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Former US President Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in a hush-money trial in New York. The charges relate to a payment made to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election, which prosecutors argued was part of a broader scheme to influence the election by concealing Trump's alleged sexual encounters with women. Trump, who denies the allegations and has criticized the case as Democratic election interference, could face up to four years in prison but is expected to appeal. The verdict has significant implications for Trump's political future as he considers running for president again in 2024. [Extracted from the article]

The judge presiding over New York state's $370 million civil fraud trial against former President Donald Trump is questioning whether his longtime chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, lied on the stand. The judge asked lawyers for Trump and New York Attorney General Letitia James about a New York Times report that Weisselberg was in talks to plead guilty to perjury over his testimony. The judge is considering whether Weisselberg's potential perjury should impact the verdict and has given the lawyers until Wednesday to respond. The trial alleges that Trump inflated the value of his assets to obtain better loan terms. [Extracted from the article]

The state alleges that Donald Trump Jr. ignored the error days later when he verified to Mazars that his father's 2016 statement of financial condition, which falsely valued the penthouse at over $300 million, was accurate. Trump Tower Donald Trump Jr. also said he had no recollection of how he responded when he was made aware in 2017 that one of his father's biggest assets - his Trump Tower penthouse apartment - was being wildly overvalued. [Extracted from the article]

Trump "False Denials" in Fraud Suit Merit Sanctions, NY Says (Bloomberg) -- New York's attorney general said she will seek sanctions against former President Donald Trump, his three oldest children and their lawyers for making "demonstrably false" denials in response to the state's $250 million fraud suit. Habba, who is also representing Trump in the New York case, declined to comment on James's letter to the judge. [Extracted from the article]

As the daughter and granddaughter of Buffalo steelworkers, Hochul said she was able to handle the rough-and-tumble of New York politics because she's "got steel running through my veins." (Bloomberg) -- New York Governor Kathy Hochul promised to reduce crime, improve affordability and stem the state's population loss as she took the oath of office for her first full term on Sunday. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses a shopper's bazaar and its products of Middle East origin located at 123 Lexington Avenue in New York City. The location is called an epitome of contemporary New York City. Historical aspects of the venue are noted including its use to administer the oath of office to the 21st President of the U.S., Chester A. Arthur.

Highlights the annual men's/kids' retail textile Good Scout Award Luncheon held at the Marriott Marquis in New York in December 2004. Values detailed in the oath of the Boy Scouts of America; Amount of fund raised at the event for Learning for Life, an educational program for children in the New York City area; Organizers of the event.