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DA who dropped Weinstein case rethinking campaign donations [Cyrus Vance]
Associated Press ^ | Oct 17, 2017 3:43 PM EDT | Jake Pearson

Posted on 10/17/2017 8:50:23 PM PDT by Olog-hai

The Manhattan district attorney who declined to charge Harvey Weinstein in a 2015 sexual abuse case says he will stop taking campaign contributions pending a review by an outside ethics group.

Cyrus R. Vance Jr. has come under fire for accepting thousands of dollars from a lawyer who represented the Hollywood mogul. […]

An Associated Press review of Vance’s most generous givers shows the prosecutor has taken money from lawyers defending people his office has charged. …

(Excerpt) Read more at hosted.ap.org ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: New York
KEYWORDS: bribery; cyvance; cyvancejr; manhattan; newyorkcity; nyc; vance; weinstein; weinsteinsexscandal

1 posted on 10/17/2017 8:50:23 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Vance is an embarrassment. He fits in NYC.


2 posted on 10/17/2017 8:52:34 PM PDT by o-n-money (We should rename California to Newer Mexico.)
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To: Olog-hai

He’s a POS just like his father was!


3 posted on 10/17/2017 8:52:52 PM PDT by vette6387 (LOCK HER UP! COMEY TOO.)
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To: Olog-hai

the prosecutor has taken money from lawyers defending people his office has charged. …


Well, isn’t that special?


4 posted on 10/17/2017 8:52:59 PM PDT by sparklite2 (I'm less interested in the rights I have than the liberties I can take.)
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To: Olog-hai

That’s because he’s busted. He’s been getting paid off for years.


5 posted on 10/17/2017 8:53:06 PM PDT by Newbomb Turk (Hey Newbomb, where is your bothers ElCamino ?)
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To: Olog-hai

NYC graft and corruption?

Whoda guessed?

NYC Values....


6 posted on 10/17/2017 8:54:04 PM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: Paladin2

Democrat or Republican?

We will never know.


7 posted on 10/18/2017 2:25:49 AM PDT by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: urbanpovertylawcenter

Cyrus Roberts Vance Jr. is the incumbent New York County District Attorney, and was previously a principal at the law firm of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, P.C. Wikipedia
Born: June 14, 1954 (age 63), Manhattan, New York City, NY
Spouse: Peggy McDonnell (m. 1984)
Children: 2
Party: Democratic Party
Parents: Cyrus Vance
Siblings: Pia Pearce


8 posted on 10/18/2017 8:51:16 AM PDT by fudimo
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To: o-n-money

Can you say Major Bribes?


9 posted on 10/18/2017 11:26:23 AM PDT by rejoicing
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