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USA v. Seabrook et al

  1. January 01, 2018

    White Collar Cases To Watch In 2018

    The coming year will see a slew of corruption trials in New York, continued criminal cases against college coaches and apparel company representatives, and the U.S. Department of Justice's continued pursuit of big cases overseas.

  2. November 16, 2017

    Mistrial For Labor Boss, Hedge Funder In Union Graft Case

    A New York federal judge on Thursday declared a mistrial in the corruption case against New York City labor leader Norman Seabrook and Platinum Partners LP founder Murray Huberfeld, after the jury, having deliberated about 36 hours over six days, announced itself for a second time to be deadlocked.

  3. November 14, 2017

    Jury In NYC Union Graft Trial Says It's Deadlocked

    The jury in the trial of New York City labor leader Norman Seabrook and Murray Huberfeld, the founder of Platinum Partners LP, on charges of honest services wire fraud and conspiracy on Tuesday told a New York federal judge that its members were deadlocked after approximately 20 hours of deliberations.

  4. November 07, 2017

    Defense In Union Bribe Case Says Payoff Was For Cooperator

    Defense attorneys in a New York federal trial over an alleged bribe paid to former New York City correction union boss Norman Seabrook for investing union money in Murray Huberfeld's now-defunct Platinum Partners LP told the jury in summations that alleged payoff was for the government's star witness, not the union leader.

  5. October 30, 2017

    Judge Says Atty Can Counsel Witness In Union Graft Trial

    A New York federal judge ruled on Monday that a government star witness who testified to handing off alleged bribes to former New York City correction union boss Norman Seabrook for investing union money in Murray Huberfeld's now-defunct Platinum Partners LP is allowed to consult his attorney overnight while on cross-examination.

  6. October 27, 2017

    Union Boss Drinking When Pitched With Bribe, Witness Says

    The star witness in the New York federal corruption trial of former New York City correction union boss Norman Seabrook testified Friday that Seabrook was drinking and highly emotional when he pounced on him with a pitch to invest union money in Murray Huberfeld's now-defunct Platinum Partners LP in exchange for a payoff.

  7. October 26, 2017

    Star Witness In Union Graft Trial Details Bribery Schemes

    Prosecutors in a New York federal trial over an alleged bribe paid to former New York City correction union boss Norman Seabrook for investing union money in Murray Huberfeld's now-defunct Platinum Partners LP sought to establish the path of corruption Thursday as they questioned the cooperating witness who made the payoff about his criminal exploits.

  8. October 24, 2017

    Key Witness Trashed In Openings At NYC Union Graft Trial

    In opening statements Tuesday in the New York federal corruption trial of former union boss Norman Seabrook and hedge fund founder Murray Huberfeld, attorneys on both sides emphasized to jurors the importance of a cooperating witness whose acts even the government termed "often shady or distasteful."

  9. October 03, 2017

    Prosecutors Can Use $28K Cash Evidence In Union Graft Case

    Prosecutors in New York will be allowed to introduce as evidence cash that was seized from the home of a union leader and, officials charge, was paid to him as a bribe to invest union money by the founder of Platinum Partners LP, a New York federal judge said Tuesday.

  10. September 20, 2017

    Feds Say Platinum Fund Downfall Plays Into Union Graft Case

    Manhattan federal prosecutors on Tuesday said a jury deciding if Platinum Partners LP's founder bribed a union official for investments should hear evidence that Platinum's principal fund was losing investors at the time.

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