP, "Alleged partner of the president of
Honduras found guilty of drug trafficking," '"I think Fuentes
was a collateral victim of the (US) government's desire to
prosecute President Hernández. I assume that at some point
there will be an indictment (against the president) if there
isn't one already, and the president will have to deal with
that," his attorney Avi Moskowitz told Inner City Press after
the verdict," https://www.france24.com/es/minuto-a-minuto/20210322-declaran-culpable-de-narcotr%C3%A1fico-a-supuesto-socio-del-presidente-de-honduras-1
& https://www.swissinfo.ch/por/suposto-parceiro-do-presidente-de-honduras-%C3%A9-condenado-por-narcotr%C3%A1fico-nos-eua/46470280
March
20, 2021, Explica, "They reveal a list of 78 people that “El
Cachiro” would have killed in Honduras," "The international
agency Inner City Press, through journalist Matthew Russell
Lee, revealed this Friday the list of 78 people who apparently
killed in Honduras the former leader of the cartel of The
Cachiros, Devis Leonel Rivera Maradiaga," https://www.explica.co/they-reveal-a-list-of-78-people-that-el-cachiro-would-have-killed-in-honduras/
March 18, 2021, Ponto Final
(Portuguese), "Macau businessman Ng Lap Seng expected to leave
prison soon," "Ng's defense also asked that the businessman be
allowed to take a private flight back to China, according to
Inner City Press," https://pontofinalmacau.wordpress.com/2021/03/19/empresario-de-macau-ng-lap-seng-deve-sair-da-prisao-em-breve/
March 17, 2021, Criterio
(Honduras), "New York prosecutor's office asks for life in
prison for "Tony" Hernández," "According to documentation
presented by the Prosecutor's Office and published by Inner
City Press , "Tony" Hernández began his criminal conduct in
drug trafficking between 2004 and 2008, when he joined Héctor
Emilio Fernández Rosa's drug trafficking structure," https://criterio.hn/fiscalia-en-nueva-york-pide-cadena-perpetua-para-tony-hernandez/
March 16, 2021, Criterio
(Honduras), "JOH received US $ 15,000 in the first meeting
with Geovanny Fuentes, according to a witness in a trial in
NY," "According to the statements collected by Inner City
Press, the day began with "the accountant" narrating two of
his visits to the drug laboratory located in Cerro Negro,
Cortés. Both visits separated by a period of three months were
carried out at the request of his boss, Fuad Jarufe," https://criterio.hn/joh-recibio-us-15000-en-primera-reunion-con-geovanny-fuentes-segun-testigo-en-juicio-en-ny/
March 12, 2021, Criterio
(Honduras), "Judge Castel prohibits recordings after
audio leak in trial against Geovanny Fuentes,"
"According to information released by Inner City Press,
the sound fragments released through the YouTube
platform correspond to the testimony of Devis Leonel
Rivera Maradiaga in relation to the bribes made to
President Juan Hernández. These audios would have been
obtained through one of the telephone conference lines,
which is why they would be suspended," https://criterio.hn/juez-castel-prohibe-grabaciones-tras-filtracion-de-audios-en-juicio-contra-geovanny-fuentes/
March 12, 2021, Tiempo
(Honduras), "They reveal a list of 78 people El Cachiro
Killed," "the interenational agency Inner City
Press,through journalist Matthew Russell Lee, on Friday
revealed the list of 78 people killed by the former leader
of Los Cachiros cartel, https://tiempo.hn/lista-78-personas-cachiro-habria-matado-honduras/
March 12, 201, La Tribuna
(Honduras), "El Cachiro admits to lying: His intention was
to work with the DEA, he denied information and does not
know of ordered deaths," Information source Inner City
Press, https://www.latribuna.hn/2021/03/12/admite-mentir-el-cachiro-su-intencion-era-trabajar-con-la-dea-nego-informacion-y-desconoce-muertes-ordenadas/
March 11, 2021, Criterio
(Honduras), "In trial against Geovanny Fuentes, Cachiros
boss reveals that he gave bribes to JOH, Ricardo Álvarez
and Mel Zelaya," "During the trial, Devis Rivera admitted
that after Geovanny Fuentes was imprisoned in New York, he
found him on two occasions, although it should not have
happened. The first was in one of the bathrooms, where
Fuentes began to cry and speak ill of the Honduran
president, Inner City Press reported," https://criterio.hn/en-juicio-contra-geovanny-fuentes-jefe-de-cachiros-revela-que-dio-sobornos-a-joh-ricardo-alvarez-y-mel-zelaya/
March 11, 2021, UNeTV
https://youtu.be/8NyICB70i5U
March 10, 2021, "Bank fraud in
the USA: What role did the German defendant and Wirecard
play?" by Sabine Löwenberger, Casino Online, Germany,
"Akhavan and Weigand have set up payment solutions for
both marijuana dealers and the porn and gambling
industries, according to reports from investigative
journalists at Inner City Press," https://www.casinoonline.de/nachrichten/wirecard-und-deutscher-angeklagten-in-us-bankenbetrug-verwickelt-52282/
March 10, 2021, Above The Law,
"Lawyer Who Boasted About Kicking In Nancy Pelosi’s Door
Released On Bail, Wants A Glass Of Wine With Dinner," by
KATHRYN RUBINO, "Calhoun also lamented the end of his
legal practice, according to Inner City Press," https://abovethelaw.com/2021/03/lawyer-who-boasted-about-kicking-in-nancy-pelosis-door-released-on-bail-wants-a-glass-of-wine-with-dinner/
March 9, 2021, Law &
Crimes, "Lawyer Who Bragged About Storming Capitol Asks
Judge If He Can Get a Drink with His Steak Tonight," by
COLIN KALMBACHER, "According to Inner City Press, Calhoun
protested that sites like YouTube aren’t strictly social
media because they contain how-to videos," https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-siege/lawyer-who-bragged-about-storming-capitol-asks-judge-if-he-can-get-a-drink-with-his-steak-tonight/
March 9, 2021, El Libertador,
Honduras, "HONDURAS / NEW YORK PROSECUTOR ACCUSATION
AFFIRMS BEFORE JUDGE: "HE IS GUILTY," "The US drug
trafficking trial against Geovanny Fuentes Ramírez began
on the morning of March 9. Inner City Press was there," http://www.web.ellibertador.hn/index.php/noticias/nacionales/2748-honduras-acusacion-de-fiscalia-de-new-york-afirma-ante-juez-el-es-culpable
Jan 29, 2021, ShadowProof, "US
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TRIES TO STIFLE ALLEGED WIKILEAKS
SOURCE’S CHALLENGE TO CRUEL CONFINEMENT," by Kevin Gosztola,
"Lawyer Sabrina Shroff, according to Matthew Russell Lee of
Inner City Press, opened Schulte’s trial by maintaining the
CIA did not want these documents published and the CIA had
no idea how they were leaked," https://shadowproof.com/2021/01/29/us-doj-moves-stifle-alleged-wikileaks-source-challenge-mccnewyork/
January
13, 2021, "Guterres - a Pro-Makhzen?" by Mourad Bendris,
"Melissa Flemming. Who was not prayed for, against all odds
because the fact was allowed, to take radical measures against
himself and Inner City Press; both had their accreditation
withdrawn and banned from entering the headquarters of the
international organization. Worse, continued Matthew Russell
Lee, the lady Flemming even banned him, and any representative
of Inner City Press, all access to the WebEx platform; a
platform that allows journalists to cover live events taking
place both within the UN and other major international
institutions, such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF),"https://www.dzair-tube.dz/fr/guterres-un-pro-makhzen/
January
11, 2021, Portal Diplomatico, "Matthew Lee: Antonio Guterres
and his team collaborate with the Moroccan lobby at the United
Nations to censor the issue of Western Sahara," "In an
interview with El Portal Diplomático, the journalist
specialized in United Nations affairs, Matthew Russell Lee,
addresses the complicity of certain circles within the United
Nations to facilitate the operation of pro-Moroccan
journalists; as well as the alleged corruption of Guterres," https://elportaldiplomatico.com/en/matthew-lee-antonio-guterres-and-his-team-collaborate-with-the-moroccan-lobby-at-the-united-nations-to-censor-the-issue-of-western-sahara/
January
10, 2021, Seattle Times, "Seattle man charged with assaulting
a federal officer at U.S. Capitol siege, "Leffingwell’s
attorney said in court that he intended to return to Seattle,
and the magistrate judge ordered him to stay away from
Washington, D.C., according to reporting by Inner City Press
journalist Matthew Russell Lee," https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/seattle-man-charged-with-assaulting-a-federal-officer-at-u-s-capitol-siege/
January
8, 2021, IMF Transcript of the Press Briefing on the 2020
China Article IV Staff Report, "MS. YAN: Thank you, Helge.
Our next questions come from Inner City Press about overseas
lending. Please go ahead.
Q: In your report you talk about China's overseas
lending and you mentioned it in your opening. I wanted to
know what the IMF thinks given rising debt levels among
African countries and elsewhere. And some skepticism being
raised about the so-called Belt and Road project. How do you
think that will either impact it or be addressed in going
forward? MR. BERGER: Two issues here," https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/534240258/transcript-of-the-press-briefing-on-the-2020-china-article-iv-staff-report
December
29, 2020, El Portal Diplomatico, "The Moroccan lobby at the UN
and Guterres' Communication team veto journalist specialized in
the Sahrawi issue," "the new head of the Secretary General's
Communication team, Melissa Fleming, prevented the entry of
journalist Matthew Lee, specialized in armed conflicts and with
more than 10 years of journalistic work in the Organization. Thus, media such as
Inner City Press are censored" https://elportaldiplomatico.com/exclusiva-el-lobby-marroqui-en-nnuu-y-el-equipo-de-comunicacion-de-guterres-vetan-a-periodistas-especializados-en-la-cuestion-saharaui/
December
28, 2020, Senxibar.com, "The State of Senegal Assigned To
Justice," "Senegal faces condemnation in the United States.
According to the Obs which quotes Inner City Press, a media
specializing in the coverage of legal cases, the Senegalese
mission to the United Nations and its former ambassador, Fodé
Seck, are being sued," https://www.senxibar.com/L-ETAT-DU-SENEGAL-ASSIGNE-EN-JUSTICE_a52854.html
December 24, CoinGeek,
"OneCoin marketing chief in plea talks with US
prosecutors," by Steve Kaara, "Inner City Press reported:
'To date, the Government has produced to the defendant a
voluminous amount of discovery, including, but not limited
to, two hard drives containing several terabytes of
data,'" https://coingeek.com/onecoin-marketing-chief-in-plea-talks-with-us-prosecutors/
December 20, 2020, ForkLog,
"The trial of the co-founder of the OneCoin pyramid was
suspended for three months," by Roman Petrov, "Inner City
Press says 'On #OneCoin Sebastian Greenwood and US
Attorney's Office Get Stay of Discovery for 90 Days 00
Next Date March 26,'" https://forklog.com/razbiratelstvo-po-delu-soosnovatelya-piramidy-onecoin-prervali-na-tri-mesyatsa/
December 10, 2020, Moguldom
Nation, "Black America Says DJ VLAD Interviews Are Being
Used By Feds To Jail Rappers," by Ann Brown, "Inner City
Press confirmed that information Casanova supplied during
his interviews, presumably with Vlad, was used in the
indictment, HipHopDX reported. On
Twitter, Inner City Press noted that it found a Department
of Justice filing against Casanova that read, “In public
interviews, (Casanova) has admitted to stabbing inmates
while incarcerated on those charges,” https://moguldom.com/322684/black-america-says-dj-vlad-interviews-are-being-used-by-feds-to-jail-rappers/
December 9, 2020, UpNewsInfo,
"Twitter Turns On DJ Vlad Following Casanova’s Arrest," by
Bradley Lamb, "'In public interviews, he has admitted to
stabbing inmates while incarcerated on those charges. And
the Government has recovered photos from his iCloud
account of several firearms,' writes Inner City Press," https://upnewsinfo.com/2020/12/09/twitter-turns-on-dj-vlad-following-casanovas-arrest/
December 8, 2020, HipHopDJ,
"Fans on Twitter Blame Casanova's VladTV Interviews for
FBI Indictment and Are Demanding a Boycott," by Kyle
Eustice, "InnerCityPress, the outlet that meticulously
covered Tekashi 6ix9ine’s racketeering trial on Twitter,
confirmed information Casanova supplied during his
interviews, presumably with Vlad, was used in the
indictment. But, as mentioned earlier, there’s no mention
of VladTV in the indictment.
'In public interviews, he has admitted to stabbing
inmates while incarcerated on those charges,' a tweet
reads," https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59434/title.casanovas-vladtv-interviews-blamed-for-fbi-indictment-twitter-demands-boycott#
November 16, 2020,
CoinAnnounce, "OneCoin promoter Konstantin Ignatova’s
sentencing deferred six months," by Jai Pratap, https://coinnounce.com/onecoin-promoter-konstantin-ignatovas-sentencing-deferred-six-months/
November 4, 2020, Uproxx,
"Tekashi 69’s Kidnapper Has Reportedly Been Sentenced To
24 Years In Prison," by Carolyn Droken, " Matthew Russell
Lee, an independent journalist who has covered
Tekashi-related legal matters closely, was present for the
hearing. He live-tweeted the proceedings and claimed
Ellison stood behind his actions and told the judge. 'I’m
not an angel. But I’m not a monster either,' Ellison
said," https://uproxx.com/music/tekashi-69-kidnapper-prison-sentence-24-years/
November 3, 2020, Foreign
Policy, "Avoiding America’s Election Mayhem For the first
time, the UN is warning staffers of how to deal with
disturbances after a US election," "The internal guidance,
previously reported on Inner City Press, comes several
months after the U.N. leadership sought to discourage UN
staffers from participating in demonstrations following
the killing of George Floyd," https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/11/03/election-2020-united-nations-guide-political-violence/
November 1, 2020, Crypto Money
News (Turkey), "OneCoin fraud attorney banned from work in
New York," by Adum Brant, "Inner City Press
@innercitypress · 6 Kas 2019 ve diğer 8 kişiye yanıt
olarak AUSA Folly: Who mostly set up the shell companies?
Konstantin: Irina Dilkinska," https://kriptoparahaber.com/onecoin-dolandiriciligini-savunan-avukat-new-yorkta-calismaktan-men-edildi.html
October
19, 2020, IMF press conference, "MS. AMR: Matthew Lee from
City Press has two questions, but we'll start with a
question on Yemen. What is the status of the use of the
new DL bank notes printed by the central bank in Yemen?
And any actions taken by the IMF?"https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/10/19/tr101920-transcript-of-the-oct-2020-annual-meetings-middle-east-and-central-asia-dept-press-briefing?cid=em-COM-123-42166
September 24, 2020, Casino.org,
"PokerStars Founder Isai Scheinberg Dodges Prison in Black
Friday Indictment," by Philip Conneller, "'I don’t condone
what you did, but the world is made of fallible people,' said
Kapan, as reported by Inner City Press," https://www.casino.org/news/pokerstars-founder-isai-scheinberg-dodges-prison/
September 24, 2020,
CardPlayer.com, "Poker Site Operator Gets Slap On The Wrist
For Charges Stemming From Black Friday PokerStars Founder Isai
Scheinberg Received No Jail Time And A $30,000 Fine," by Steve
Schult, "Scheinberg’s attorney, Paul Shectman, used that
gesture as an argument for a light sentence, according to the
Inner City Press. Kaplan ended up agreeing," https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/25356-poker-site-operator-isai-scheinberg-gets-slap-on-the-wrist-for-charges-stemming-from-black-friday
September 24, 2020,
VegasSlotsOnline, "PokerStars Co-Founder Isai Scheinberg
Avoids ‘Black Friday’ Jail Time, Will Pay $30,000 Fine,"
"According to reports from Inner City Press, Scheinberg could
have been sentenced to between 12 and 18 months in prison," https://www.vegasslotsonline.com/news/2020/09/24/pokerstars-co-founder-isai-scheinberg-avoids-black-friday-jail-time-will-pay-30000-fine/and
https://www.igamingbusiness.com/news/isai-scheinberg-escapes-fine-illegal-gambling
September 24, 2020, SBC Americas,
"Pokerstars’ Isai Scheinberg avoids prison sentence as judge
issues $300,000 fine," by Erin-Marie Gallagher, "According to
Inner City Press, the only media outlet present at the
hearing, Scheinberg was facing a prison sentence of between
12-to-18 months," https://sbcamericas.com/2020/09/24/pokerstars-isai-scheinberg-avoids-prison-sentence-as-judge-issues-300000-fine/
September 24, 2020, PokerFirma,
"USA: $ 30,000 FINE BUT NO IMPRISONMENT FOR ISAI SCHEINBERG,"
in German: "Matthew Russell Lee, who was the only
representative of the press on site, reports exclusively for
the Inner City Press on what Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said," https://www.pokerfirma.com/news/isai-scheinberg-sentenced/683443