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Watch now: Judge hit by train under investigation over claim of $5,000 payment for wedding
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Watch now: Judge hit by train under investigation over claim of $5,000 payment for wedding

  • Mar 19, 2021
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New York State’s Commission on Judicial Conduct is investigating allegations that Supreme Court Justice John L. Michalski, who was recently hit by a train, was paid $5,000 by a Cheektowaga strip club owner to perform his wedding despite a state law that caps such pay at $100, according to two government sources.

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Peter G. Gerace Jr. was arrested Friday after being accused of sending threatening Facebook messages to a potential witness against him in 2019. 

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Defense lawyer James P. Harrington, 78, has a recurring medical issue, and told a federal judge last week that he is making the request on "the strong medical advice" from his cardiologist.

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Federal authorities have charged Peter Gerace Jr. with bribing a federal agent and conspiring to engage in drug trafficking and human trafficking at Pharaoh’s Gentleman's Club. 

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