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Jan 16, 2025, Daily Mail, "Mystery as Rudy Giuliani fails to show for his contempt of court trial," by Germania Poleo, "former NYC mayor's trial was scheduled to begin on Thursday at 9am but was adjourned until 1pm after Giuliani didn't show up, as reported by Inner City Press,"  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14293065/Rudy-Giuliani-fails-contempt-court-trial.html

Jan 15, 2025, HousingWire, "Alexander brothers denied bail on federal sex trafficking charges," by Jeff Andrews, "Judge Valerie Caproni of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York handed down the ruling in a detention hearing on Wednesday. The news was first reported on X by journalist Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press," https://www.housingwire.com/articles/alexander-brothers-denied-bail-federal-court-oren-tal-alon/

Jan 14, 2025, Above the Law, "Rudy Giuliani And His Lawyer Continue Their Courthouse Vaudeville Act," by Liz Dye, "As documented by reporter Matthew Lee, Cammarata demanded that the court admit Placa’s testimony because the retired cleric 'answers to a higher authority,'" https://abovethelaw.com/2025/01/rudy-giuliani-and-his-lawyer-continue-their-courthouse-vaudeville-act/

Jan 13, 2025, RadioAmerica (Honduras), "American justice sentenced former mayor Alexander Ardón to 'time served,'" by Saira Daminy Solis, "“You cooperated, but it must be said, you trafficked 250 tons of cocaine,'"  (via Inner City Press), https://www.radioamerica.hn/justicia-norteamericana-sentencio-a-tiempo-cumplido-y-10-anos-de-libertad-condicional-al-exalcalde-alexander-ardon/

Jan 8, 2025, CoinTelegraph, "US prosecutors will search Do Kwon’s Twitter account for information," by Turner Wright, "Inner City Press reported that there were also recordings of Kwon made “without his knowledge, not at the direction of the government” that could be subject to discovery," https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-prosecutors-do-kwon-search-warrant-twitter-account

Jan 3, 2025, Law & Crime, "Giuliani claims his emails are ‘not communications’ but ‘more like documents,'" by Jerry Lambe, "Giuliani claimed that he part of the problem with his failure to produce pre-trial discovery was that he did not believe emails constituted “communication,” according to the Inner City Press, which attended the hearing," https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/giuliani-claims-his-emails-are-not-communications-but-more-like-documents-during-hearing-over-whether-he-should-be-held-in-contempt/

Jan 2, 2025, Decrypt, "Do Kwon Pleads Not Guilty to US Charges Over Terra LUNA, UST Crash," by Mat Di Salvo, "He agreed Thursday to be held without bail before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Lehrburger, Inner City Press reported," https://decrypt.co/299358/do-kwon-pleads-not-guilty-us-charges-terra-crash

Jan 2, 2025, The Block, "Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon pleads not guilty," by Sarah Wynn, ""Do Kwon is chatting with one of his lawyers, smiling - apparently in good spirits," Inner City Press said in a post on X," https://www.theblock.co/post/332971/terraform-labs-co-founder-do-kwon-pleads-not-guilty-to-criminal-charges-in-manhattan-court-following-extradition-reports

Jan 2, 2025, CryptoBriefing, "Do Kwon pleads not guilty to US fraud charges at Manhattan hearing," by Diego Almada Lopez, "Not guilty [through counsel Chesley who adds, We consent to detention without prejudice," https://cryptobriefing.com/do-kwon-fraud-trial/

Dec 23, 2024, "Protesters Rally Outside NYC Courthouse in Support of Luigi Mangione," Storyful / YahooNews UK, "Footage captured by Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press shows protesters outside the courthouse chanting, “We shouldn’t have to fight! Health care is a human right!" https://uk.news.yahoo.com/protesters-rally-outside-nyc-courthouse-174016537.html & https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/protesters-rally-outside-nyc-courthouse-in-support-of-luigi-mangione/video/ed96089be0a6fe8aa3bb5878ac85f9ff

Dec 18, 2024, La Razon (Bolivia), "Dávila's trial in the US begins on August 14," ""The trial is on October 14, 2025," the judge said at the hearing, according to American journalist Matthew Russell Lee, quoted by Unitel. Maximilian Davila The journalist also said that Dávila attended the court hearing," https://la-razon.com/nacional/2024/12/18/el-juicio-contra-davila-en-eeuu-comienza-el-14-de-agosto/

Dec 16, 2024, InfoBae, "DEA director speaks of Evo Morales’ former anti-narcotics chief," by Maria Silvia Wheat, "According to journalist Matthew Russell Lee’s article, Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky of the New York District Court asked Dávila how he pleaded, and he replied: “ Not guilty,'" https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2024/12/16/su-traicion-a-la-confianza-publica-termina-aqui-la-directora-de-la-dea-hablo-del-ex-jefe-antinarcoticos-de-evo-morales/

Dec 12, 2024, OnceNoticias (Honduras), "El Cachiro was there: Former deputy Midence Oquelí's hearing in the US," "Former Honduran congressman Midence Oquelí Martínez Turcios has a hearing in which cooperator Devis Leonel Rivera implicated him in murder," reported American journalist Matthew Russell Lee," https://www.oncenoticias.hn/internacional/audiencia-midence-oqueli-estados-unidos-el-cachiro/

Dec 5, 2024, Philadelphia Inquirer, "Woman who claimed she was sold as a ‘slave’ is behind an international stowaway incident," by Jesse Bunch, "Svetlana Dali faces stowaway charges in the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. She was temporarily detained until 2 p.m. Friday until attorneys could come up with a bail package, according to New York’s Inner City Press," https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/delta-stowaway-svetlana-dali-northeast-philadelphia-20241205.html

Dec 3, 2024, FinanceFeeds, "Celsius Founder Mashinsky Faces 20 Years in Prison After Pleading Guilty," by Abdelaziz Fathi, "According to Inner City Press, the plea was filed on Tuesday and could land Mashinsky in prison for up to 20 years," https://financefeeds.com/fr/celsius-founder-mashinsky-faces-20-years-in-prison-after-pleading-guilty/

Nov 27, 2024, "Yahoo News, "Sean 'Diddy' Combs denied bail for a 3rd time," by Taryn Ryder, "The defense team said it was trying to get to the bottom of when "legal" was written on some of the notes, according to the Inner City Press," https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sean-diddy-combs-denied-bail-for-a-3rd-time-will-remain-behind-bars-until-may-2025-trial-230722946.html

Nov 26, 2024, Law & Crime, "‘You are against me!’: Giuliani lashes out," by Jerry Lambe, "Giuliani still had not properly turned over the vintage 1980 Mercedes convertible in accordance with the court’s order, according to a report from Inner City Press," https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/you-are-against-me-giuliani-lashes-out-at-trump-appointed-federal-judge-in-148-million-defamation-case/

Nov 20, 2024, VG (Norway), "Judge: Handwritten notes from "Diddy's" cell must be destroyed," "Independent court reporter Matthew Russell Lee live-tweeted from the hearing via his X account Inner City Press, which has over a quarter of a million followers," https://www.vg.no/rampelys/i/o3VMn7/dommer-haandskrevne-notater-fra-diddys-celle-maa-oedelegges

Nov 20, 2024, Decrypt, "FTX Co-Founder Gary Wang Avoids Prison Time," by André Beganski, “You did the right thing,” U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan told Wang, according to a post on Twitter (aka X) from Inner City Press," https://decrypt.co/292610/ftx-gary-wang-avoids-prison

Nov 20, 2024, The Block, "FTX co-founder Gary Wang receives no prison time following fallout of crypto exchange: reports," by Sarah Wynn, "FTX co-founder Gary Wang was given no prison time after cooperating with authorities and testifying at his former boss' criminal trial, according to Inner City Press and Reuters," https://www.theblock.co/post/327421/ftx-co-founder-gary-wang-receives-no-prison-time-following-fallout-of-crypto-exchange-reports

Nov 9, 2024, B92 (Serbia), "The famous rapper offered huge money for freedom," "Sean Combs just filed a motion for release on bond with new / 3d judge. Inner City Press wrote book," https://www.b92.net/zivot/aktuelno/75607/slavni-reper-ponudio-ogroman-novac-za-slobodu-foto/vest

Nov 8, 2024, The Herald Ghana, "Sakawa Lover Hajia4Real lands UK  Policeman, others in trouble," "According to Inner City Press, the prosecution sought a 37-month sentence for the accused, but the judge chose to be lenient," https://theheraldghana.com/sakawa-lover-hajia4real-lands-uk-policeman-others-in-trouble/

Oct 31, 2024, CoinTelegraph, "Judge sentences IcomTech promoter to 8 years to deter ‘crypto frauds,'" by Turner Wright, "According to reporting from Inner City Press in the courtroom, prosecutors argued that the IcomTech promoter was 'remorseless,'" https://cointelegraph.com/news/icomtech-promoter-sentenced-crypto-fraud

Oct 30, 2024, Decrypt, "'FTX Exec Nishad Singh Avoids Prison Time," by Andrew Hayward and Sander Lutz, "'You did the right thing,' Judge Lewis Kaplan told Singh in court Wednesday, according to reporting by Matthew Russell Lee for Inner City Press," https://decrypt.co/289246/ftx-exec-nishad-singh-avoids-prison

Oct 30, 2024, The Bit Times, "Nishad Singh receives FTX chief’s support," by Evan Walker, "Singh has received a letter of support from FTX bankruptcy CEO John J. Ray III ahead of his sentencing for his part in the collapsed exchange’s theft of $8 billion in customer funds.  That’s according to Inner City Press and Matthew Russell Lee who shared the letter last night," https://thebittimes.com/nishad-singh-receives-ftx-chief-s-support-ahead-of-today-s-sentencing-tbt104139.html

Oct 29, 2024, Billboard, "Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine Arrested," by Bill Donahue, "prosecutors argued that Tekashi had violated his release conditions by traveling to Las Vegas without permission, failing to submit for drug testing and testing positive for methamphetamine, according to Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press,"  https://www.billboard.com/pro/tekashi-6ix9ine-arrested-charged-violating-parole/

Oct 29, 2024, AllHipHop, "6ix9ine Arrested Over Violation Of Supervised Release Following Domestic Violence Charges Tekashi 6ix9ine, " by Devon Jefferson, "According to Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press, who live-tweeted the hearing, the nature of Hernandez’ violation stems from his failure to comply with a scheduled appearance at 9:30 a.m. local time, resulting in his arrest an hour later," https://allhiphop.com/news/6ix9ine-arrested-over-violation-of-supervised-release-following-domestic-violence-charges/

Oct 22, 2024, Le Media (France), "Puff Daddy Accused of Drugging and Raping 13-Year-Old Girl with Another 'Male Celebrity,'" "DIDDY DO IT? New paperback & now audiobook, on SDNY cases against Sean Combs, criminal and civil (Ventura, Lil Rod Jones, McKinney, Dawn Richard, Jane Doe," https://lemediaen442.fr/puff-daddy-accuse-davoir-drogue-et-viole-une-fille-de-13-ans-avec-une-autre-celebrite-masculine/ Oct 16, 2024, Latestly, "Combs Legal Team Requests Disclosure of Alleged Victims’ Names Ahead of May 2025 Trial," "Combs through counsel is asking for the names of all victims including those named Doe in the civil cases filed by the Buzbee firm (in which at least two judges have requested justification for using pseudonyms, Inner CIty Press reported," https://www.latestly.com/socially/entertainment/hollywood/sean-diddy-combs-sexual-assault-controversy-rappers-legal-team-requests-disclosure-of-alleged-victims-names-ahead-of-may-2025-trial-6345900.html

Oct 16, 2024, CryptoNews, "Senior Forcount Ponzi Scheme Promoter Sentenced To 20 Years," by Julia Smith, "ordered to forfeit $3,610,718.67 and title to a home in Florida he purchased in part with Forcount Victim funds. Crypto Criminals," https://cryptonews.com/news/senior-forcount-ponzi-scheme-promoter-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison/

Oct 11, 2024, Jambalaya News, "US soldier gets 14 years in prison for supporting ISIS," by Fernando Guillen, "14 years sentence just handed down to terrorism defendant Cole Bridges. Inner City Press exclusively live tweeted the sentencing,"  https://www.jambalayanews.com/news/national/soldado-estadounidense-recibe-14-a-os-de-c-rcel-por-apoyar-al-estado-isl-mico/article_2ba8b840-880a-11ef-8180-eb9e6caee7db.html

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/