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Oct 10,
2024, Daily Beast, "Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Mom Heckled as She
and His Kids
Support Him in Court," The Daily Beast, "The embattled
rapper smiled
as he entered the courtroom though a side door, greeting
each of his lawyers
with an embrace, Inner City Press reported," https://www.thedailybeast.com/sean-diddy-combss-kids-in-court-to-support-him-as-he-appears-before-judge Oct 10,
2024, Yahoo Entertainment, "Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial on sex
trafficking
charges set for May 2025," by Taryn Ryder, "Judge Arun
Subramanian
gave Combs's attorney Marc Agnifilo the option of April or
May for next year's
trial, and he chose the latter, citing the amount of
discovery in the case,
according to an Inner City Press court reporter," https://www.aol.co.uk/entertainment/sean-diddy-combs-seeks-spring-220607383.html Oct 10,
2024, XXL Mag, "Diddy's Trial Date for Sex Crimes Case
Revealed, Lawyers
Agree Not to Speak to Media," by C. Vernon Coleman II,
"several
updates were announced in the case, according to Inner City
Press' Matthew
Russell Lee who was on hand to cover the hearing," https://www.xxlmag.com/diddy-trial-date/
Oct 3, 2024, Daily Mail, "Blockbuster reveal in Marine Daniel
Penny's subway chokehold court hearing," by Brittany Chain,
"Penny's defense lawyer asked: 'You didn't do CPR for several
minutes, right?' 'We
didn't,' the officer said, according to Inner City Press," https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13920635/daniel-penny-marine-veteran-court-chokehold-trial.html
Oct 3, 2024, HonduDiario (Honduras), "US court
sentences former Honduran mayor Arnaldo Urbina to 18 years in
prison," "The US media Inner City Press posted that the
sentencing guidelines were 324 to 405 months," https://hondudiario.com/nacionales/justicia-de-eeuu-condena-a-18-anos-de-prision-al-exalcalde-hondureno-arnaldo-urbina/
Sept 26, 2024, DL News, "Tornado Cash dev Roman Storm to
face trial," by Aleks Gilbert, "Storm, who had been living in
Auburn, Washington, was arrested and released on a $2 million
bond, according to Inner City Press, https://www.dlnews.com/articles/regulation/tornado-cash-dev-roman-storm-headed-for-december-trial/
Sept 24, 2024, Noticias 24/7
(Honduras), "What did the international press expect from the
Castro-Guterres meeting?" "the American digital media outlet,
Inner City Press, recognized in Honduras for its coverage of the
trials of the Hernández brothers in New York, and whose
journalist Matthew Russell Lee posted on the social network “X”.
"Empty words: @AntonioGuterres met with Xiomara Castro… Nothing
about extraditions - or JOH," https://noticias247.hn/que-esperaba-la-prensa-internacional-de-reunion-castro-guterres.html
Sept 24, 2024, Proceso
Digital (Honduras), "President Castro delivers second draft for
the installation of the CICIH to António Guterres," "Palabras
vacias: @AntonioGuterres "se reunió con Xiomara Castro y
intercambiaron impresiones sobre los esfuerzos para establecer
un mecanismo internacional, imparcial y autónomo contra la
corrupción y impunidad en Honduras." Nada sobre extradiciones
-ni sobre JOH," https://proceso.hn/presidenta-castro-entrega-segundo-borrador-para-instalacion-de-la-cicih-a-antonio-guterres/
Sept 18, 2024, Rolling Stone,
"Sean Combs’ Alleged Witness Tampering," by Cheyenne Roundtree,
"the woman allegedly texted Combs that reading Ventura’s lawsuit
felt like she was “reading my own sexual trauma,” reported Inner
City Press’ Matthew Russell Lee," https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sean-diddy-combs-witness-tampering-1235105268/
& https://www.yahoo.com/news/sean-combs-alleged-witness-tampering-011335976.html
Sept 18, 2024, El Heraldo
(Honduras), "Arnaldo Urbina's sentence suspended due to
objections from the defense," "According to Inner City Press
journalist Matthew Russell, there are “factual disputes (defense
objections)” in the sentencing report against Urbina Soto filed
by the U.S. Attorney's Office," https://www.elheraldo.hn/honduras/suspenso-sentencia-exalcalde-yoro-arnaldo-urbina-objeciones-defensa-narcotrafico-honduras-AE21522064
Sept 18, 2024, Complex,
"Diddy Arrest: Bags of Pink Powder Drug Allegedly Found in Hotel
Room," by Trace William Cowen,"Inner City Press’ Matthew Russell
Lee, meanwhile, was also on hand for Tuesday’s hearing,
reporting that Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson argued that
Diddy was a flight risk," https://www.complex.com/music/a/tracewilliamcowen/diddy-arrest-pink-powder-drugs
Sept 18, 2024, Hot 97, "Diddy
Reportedly Accuses Cassie Of Cheating Before Abuse," "According
to Diddy’s attorney, Marc Agnifilo, said she had been sleeping
with her trainer for years, according to Inner City Press," https://www.hot97.com/news/diddy-reportedly-accuses-cassie-of-cheating-before-abuse/
Sept 17, 2024, VIBE, "Diddy’s
Attorney Claims Cassie Hit Him With Cellphone Ahead Of Hotel
Hallway Attack," by Jessica Bennett, "Reporter Matthew Russell
Lee of Inner City Press shared Agnifilo’s statements via
X/Twitter," https://www.yahoo.com/news/diddy-attorney-claims-cassie-hit-224125143.html
Sept 10, 2024, NY Magazine /
Intelligencer, "Caroline Ellison Is Finally Getting Sentenced
Over FTX’s Collapse," by Kevin T. Dugan, "'Ms. Ellison seeks
leave to redact their names and other identifying information,'
according to the filing. Already, Inner City Press, a
court-reporting operation run by Matthew Lee, has filed a
challenge against the request, citing the public interest in the
case," https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/caroline-ellison-is-finally-getting-sentenced-over-ftx.html
Sept 10, 2024, CoinDesk,
Former FTX Executive Caroline Ellison's Sentencing Hearing Set,"
by Nikhilesh De, "Inner City Press, Matthew Russell Lee's news
outfit, has already filed a letter opposing the redaction
request as it applies to these names, citing the judge
previously authorizing the release of the names of
Bankman-Fried's bond suretors," https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/09/11/former-ftx-executive-caroline-ellisons-sentencing-hearing-set-for-sept-24/
Sept 10, 2024, Crypto News,
"Caroline Ellison Requests Court Seal Supporters’ Identities,"
by Julia Smith, "Ellison has just filed a request to keep sealed
the names of people submitting letters of support for her
sentencing - and says the US Attorney's Office consents, Inner
City Press reports," https://cryptonews.com/news/caroline-ellison-requests-court-seal-supporters-identities-prior-to-sentencing-on-september-24/
Sept 3, 2024, MediaTakeOut,
"Pras’ Request For A New Money Laundering Trial Reportedly
Denied By Judge," by Tiffany Brockworth, "denial of motion for a
new trial for PRAKAZREL MICHEL, with judge writing that "Michel met with PRC Vice
Minister Sun Lijun on various occasions related to PRC’s desire
to extradite Guo Wengui to China"... #FoxHuntQuidProGuo," https://mediatakeout.com/pras-request-for-a-new-money-laundering-trial-reportedly-denied-by-judge/
Aug 30, 2024, Crytpo News, "FTX Executive Ryan Salame Withdraws
Petition To Vacate Guilty Plea," by Julia Smith,
"@innercitypress Update: Ryan Salame has just withdrawn his
motion challenging his guilty plea," https://cryptonews.com/news/ftx-executive-ryan-salame-withdraws-petition-to-vacate-guilty-plea/
Aug 27, 2024, Polskie Radio
(Poland), "Polish priest arrested in the US faces 40 years in
prison," "charged with a scheme related to fake medical clinics
he claims to operate in Lebanon, source @InnerCityPress," https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7789/artykul/3418369,polish-priest-arrested-in-the-us-faces-40-years-in-prison
Aug 14, 2024, Tiempo (Honduras), El Tigre Bonilla Appeals After
19-Year Prison Sentence," "According to Inner City Press,
Bonilla appealed," https://tiempo.hn/el-tigre-bonilla-apela-sentencia-19-anos-prision/
August 1, 2024, El Pais (Honduras), "Minute by
Minute: El Tigre Bonilla learns his sentence," "Journalist
Matthew Russell Lee from the
Inner City Press news portal is at the United
States Courts and reports in detail what is happening at
the hearing," https://www.elpais.hn/minuto-a-minuto-el-tigre-bonilla-conoce-su-sentencia-este-jueves/
July 26, 2024, Once Noticias (Honduras), "In the last
few hours Matthew
Russell Lee , better known on social media as Inner City Press ,
reported that the United States requested a30-year prison
sentencefor “The Tiger” Bonilla," https://www.oncenoticias.hn/nacionales/judiciales/estados-unidos-solicita-30-anos-de-carcel-para-el-tigre-bonilla
July 11, CoinTelegraph, "Judge has ‘strong views’ about
Coinbase inquiry into Gensler’s private msgs," by Turner
Wright, "'We’re unable to get information from the SEC,' said
Coinbase lawyers, according to reporting from Inner City
Press," https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-coinbase-judge-strong-views-gary-gensler-private-messagesJune
29, 2024, Ghana Guardian, "Hajia4Reall sobs during sentencing,"
"According to Inner City Press, an American outfit that has
followed the case since its inception, Hajia4Reall shed tears at
a point during sentencing," https://ghanaguardian.com/i-feel-shame-as-a-mother-please-have-mercy-on-me-hajia4reall-sobs-during-sentencing
June 28, 2024, My News Ghana, "Blow by blow account of how
Hajia4Real’s sentence was delivered," "Source: Inner City
Press," https://myinfo.com.gh/2024/06/blow-by-blow-account-of-how-hajia4reals-sentence-was-delivered/
June 28 2024, CitiNewsroom (Ghana), "Romance Scam: Hajia4Reall
gets 1 year and one day jail sentence in US," "According to
Inner City Press, the prosecution sought a 37-month sentence for
the accused, but the judge chose to be lenient," https://citinewsroom.com/2024/06/romance-scam-case-hajia4reall-gets-1-year-and-one-day-jail-sentence-in-us/
June 26, 2024, InsightCrime, "Juan Orlando Hernández Sentenced
to 45 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking," by Sam Woolston,
"Hernández said that his conviction amounted to a “lynching,”
according to Inner City Press, which was in the courtroom at the
time," https://insightcrime.org/news/juan-orlando-hernandez-sentenced-45-years-prison-drug-trafficking/
June 26, El Heraldo
(Honduras), June 26, 2024, "Matthew Russell Lee talks about the
sentence against JOH," https://www.elheraldo.hn/videos/matthew-russell-lee-habla-sobre-la-sentencia-contra-joh-AL20092516
June 25, 2024, "Prosecutor's
Office requests life sentence and $25 million fine for Juan
Orlando Hernández," "according to reports from Inner City
Press," https://elmundo.hn/fiscalia-de-nueva-york-solicita-cadena-perpetua-y-multa-de-25-millones-de-dolares-para-juan-orlando-hernandez/
June 22, 2024, Radio America,
"Defense of former president Juan Orlando Hernández, asks for 40
years as a minimum sentence," "In the publication by journalist
Matthew Russell Lee, he states that among the final arguments on
March 6, AUSA Tarlow said that "drug trafficking had grown under
Juan Orlando Hernández," https://www.radioamerica.hn/inner-city-press-defensa-del-expresidente-juan-orlando-hernandez-pide-40-anos-como-sentencia-minima/
June 22, 2024, The List,
"Inner City Press live-tweeted the court proceedings from May 3,
including Hick's testimony. At one point she was asked if she'd
met Melania," https://www.thelist.com/1603442/melania-trump-lookalikes-in-donald-trump-inner-circle/
June 12, 2024, NY Post, "How an insurance agent got entangled in
Bob Menendez bribery scheme," by Isabel Vincent, "Judge Sidney
Stein denied a request to introduce evidence about Uribe’s
visits to strip clubs and credit card debt from 2010, according
to Inner City Press," https://nypost.com/2024/06/12/us-news/how-an-insurance-agent-got-entangled-in-bob-menendez-mercedes-bribery-scheme/
June 7, 2024, The Crypto Times, "NY Attorney Charges Evolved
Apes NFT Creators with Fraud," by Brian Mutembei, "scheme to
defraud victims into purchasing digital artwork," https://www.cryptotimes.io/2024/06/07/evolved-apes-nft-scam-exposed-creators-charged-with-fraud/
June 6, 2024, El Tiempo
(Honduras), "Piden aplazar sentencia de "El Tigre" Bonilla Luego
de cuatro meses de haberse declarado culpable el exdirector de
la Policía Nacional, Juan Carlos "El Tigre" Bonilla, el
sistema..."Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press," https://tiempo.hn/piden-aplazar-sentencia-de-el-tigre-bonilla/
May 30, 2024, The Times (UK), "Jury thanked for their service,"
"Judge Juan Merchan tells the jury they are free to discuss the
case with anyone they want. “The choice is yours,” he says,
according to Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press," https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/donald-trump-verdict-trial-hush-money-latest-news-wnlcw5n98
May 20, 2024, Raw Story, "Judge admonishes Trump lawyer in early
Monday skirmish," by Tom Boggioni, "Matthew Russell Lee of Inner
City Press added more context, reporting, "Justice Merchan: You
could have come to me for an earlier ruling - just relax - I'll
let you know at the pre-charge conference," https://www.rawstory.com/trump-lawyer-2668320951/
May 15, 2024, Crypto News,
"Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Seeks 18-Month Sentence," by
Ruholamin Haqshanas, "CRYPTO CRIMINALS: After SBF Sentenced to
25 Years, Now FTX's Ryan Salame Asks for 18 Months," https://cryptonews.com/news/former-ftx-executive-ryan-salame-seeks-18-month-sentence.htm
May 13, 2024, Raw Story, "'Michael Cohen admits he lied for
Trump," by Sarah K. Burris, "Inner City Press reporter Matthew
Russell Lee tweeted that the conversation quickly turned to
asking about Trump running for president," https://www.rawstory.com/michael-cohen-lied-for-trump/
May 9, 2024, El Tiempo
(Honduras), "El periodista Matthew Russell Lee, del medio de
comunicación Inner City Press, dio a conocer la determinación
del togado estadounidense," https://tiempo.hn/niegan-repeticion-juicio-juan-orlando-hernandez/
May 7, 2024, Raw Story, "Prosecutor lays guidelines for Stormy
Daniels testimony," by Brad Reed, "As reported by Inner City
Press's Matthew Russell Lee, prosecutor Susan Hoffinger informed
Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday that her team would ask Daniels
about "the conversation [Trump and Daniels] had in the hotel," https://www.rawstory.com/stormy-daniels-trump-2668186019/
April 29, 2024, BeInCrypto, "Samourai Case: One Founder Released
as US Pursues Extradition of the Other," by Lynn Wang,
"Defendant is to have no contact with his co-defendant, directly
or indirectly, except in the presence of counsel,” Inner City
Press reports," https://beincrypto.com/samourai-co-founder-released-on-bail/
April 27, 2024, Newsweek,"Donald Trump Trial Suddenly Erupts in
Shouting," "Matthew Russell Lee of the Inner City Press reported
on X, formerly Twitter, that at one point during the trial on
Thursday, Trump's lawyer brought up text messages between Dylan
Howard, the former editor-in-chief of the National Inquirer and
an unknown relative," https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-manhattan-criminal-trial-alvin-bragg-1894310
April 25, 2024, Yahoo News, "Trump defense argues 'checkbook
journalism' is 'standard operating procedure,' by Katie Mather ,
" Inner City Press · Apr 25, 2024 @innercitypress · Follow
Replying to @innercitypress Trump's lawyer Bove: All the way
back in 1998, you let President Trump know about a negative
story, about Marla Maples? Pecker: I did," https://www.yahoo.com/news/live/trump-trial-live-updates-defense-resumes-cross-examination-of-david-pecker-in-hush-money-case-133916185.html
April 17, 2024, Newsweek,
"Donald Trump's Mad About How Jury Selection Is Going So
Far," by Matthew Impelli, "Matthew Russell Lee of the Inner
City Press detailed a conversation on X, formerly Twitter,
between Blanche and Judge Merchan about the possible juror,"
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-manhattan-criminal-trial-jury-selection-1891290
April 17, 2024, Indy100,
"Trump was forced to look at memes of himself in court and
hated them," by Becca Monaghan,"'There’s an image of Barack
Obama, then your client, and it says, 'I don’t think this is
what they meant by Orange is the new Black,'" Inner City
Press reported the judge telling Trump’s lawyer about one
post shared by a prospective juror's husband," https://www.indy100.com/politics/trump/trump-memes-new-york-trial
April 16, 2024, Raw
Story, "Judge snaps as Trump mutters at juror: 'I will not
have anyone intimidated' Story by David Edwards, ""I will
not have anyone intimidated in this courtroom — tell [your]
client," the judge said, according to Matthew Russell Lee of
Inner City Press," https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/judge-snaps-as-trump-mutters-at-juror-i-will-not-have-anyone-intimidated/ar-BB1lJE7P
April 16, 2024, Daily
Dot, "Trump forced to sit through review of prospective
jurors anti-Trump memes," by Marlon Ettinger, "There’s an
image of Barack Obama, then your client, and it says, ‘I
don’t think this is what they meant by Orange is the new
Black,’” Inner City Press reported the judge telling Trump’s
lawyer about one post shared by a prospective juror’s
husband," https://www.dailydot.com/debug/trump-jury-selection-memes/
April 15, 2024, Raw
Story, "Prosecutor wants Trump held in contempt of court for
violating gag order," by David Edwards, "It's not
consciousness of guilt," Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City
Press reported," https://www.rawstory.com/trump-gag-order-merchan-2667775696/
April 12, 2023, Financial
Times, "BlackRock Buidls back better," by Philip Stafford, "The
trial of Avraham Eisenberg, a cryptocurrency trader...
continues. The indefatigable Matthew Russell Lee, at
@innercitypress, has been tweeting every move," https://www.ft.com/content/58e3e9a1-ecf2-4a3a-b301-1cd4e6aeb330
April 9, 2024, Decrypt, "US
Has No Authority to Prosecute DeFi Trades, Says Lawyer for Mango
Markets Hacker," by Sander Lutz, "“They will try to tell you
USDC is a commodity, even if MNGO is not,” Talkin said today,
according to reports from Inner City Press. 'But it is not,'" https://decrypt.co/225530/us-has-no-authority-to-prosecute-defi-trades-says-lawyer-for-mango-markets-hacker
April
9, 2024, The Block, "Avraham Eisenberg 'executed a winning
trading strategy,' says his defense lawyer," by MK Manoylov,
"the prosecution still claims that what Eisenberg did, from
alleged market manipulation to stealing funds, was fraudulent,
reports from Inner City Press," https://www.theblock.co/amp/post/287358/avraham-eisenberg-executed-a-winning-trading-strategy-says-his-defense-lawyer-report
April 1, 2024, Trading View, "Bankman-Fried Worked on Math, Was
Not a Predator: Lawyer, " "According to the speech posted by
Inner City Press on social media platform X (formerly known as
Twitter), Mukasey said that Bankman-Fried did not want to
'inflict pain on anyone in any way,'" https://www.tradingview.com/news/coinedition:15d82e2b6094b:0-bankman-fried-worked-on-math-was-not-a-predator-lawyer/