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Tim O'Connor

Tim O'ConnorTimothy O'Connor has covered the federal justice system for The Journal News since 2002. He previously worked at newspapers in Orange County, New York, and New Jersey. Born and raised in the Bronx, he has a bachelor's degree in English and a master's in journalism.

E-mail Tim O'Connor at tpoconnor@lohud.com

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Insider trading, Act II

November
5

For the second time in three weeks, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara held a press conference to announce the filing of charges against several Wall Street execs in an ongoing investigation into insider trading on the street.

And once again, the feds’ have charged a Westchester man in connection with the alleged schemes.

Michael Kimelman, 38,  of Larchmont, [...]

Posted by Tim O'Connor on November 5th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Still in the game

November
4

A common refrain about federal law enforcement post-9/11 is that the feds are no longer in the business of fighting the illegal drug trade. It was repeated several times on the greatest television show ever — “The Wire.”  Anti-terrorism and the Wall Street meltdown with its associated financial scandals may indeed have focused the feds’ [...]

Posted by Tim O'Connor on November 4th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Blink and you’ll miss it

October
29

There are hearings in federal court that go on for hours and hours. Yes, I’m looking at you, Bernie-Kerik’s-nearly-four-hour-bail-revocation hearing.

And then there are those hearings whose length is best measured in seconds. Such is the case with today’s 240-second  appearance by Pelham Middle School teacher Gregg Cavaluzzi, nabbed by Westchester County police on May 31 [...]

Posted by Tim O'Connor on October 29th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Schubert hearing re-skedded

October
28

Lawyers for a World War II veteran will be in court Dec. 8 for a hearing in the $5 million federal lawsuit that claims the City of Rye violated the man’s civil rights in an ongoing battle over a neighbor’s drainage system. The case had been scheduled for a pre-motion conference on Dec. 2.

Bob Schubert, [...]

Posted by Tim O'Connor on October 28th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Post postponed.

October
28

The sentencing of former Mount Vernon Planning Commissioner Constance “Gerrie” Post and her businessman boyfriend Wayne Charles has been pushed off again. Both Post and Charles have new lawyers. Post has retained Clinton “Chip” Calhoun and Charles has hired Richard Willstatter. Post was represented by Andy Rubin and Ken Saltzman at her trial in March [...]

Posted by Tim O'Connor on October 28th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Kerik hearing cancelled

October
27

Bernie Kerik’s hearing in federal court in White Plains was cancelled by Judge Stephen C. Robinson at the last minute today. Kerik was in the U.S. Marshals’ holding cells in the basement of the building where he huddled for more than an hour with his lawyers, Barry Berke and Michael Bachner. Neither Kerik’s lawyers nor [...]

Posted by Tim O'Connor on October 27th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Hearing set in Zherka suit vs. Manhattan ADA

October
27

U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel has set a hearing date of Nov. 20 in newspaper publisher/strip club owner Sam Zherka’s lawsuit against a Manhattan assistant district attorney named Matthew Bogdanos on motions to dismiss the lawsuit. Zherka claims that Bogdanos launched a criminal probe of the owner of the Westchester Guardian at the behest of [...]

Posted by Tim O'Connor on October 27th, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Kerik’s legal muscle again at issue

October
27

Former NYPD Commisioner Bernie Kerik will be back in court this afternoon where federal prosecutors are expected to lay out their reasons why they think Judge Stephen C. Robinson should conduct a hearing to determine if Kerik’s lawyers Barry Berke and Eric Tirschwell are barred by potential conflicts from representing Kerik.

It’s deja vu all over [...]

Posted by Tim O'Connor on October 27th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Terror indictment filed in Manhattan

October
27

An Indian national living in Queens illegally and another man who is still at large were charged in a federal indictment with attempting to provide guns, ammunition, vehicles, bulletproof vests and night vision goggles to Hizballah, the terrorist group based in Lebanon, federal authorities said today.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced this morning that Patrick Nayyar, [...]

Posted by Tim O'Connor on October 27th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

To jail or not to jail

October
26

Judge Stephen C. Robinson said today that, contrary to a few media reports, he was not “angry” during last week’s hearing where he ordered former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik jailed for slipping confidential court docs to a New Jersey lawyer who used them to formulate an email sent to but never printed in the Washington [...]

Posted by Tim O'Connor on October 26th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

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