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Stephen Rex Brown

New York Daily News

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Past articles by Stephen:

Top cop in Mayor de Blasio’s NYPD detail shared hotel room with City Hall staffer: court papers

Inspector Howard Redmond oversaw a dysfunctional detail rife with major lapses in judgment that also resulted in thousands of dollars in wasted taxpayer money due in part to de Blasio’s habit of changing his schedule at the last minute, Det. Karl Rugg said in the explosive testimony. → Read More

FBI raids NYPD sergeants union Manhattan headquarters

While the details of the investigation were not revealed, an FBI spokeswoman confirmed to The News that the agency was “carrying out a law enforcement action in connection with an ongoing investigation” into the Sergeants Benevolent Association. → Read More

NYC mob boss Carmine ‘the Snake’ Persico was ‘Top Echelon Informant,’ papers reveal

The revelation, which likely has implications for numerous Brooklyn mob cases, is contained in a government document from November 1971 listing members of a “Top Echelon Informant Program.” → Read More

NYC surgeon seeking divorce claims beauty queen wife led secret life as high-priced call girl: court documents

A prominent Manhattan spinal surgeon’s storybook marriage to a one-time beauty queen turned irreversibly ugly after he stumbled upon her secret life as a high-end hooker, according to stunning court documents obtained by the Daily News. → Read More

Hollywood producer charged with running national sex ring

Dillon Jordan, who produced 2018′s “The Kindergarten Teacher” starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, was charged Thursday with running a nationwide prostitution ring, according to a Manhattan Federal Court indictment. → Read More

Sacha Baron Cohen prevails in defamation suit brought by Roy Moore over ‘pedophile detector’ TV skit

Roy Moore consented to his own humiliation by Sacha Baron Cohen, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Tuesday, tossing a lawsuit brought by the former Alabama chief justice against the comedian. → Read More

Lawyer Michael Avenatti sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for Nike shakedown

The once-famous attorney choked up Thursday, saying he was ashamed of himself before being sentenced to two years and six months for trying to shake down Nike of more than $20 million. → Read More

MTA bus crashes into Brooklyn house, injuring multiple people

The bus was traveling down Bedford Ave. when it jumped a curb and smashed through the front of a residential building on the corner at Lincoln Road at 1:55 p.m., authorities said. → Read More

Platinum-selling hip-hop legend DMX’s estate worth less than $1 million, Westchester court papers show

Hip-hop legend DMX apparently left behind more of a musical than financial legacy, → Read More

Correctional officers charged with sleeping night of Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide dodge jail time in proposed deal

Tova Noel and Michael Thomas will complete 100 hours of community service and be under pretrial supervision for six months under the deferred prosecution agreement, which requires a judge’s approval. Prosecutors notified the court of the deal in a Manhattan Federal Court filing late Friday. → Read More

Students for Trump founder John Lambert sentenced to 13 months for posing as lawyer

John Lambert, 25, pretended to be Eric Pope of the Manhattan-based firm Pope & Dunn. He falsely claimed to be a graduate of NYU Law School with a finance degree from the University of Pennsylvania and 15 years of experience in corporate and patent law. → Read More

Rudy Giuliani’s Upper East Side apartment and law office raided by FBI

The FBI raided Rudy Giuliani’s apartment Wednesday morning in connection with the ongoing investigation into his dealings in Ukraine, according to a report. → Read More

Devastated by girlfriend’s broad-daylight shooting in the Bronx, NYC man ran down suspect and pummeled him in shocking caught-on-video confrontation

The tragedy began when the shooter brought the victim lunch while she was on the job. → Read More

Ghislaine Maxwell on ‘fishing expedition’ for explosive evidence from Jeffrey Epstein accusers: lawyers

The details of Maxwell’s subpoena were revealed Friday in a Manhattan Federal Court filing by attorney Sigrid McCawley, who represents several Epstein accusers including Annie Farmer and Virginia Giuffre. → Read More

Owner of Brooklyn health food chain charged with selling oxycodone

Anastasios “Tasos” Verteouris, the founder of the Nature’s Grill Cafe, allegedly dealt the drugs from 2014 to 2018, according to a January indictment filed in Manhattan Federal Court. → Read More

Michael Cohen should stay in home confinement for 9 more months: prosecutors

Michael Cohen must serve home confinement until Nov. 22, 2021, prosecutors say, rejecting arguments made by President Donald Trump’s former fixer that he should already be done with his sentence for campaign finance violations, lying to Congress and other crimes. → Read More

Manhattan federal prosecutors and Steve Bannon locked in legal battle over President Trump’s pardon

Manhattan federal prosecutors and Steve Bannon are locked in an unusual legal battle over President Donald Trump’s pardon. → Read More

Accused killer’s crude insult of Brooklyn judge sparked bizarre chain of events leading to Rikers Island release

The mind-boggling chain of events began on Feb. 16, when Buggs made a virtual appearance via video hookup from Rikers Island before Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Vincent Del Guidice on his murder charge — and told the judge, “Suck my d---,” according to a source. → Read More

Ghislaine Maxwell’s family shares ‘facts’ on Twitter as feds fight third bail bid

Ghislaine Maxwell’s family launched a “GMaxFacts” Twitter account Wednesday as the fight over her third bid for bail heats up. → Read More

Identity thieves target New Yorkers’ unemployment benefits

After weeks unsuccessfully navigating the bureaucracy to get unemployment benefits, a Manhattan woman realized someone was already cashing in on her misfortune. → Read More