Podcast appearances and mentions of Cyrus R Vance

Local attorney Dee Wampler joins Nick Reed this hour. Here's what they cover: Dee shares several disrespectful comments made by President Biden. Cyrus R. Vance Jr. and the Trump investigation. California Equality Act. Juan Williams announced that he's leaving"The Five" after nearly seven years as a daily host on the popular Fox News evening talk show. Donna Brazile has also left Fox News and joined ABC News as a contributor. Mark McCloskey spoke last night at the MRA meeting. Ben & Jerry's wants to create ice cream with cannabis in it. Singer B.J. Thomas died on Saturday at his home in Arlington, Texas. He was 78.

THE FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND HiS FAMILY ARE NOW OFFICIALLY UNDER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION !!! The Trump Organization is now exploring criminal conduct, N.Y. attorney general’s office says NEW YORK —New York Attorney General Letitia James's investigation into the Trump Organization is now considered a criminal matter, James's office said Tuesday night, noting that officials with the former president's company were recently apprised of the development. "We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the company is no longer purely civil in nature,"  "We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan DA. We have no additional comment at this time."The attorney general's notification to the Trump Organization suggested a cooperative relationship has developed between investigators working for James and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., whose office has been heading a criminal probe into the company and its officers since 2018. Both officials are Democrats. A person familiar with the matter, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation, said the district attorney was not specifically mentioned in James's letter to Trump's company.  #newyork AG’s office says Trump Organization probe now ‘criminal’ investigation. The office of New York state #AttorneyGeneralLetitiaJames issued a statement on Tuesday night, confirming a change in its investigation of the Trump Organization from a civil probe to a #official investigation. 

THE FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND HiS FAMILY ARE NOW OFFICIALLY UNDER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION !!!The Trump Organization is now exploring criminal conduct, N.Y. attorney general’s office says NEW YORK —New York Attorney General Letitia James's investigation into the Trump Organization is now considered a criminal matter, James's office said Tuesday night, noting that officials with the former president's company were recently apprised of the development."We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the company is no longer purely civil in nature,"  "We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan DA. We have no additional comment at this time."The attorney general's notification to the Trump Organization suggested a cooperative relationship has developed between investigators working for James and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., whose office has been heading a criminal probe into the company and its officers since 2018. Both officials are Democrats. A person familiar with the matter, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation, said the district attorney was not specifically mentioned in James's letter to Trump's company. #newyork AG’s office says Trump Organization probe now ‘criminal’ investigation. The office of New York state #AttorneyGeneralLetitiaJames issued a statement on Tuesday night, confirming a change in its investigation of the Trump Organization from a civil probe to a #official investigation. 

In campus news, university recreation reopened in September after being closed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to The Appalachian, UREC indoor facilities have reopened at 25% capacity. All visitors must wear masks at all times, remain 12-feet apart and present their daily health check passports. UREC is also implementing reservations in order to limit overcrowding at its facilities. To reserve your time slot, visit UREC's website. Locally, Hospitality Mints announced that it will be closing its doors after more than 40 years in Boone. The company cited impacts to its industry due to the pandemic and other restrictions, according to The Watauga Democrat. Hospitality Mints was founded in 1976 and is the largest supplier of custom mints in the United States. With sales down 80% and several staff layoffs, the company is currently expected to be closed by June 2021. In national news, the president could be investigated for tax fraud, according to the New York Times. After a yearlong battle for President Trump's tax records, the Manhattan district attorney's office suggested that it has the grounds to investigate him and his business for fraud in court documents filed Monday. The district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., has never revealed the scope of the inquiry into the president's financial documents due to grand jury secrecy. Monday's court filings suggest a significant change.

Elisabeth Myers, democracy lead for Democrats Abroad Morocco, lawyer and former editor-in-chief of Inside Arabia, discusses a recent Wall Street Journal exclusive that says Saudi Arabia has quietly built a plant to process uranium ore into yellowcake and questions whether China is helping in the process! What's going on here?David Schultz, author and professor of political science at Hamline University and a professor in the Hamline and University of Minnesota Schools of Law, discusses New York Attorney General Letitia James filing a lawsuit calling for the NRA to be dissolved. The suit alleges that for decades, the organization’s leaders have plundered its coffers for their own gain - to the turn of $64 million over three years. Also, US President Donald Trump's business woes are coming to light. Deutsche Bank, one of Trump’s major lenders in his days as a private citizen, was subpoenaed by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. last year in what, according to a New York Times report, "appears to be the first instance of a criminal inquiry involving Mr. Trump and his dealings with the German bank, which lent him and his company more than $2 billion over the past two decades."Litesa Wallace, former Illinois state representative for the 67th District and founder of the Wallace Institute for Learning and Empowerment, has the details on everything in Rockford, Illinois. A lot of the focus given to the current Black Lives Matter movement has been in large US cities. However, we continue to see lots of movement in smaller and mid-size cities across the country. Rockford, with a population of about 150,000, is no exception. On May 30, Rockford Police used tear gas to disperse crowds who had gathered to protest at the District 1 police station, and just this past Friday, nine people were taken into custody after staging a protest calling attention to the aggressive police tactics on May 30. There is a lot of unrest in the city. What's going on, and what's being done about it?

David Schultz, author and professor of political science at Hamline University and a professor in the Hamline and University of Minnesota Schools of Law, discusses the New York attorney general filing a lawsuit calling for the NRA to be dissolved. They allege for decades the organization’s leadership have plundered its coffers for their own gain - to the tun of $64 million over three years. Also, Trump business woes are coming to light. Deutsche Bank, one of Trump’s major lenders in his days as a private citizen, was subpoenaed by Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr. last year in what, according to a NYT report, is the first instance of a criminal inquiry involving Mr. Trump and his dealings with the German bank, which lent him and his company more than $2 billion over the past two decades.

Host Paul Booth interviews the Director (Steve James) of ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO GO TO JAIL Available on Prime for FREE. From acclaimed director Steve James (Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters, Life Itself), Abacus: Small Enough to Jail tells the incredible saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Abacus becomes the only U.S. bank to face criminal charges in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent trial forces the Sung family to defend themselves – and their bank's legacy in the Chinatown community – over the course of a five-year legal battle.

Steve and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, injustice, the 2008 financial crisis, speaking truth to power and closing the equity gap. IMDB Trailer Find out more about the film here. Synopsis Abacus: Small Enough to Jail tells the incredible saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Abacus becomes the only U.S. bank to face criminal charges in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent trial forces the Sung family to defend themselves – and their bank’s legacy in the Chinatown community – over the course of a five-year legal battle. Biography Steve James produced and directed Hoop Dreams, winner of every major critics prize as well as a Peabody and Robert F. Kennedy Award. Other award-winning films include Stevie, winner of the Sundance Film Festival Cinematography Award, IDFA Grand Jury Prize and the Yamagata Mayor’s Prize, among others; the Independent Documentary Association Award-winning miniseries The New Americans; Tribeca Film Festival Grand Prize winner The War Tapes, which James produced and edited; At the Death House Door, co-directed with Peter Gilbert, and winner of numerous festival awards; No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson for ESPN’s Peabody winning “30 for 30” series; and The Interrupters, which won an Emmy, Independent Spirit Award and the DuPont Columbia Journalism Award, among others. James’ most recent film, Life Itself, was named the best documentary of the year by over a dozen critics associations, Rotten Tomatoes, the Critics’ Choice Awards, the National Board of Review, and the Producers Guild of America. Most recently, Life Itself was nominated for Emmy awards for Best Documentary and Outstanding Editing: Documentary and Long Form.  ---------- For more information about my podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit my site. With thanks to producer Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. Image Copyright: Steve James. Used with permission. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From the celebrated filmmaker Steve James (Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters, Life Itself), comes his illuminating new film, ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL. The film tells the incredible saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Abacus becomes the only U.S. bank to face criminal charges in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent trial forces Thomas Sung and his formidable daughters to defend themselves—and their bank’s legacy in the Chinatown community—over the course of a five-year legal battle. Tracking the many twists and turns of the case, Oscar-nominated James creates a moving portrait of a family, a community, and a way of life. Director Steve James joins us for a conversation on his illuminating and infuriating showcase of great documentary filmmaking. For news and updates go to:abacusmovie.com facebook.com/abacusmovie

Follow-up U epizodi 24 spomenusmo čoveka iz Googlea koji testira USB-C - našao je ubicu računara Nije sve tako crno, sine Marco Rešenje za naše media/backup probleme Zanimljivosti Steve Jobs predstavlja NeXT Computer, 1998-e Vesti Google ugasio Picasa servis iOS/tvOS 9.3 razvoj se nastavlja punom parom, izašle beta3 i beta4. http://9to5mac.com/2016/02/08/tvos-9-2-beta-3/ http://www.macrumors.com/2016/02/22/apple-seeds-tvos-9-2-beta-4/ http://www.macrumors.com/2016/02/22/apple-seeds-ios-9-3-beta-4/ Takođe i odgovarajući updatei za watchOS i Mac OS X. Glavna zanimljivost vezana za novitete se desila u podcastu The Talk Show ep 146, gde su gostovali Eddy Cue i Craig Federighi. Svašta zanimljivo su rekli, između ostalog da se radi na redizajnu iTunesa(!) Computer pioneer Ken Olsen dies - The Boston Globe Low power mode, perfect for vacations Tim Cook napravio mutnjikavu sliku na SuperBowlu, pa je kasnije obrisao. /Lame, trebalo je da ostavi/ Tema - sigurnost i privatnost Blockbuster tema poslednjih desetak dana: Apple vs FBI FBI objavio šta se traži od Applea Tim Cook/Apple odgovaraju javnim pismom svojim korisnicima Analiza problema na blogu TrailOfBits Facebook i Twitter nedvosmisleno staju uz Apple. Google relativno mlako podržava Apple. Ostatak tech firmi uglavnom ćuti. Panzarino on fire: http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/18/no-apple-has-not-unlocked-70-iphones-for-law-enforcement/ https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/700555611415556096 Komedija nesposobnosti ili nameštanje igre: http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkowski/apple-terrorists-appleid-passcode-changed-in-government-cust http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/19/apple-executives-say-new-iphones-also-vulnerable-to-back-door-requested-by-fbi/ https://twitter.com/CountyWire/status/700887823482630144 FBI kaže da Apple koristi situaciju za marketing(?!) Direktor FBI-a kaže da je ovo one-off situacija i nećemo nikad više, vidi ruke Manhattan D.A. izgleda nije dobio taj MEMO: In an interview with Charlie Rose, the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., was asked, “If there is access to this phone, you want access to all those phones that you think are crucial in a criminal proceeding?” Mr. Vance responded: “Absolutely right.” Apple odgovora na sve to Bill Gates prvo kao stao na stranu FBI-ja a onda rekao da su ga pogrešno preneli. Vredi imati na umu: https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/702158047599325184 Komentari Why apple is fighting not to unlock… The US has gone F&*%ing Mad APPLE, THE FBI and Security iOS 8/9 security Appleov iOS Security White Paper http://tidbits.com/article/14557 https://nabla-c0d3.github.io/blog/2015/06/16/ios9-security-privacy/ Kako radi Secure Enclave: https://mikeash.com/pyblog/friday-qa-2016-02-19-what-is-the-secure-enclave.html (Ne)Sigurnost iCloud backupa A quick list of iOS Restrictions 1Password for Families Apps security ATS (Advanced Transport Security) OAuth2 Man in the middle attack http://blog.lumberlabs.com/2012/04/why-app-developers-should-care-about.html https://possiblemobile.com/2013/03/ssl-pinning-for-increased-app-security/ http://timekl.com/blog/2015/08/21/shipping-an-app-with-app-transport-security/ Korisni source code linkovi https://www.nccgroup.trust/us/about-us/newsroom-and-events/blog/2013/february/ssl-pinning-on-ios/ https://github.com/datatheorem/TrustKit Hacking apps https://realm.io/news/conrad-kramer-reverse-engineering-ios-apps-lyft/ http://www.zdziarski.com/blog/?p=4002 http://www.lyonanderson.org/blog/2014/02/06/ios-power-diagnostics/ Mac http://training.apple.com/pdf/osx_wp_security_108.pdf http://training.apple.com/pdf/WP_FileVault2.pdf Zahvalnice Snimljeno 24.02.2016. Uvodna muzika by Vladimir Tošić. Logotip by Aleksandra Ilić. Artwork epizode Seizing the Sun (2015) by Saša Montiljo

DA of New York County since January 2010, Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. leads an office with a long tradition of excellence and non-partisonship, considered one of the nation's preeminent prosecutors offices. DA Vance and Doug Muzzio talk about human trafficking.