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Rebecca Baker

Rebecca BakerRebecca Baker joined The Journal News in March 2004. She covers state and county legal proceedings inside the Westchester County Courthouse, as well as cops and crime in Greenburgh and its six villages. In prior jobs, she covered Rockland County government and politics, and was a municipal reporter for newspapers in New Haven, Conn. and Warren, Ohio.

E-mail Rebecca Baker at rebaker@lohud.com

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Fat prosecutor joke costs defense attorney $2,500

November
3

Insults come with a price in city court, according to a New York Post story posted on Gothamist. Click here to read more about the lawyer’s bad courtroom behavior.

Do you think the judge’s fine was to high? Or not high enough? Share your thoughts here.

Posted by Rebecca Baker on November 3rd, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Madoff’s man in Rockland takes a plea

November
3

UPDATED: David Friehling, the former New City accountant of Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, has pleaded guilty to federal charges and has apologized for his role in Madoff’s schemes.

Click here to read more about this story.

Photo: David Friehling

Posted by Rebecca Baker on November 3rd, 2009 | Post a Comment »

For Schorr: law enforcement makes last pitch

November
2

One day before the election, Westchester District Attorney candidate Dan Schorr has called a news conference with, as he described it, “members of law enforcement” who are supporting him in his bid to topple incumbent DA Janet DiFiore.

This may be just a recap of his previous endorsements from county police and other PBA groups. (See [...]

Posted by Rebecca Baker on November 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment »

County courthouse to host Halloween “party” for sex offenders

October
30

At this Halloween party, there will be no tricks, no treats and no fun.
That’s because Westchester County officials once again are ordering registered and non-registered sex offenders to leave their homes and go to the Westchester County Courthouse in White Plains, where they will have to sit and listen to crime victims’ stories.
The county, which [...]

Posted by Rebecca Baker on October 30th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

It’s Pro Bono Day!

October
29

Today is Pro Bono Day in Westchester County, a day where lawyers are encouraged to waive their fees and fight for impoverished clients. In recognition of the American Bar Association’s first ever National Pro Bono Week, Pace University Law School in White Plains is hosting a day’s worth of programs and activities for attorneys who [...]

Posted by Rebecca Baker on October 29th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

New court date for cross burner Hudak

October
29

The case of convicted cross burner Christopher Hudak, who violated his probation by skipping anger management classes and performing only 7 hours of his 1,000 hours of required community service, will return to Westchester County Court for a conference on Nov 10. Hudak was scheduled for a court appearance on Tuesday, but it was rescheduled [...]

Posted by Rebecca Baker on October 29th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Maybe it’s an H1N1 concern

October
28

This is from my Journal News colleague Gerald McKinstry, who witnessed this exchange in the parking lot of News12 in Yonkers:

Apparently after Tuesday night’s debate at News12, Republican Dan Schorr approached his opponent, Janet DiFiore, and offered to shake her hand. DiFiore, the incumbent district attorney, passed on that, as did her husband, who told Schorr, [...]

Posted by Rebecca Baker on October 28th, 2009 | 6 Comments »

New name for part of Pace Law School

October
26

The entrance of a new classroom building at Pace University Law School has been named the The Cuddy & Feder Grand Foyer, in appreciation for the law firm’s years of support and contributions. Partners of the firm and Pace faculty unveiled the name today at a reception at the White Plains law school.

The firm, also [...]

Posted by Rebecca Baker on October 26th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

For Schorr: Gang violence game plan

October
22

EDITED TO ADD response from District Attorney Janet DiFiore (below)

Westchester District Attorney candidate Dan Schorr announced his plan to tackle gang violence in the county, especially in Yonkers and Mount Vernon, where murders and gun violence are high.

If elected, he said, he would:
• Assign experienced prosecutors to high-crime jurisdictions for longer periods of time.
• Establish [...]

Posted by Rebecca Baker on October 22nd, 2009 | 4 Comments »

For Schorr: More cop endorsements

October
22

UPDATED FROM OCT. 14: SCHORR HAS WON ENDORSEMENTS FROM WHITE PLAINS, RYE, SLEEPY HOLOW PBAs.

GOP candidate Dan Schorr has scored another endorsement in his bid for District Attorney, this time from the Westchester County Police Retired Officers. He recently held a press conference lauding the endorsement of the Westchester County Police Benevolent Association and was [...]

Posted by Rebecca Baker on October 22nd, 2009 | 6 Comments »

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