Extortion

Government Witness Solomon Dwek (credit: CBS 2)

Former NJ Lawmaker Acquitted Of Corruption

Smith embraced his attorneys as the verdict was read in Newark federal court. Prosecutors accused him of taking $15,000 from a government informant who posed as a developer.

2010/12/17

Deliberations To Resume At Former N.J. Pol’s Trial

Prosecutors said Smith took $15,000 from a government informant who posed as a developer in exchange for help with building projects in Smith’s Hudson County district.

2010/12/16

Jury To Weigh Evidence In NJ Corruption Trial

L. Harvey Smith was charged with extortion, bribery and money laundering in the state’s largest corruption sting.

2010/12/15

Jury Hears Closings In NJ Pol’s Corruption Trial

Prosecutors were making their summations in Newark federal court. They called one rebuttal witness earlier Tuesday from the Election Law Enforcement Commission, which tracks campaign donations.

2010/12/14

NJ Assembly Dem Expected To Testify In Bribe Trial

The prosecution was expected to call Assemblyman John Wisniewski. He heads the Democratic State Committee and is chairman of the Assembly transportation committee.

2010/12/07

Ex-Housing Official Testifies In NJ Bribe Trial

The developer was undercover government informant Solomon Dwek, who secretly taped meetings with Smith and other public officials.

2010/12/03

Testimony Continues In Ex-NJ Lawmaker’s Trial

L. Harvey Smith has pleaded not guilty to several extortion, bribery and money laundering counts.

2010/12/02

Opening Statements Set For Former N.J. Lawmaker’s Trial

L. Harvey Smith was accused of taking $15,000 from a government informant after promising he would help with environmental permits for the informant’s building project in Jersey City.

2010/12/01

Jury Yet To Be Seated For Former Lawmaker’s Trial

Attorneys will return Tuesday to pick a jury for Smith’s bribery and extortion trial.

2010/11/30

Sen. Robert Menendez swears-in Anthony Suarez for his second term as Mayor of Ridgefield, NJ - Photo: Borough of Ridgefield

Informants’ Missing Texts Argued In NJ Mayor’s Trial

Opening statements are scheduled to begin in the third trial stemming from last year’s huge federal corruption sting.

2010/10/04

Karen Cunagin Sypher and her attorney James Earhart arrive at the federal courthouse for her trial in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Courier-Journal, Amber Sigman)

Woman Convicted In Pitino Extortion Case

A jury has convicted a Kentucky woman of demanding millions of dollars from Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino after the two had sex in a restaurant.

WFAN–2010/08/05

Accuser Won’t Testify In Pitino Trial

A woman charged with extortion will not take the stand in her trial for allegedly demanding millions to keep quiet about sex with Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino.

WFAN–2010/08/04

Accuser Won't Testify In Pitino Trial

A woman charged with extortion will not take the stand in her trial for allegedly demanding millions to keep quiet about sex with Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino.

WFAN–2010/08/04

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