Podcasts about New York County District Attorney

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3: 5:00pm- Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his brand-new book, “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me.” PLUS is R2-D2, the droid from Star Wars, a lesbian? The book releases next Tuesday, June 11th. However, you can pre-order it now: https://a.co/d/jd6PjBb. 5:40pm- Breaking News: Newsmax reports that “the judge who oversaw former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial on Friday notified Trump attorney Todd Blanche of a questionable Web posting by someone who claimed to have been in contact with one of the trial's jurors. In a letter to Blanche, Judge Juan Merchan, acting state Supreme Court justice, recounted the controversial communication in a note also sent to the New York County District Attorney's Office.” The note stated: “Today, the Court became aware of a comment that was posted on the Unified Court System's public Facebook page and which I now bring to your attention. In the comment, the user, Michael Anderson, states: 'My cousin is a juror and says Trump is getting convicted Thank you folks for all your hard work!!!!'" You can read more about this developing story here: https://www.newsmax.com/us/blanche-trump-merchan/2024/06/07/id/1167916/ 5:45pm- While speaking with Dr. Phil, former President Donald Trump explained that although there were chants of “lock her up” during his 2016 presidential campaign he and his Justice Department never even attempted to charge Hillary Clinton with a crime because he thought it was more important to bring the country together.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (06/07/2024): 3:05pm- According to a report from Coral Davenport of The New York Times, on Friday afternoon the Biden Administration announced new fuel consumption rules that are designed to encourage the production of electric vehicles. Davenport writes: “The new mileage standards announced by the Transportation Department are among several regulations the administration is using to prod carmakers to produce more electric vehicles. In April, the Environmental Protection Agency issued strict new limits on tailpipe pollution that are designed to ensure that the majority of new passenger cars and light trucks sold in the United States are all-electric or hybrids by 2032, up from 7.6 percent last year.” You can listen to the full show here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/climate/biden-mileage-electric-vehicles.html 3:15pm- On Thursday, former President Donald Trump spoke with Dr. Phil. During the long-form interview, Trump hilariously referred to Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) as “watermelon head.” How many times will Rich play the audio clip today? 3:30pm- Listeners react to the Biden Administration's newly announced fuel consumption regulations. Will these burdensome standards hurt President Joe Biden's likelihood of winning the state of Michigan in the 2024 presidential election? 3:40pm- Chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Whatley joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the current state of the 2024 presidential race. Notably, Donald Trump and the RNC raised a total of $141 million in the month May—far outpacing the Biden campaign. In fact, the total is more than the Biden and the DNC raised in April and May combined. 4:05pm- Curtis Bashaw—Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate in New Jersey—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to recap his big primary win on Tuesday. Bashaw will now face off against Democrat Senate candidate Andy Kim in the general election—and possibly sitting Senator Robert Menendez who has vowed to run as an Independent. Can Bashaw become the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate seat since 1972? You can learn more about Bashaw's campaign here: https://curtisbashawforsenate.com 4:30pm- Attorney Matt Rooney—Founder of SaveJersey.com—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his big promotion! Next week he becomes the President of the Camden County Bar Association. Plus, a complete New Jersey primary breakdown. Could Republican Senator nominee for NJ Curtis Bashaw beat Democrat Andy Kim and presumed Independent candidate Robert Menendez in the general election? Rooney says that in a three-way race, Bashaw could very well become the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate seat in NJ since the 1970s. Rooney hosts The Matt Rooney Show on 1210 WPHT (Sunday's 7pm to 10pm). 5:00pm- Dr. Wilfred Reilly—Professor of Political Science at Kentucky State University—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his brand-new book, “Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me.” PLUS is R2-D2, the droid from Star Wars, a lesbian? The book releases next Tuesday, June 11th. However, you can pre-order it now: https://a.co/d/jd6PjBb. 5:40pm- Breaking News: Newsmax reports that “the judge who oversaw former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial on Friday notified Trump attorney Todd Blanche of a questionable Web posting by someone who claimed to have been in contact with one of the trial's jurors. In a letter to Blanche, Judge Juan Merchan, acting state Supreme Court justice, recounted the controversial communication in a note also sent to the New York County District Attorney's Office.” The note stated: “Today, the Court became aware of a comment that was posted on the Unified Court System's public Facebook page and which I now bring to your attention. In the comment, the user, Michael Anderson, states: 'My cousin is a juror and says Trump is getting convicted Thank you folks for all your hard work!!!!'" You can read more about this developing story here: https://www.newsmax.com/us/blanche-trump-merchan/2024/06/07/id/1167916/ 5:45pm- While speaking with Dr. Phil, former President Donald Trump explained that although there were chants of “lock her up” during his 2016 presidential campaign he and his Justice Department never even attempted to charge Hillary Clinton with a crime because he thought it was more important to bring the country together. 6:05pm- On Thursday, former President Donald Trump spoke with Dr. Phil. During the long-form interview, Trump hilariously referred to Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) as “watermelon head.” After the interview, Dr. Phil revealed that promotional videos for the conversation were submitted to TikTok but the platform refused to run them simply because they contained Trump. 6:10pm- During an interview with Mediaite, ABC News' George Stephanopoulos outrageously stated that it is “journalistic malpractice” to do a live interview with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Does anyone really consider Stephanopoulos an objective journalist? 6:30pm- Attorney Linda Kerns joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss the importance of election integrity and her work recruiting poll watchers and workers in Pennsylvania—“making it easier to vote and harder to cheat.” Visithttps://protectthevote.com/pennsylvania/ to learn more about volunteering. An you can find Kerns at: www.lindakernslaw.com. 6:40pm- Raymond Lee—Co-President of the Philadelphia Forum 100—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his organization which recognizes the region's fastest growing companies. You can learn more at: https://philly100.org

Andrew is the Owner and Managing Partner of the Salinas Defense Law Firm, PLLC where he specializes in Criminal Defense and Immigration law. Since recording this episode, he has also started his own firm in Houston, Texas! He has  secured many dismissals and favorable plea deals for clients charged with serious crimes, many of whom were facing deportation if they plead guilty to certain convictions.  Prior to starting his own firm, Andrew was an attorney at a prominent Criminal Defense and Immigration law firm in Austin, TX that specialized in "crimmigration". Andrew handled hundreds of cases, including misdemeanors like Driving While Intoxicated and Assault Family Violence and felonies like Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Engaging in Organized Crime. He also has experience as an Assistant District  Attorney at the Kings County District Attorney's Office and as a Managing Attorney in charge of a brand-new Immigration Department at a boutique law firm in Brooklyn. Andrew graduated from Baylor University from the Baylor Interdisciplinary Honors Program with a B.A. in History and a minor in Rhetoric & Argumentation. He graduated from the Washington and Lee University School of Law where he actively competed and coached in several national  moot court competitions. He had the pleasure of serving as a law clerk for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, a civil rights organization, in Washington, D.C., as a legal intern for the most  respected non-profit immigration legal aid organization in the  D.C.-Maryland-Virginia region,  Ayuda, and as a Summer Fellow at the New York County District Attorney's Office in Manhattan. While in the Immigrant Rights Clinic in law school, Andrew and a fellow student attorney fought for their client to be granted asylum in an uphill  battle case – and won. He also got a taste for federal appellate work  when his team filed an appeal before the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals for a Stateless client who had been fighting to remain in the  U.S. for 20 years. In addition to being an editor for the Washington  and Lee Journal for Civil Rights and Social Justice, he also proudly formed the leadership board  of the Latin American Law Students' Association, serving as Moot Court Director and Vice President. https://salinasdefense.com/  https://www.instagram.com/abogadotejano https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553453914861 #leducentertainment #SpaghettiOnTheWall #newpodcast #trailer #LegalJourney #AndrewSalinas #CrimeAndImmigration

The Honorable Ethan Greenberg (ret.) joined Robert to offer his perspective on the indictment of Donald Trump and to address possible problems for the defense, potential difficulties for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's team (including proving intent), and what we can expect from each side moving forward.Judge Greenberg is a shareholder at Anderson Kill in New York, where he co-chairs the firm's Government Enforcement, Internal Investigation and White-Collar Defense Practice Group. Before joining the firm, Judge Greenberg was an acting New York State Supreme Court justice in Bronx County and a Criminal Court judge with the New York City Criminal Court. He has practiced law for more than 40 years and began his career as an assistant district attorney under Robert Morgenthau in the New York County District Attorney's Office. Judge Greenberg has served as an adjunct professor at Fordham Law and Cardozo Law, teaching criminal procedure, civil practice, and evidence.Articles about the indictment by Judge Greenberg and his colleague Sam Braverman: New York Law Journal and Wall Street Journal. Read the indictment and statement of facts. Send your questions, comments, and feedback to summarilypod@gmail.com. Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not an advertisement for legal services.  The information provided on this podcast is not intended to be legal advice.  You should not rely on what you hear on this podcast as legal advice. If you have a legal issue, please contact a lawyer.  The views and opinion expressed by the hosts and guests are solely those of the individuals and do not represent the views or opinions of the firms or organizations with which they are affiliated or the views or opinions of this podcast's advertisers.  This podcast is available for private, non-commercial use only.  Any editing, reproduction, or redistribution of this podcast for commercial use or monetary gain without the expressed, written consent of the podcast's creator is prohibited.

Professor Jonathan Lipson and Charlotte Bismuth, author of Bad Medicine, discuss the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy and the challenges it presents for both the legal system and people who were harmed by OxyContin. Interviewer: Professor Jonathan Lipson, Harold E. Kohn Chair Guests: Charlotte Bismuth, author of Bad Medicine and former prosecutor for the New York County District Attorney.

About Nicky: Proud of her Native American Echota and Alabamian roots, Nicky has been in New York since 2004 (and still loves it!). She holds a Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology and got her start in NYC alongside Becky Straw at charity: water in the early years of the organization. From providing direct services at the New York County District Attorney's Office to leading the first NGO to reach 1 million followers on social media to leading NGO's and tech startups in their partnerships and social impact efforts, Nicky has over a decade of experience in growing nonprofits, building startups and forging social impact relationships that scale with technology. When not in the office or field, Nicky enjoys traveling and taking on new challenges, from climbing Kilimanjaro to learning to scuba dive! Connect: LinkedInInstagram--------------About Create GoodPodcast: The Create Good podcast is a conversation with change makers and rabble-rousers to find out what makes them tick and how they create good. We created the podcast because we were missing the connections and community that came from conferences and gatherings. Our goal is to share some awesome nonprofit folks with the community. Subscribe to follow along.Event: Create Good started as a conference, the first one was in 2017, to gather nonprofit communications leaders creating breakthrough work and share them in a fun and inspiring space. Like everyone else, we had to pivot due to the pandemic. We moved the conference online and this year we are pivoting again to a series of webinars and podcast. We are hoping to return to our in-person conference in 2023. Visit the site to see past sessions and sign up for the newsletter to find out when we will meet in person again at the next Create Good Conference. www.creategoodconference.com--------------About BC/DC IdeasWe are a full service marketing and communications agency who focuses exclusively on nonprofits for the last 11 years. From strategy and social media to web sites and video production, we can do it all. Let's talk about how we can bring your vision to life. www.bcdcideas.com--------------Intro Music by ItsWatR  from Pixabay

How's it going everybody and welcome to The Gun Experiment.  This week Keith and I speak with a 2nd amendment and gun rights attorney from NY, discuss prepaid legal services, red flag laws and our worst fears as gun owners. This Episode is brought to you by Target Sports USA, the official ammo sponsor of The Gun Experiment.  Be sure to check out their Prime Membership…which gets you 8% off, free shipping on all ammo orders and a whole lot more, all for $95 a year. I also want to remind everyone that we drop new episodes on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month so be sure to subscribe and share the show with friends. Subscribe here New Show Sponsor: Onsight Firearms Training Be a part of our growing community, join our Discord page! Ways to support the show: 1. Join our mailing list: Thegunexperiment.com 2. Subscribe, Leave us 5 stars and comment on Apple or Spotify 3. Follow us on instagram and/or FB: Instagram   Facebook I. Interview Our guest tonight is a former prosecutor in the New York County District Attorney's office who was assigned to the elite firearms trafficking unit.  Since entering private practice almost 20 years ago, he has represented clients concerning all areas of gun rights and Second amendment issues. Additionally, he has been seen on 60 minutes, CNN and written articles on the topic of gun rights and Second Amendment issues, please welcome Peter Tilem to the show.   II. Run and Gun III. Let's Mix It UP On this episode of Let's Mix It Up, we discuss red flag laws. IV. Shootin' the Shit Tonight we shoot the shit about our worst fears as gun owners. V. Outro We want to thank Peter for coming on the show. As gun owners behind enemy lines in NY we are constantly fighting to be treated fairly and losing the right to a legal plan never felt fair to me. Peter, I want to thank you for thinking outside the box and bringing NY TAC to fruition. Be sure to look into his plan and follow up with any questions. NY TAC Defense    Facebook    TikTok To everyone listening we want to thank you again for taking time out of your day to tune into our show; You can find links in the show notes to all of our social media, so be sure to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Discord so we can keep the conversation going. Facebook   Instagram   Twitter   Discord   We may earn a small portion of the sale from some of the product/service links discussed in our show and provided in these notes.  It doesn't come at a cost to you, but helps us to grow the show, buy gear to review and continue to create great content. We will never affiliate ourselves with companies or products that we do not personally stand behind. Thank you for your support.

Today's guest is Deborah Tuerkheimer. She is a professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. She earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard College and her law degree from Yale Law School. Tuerkheimer served for five years as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office, where she specialized in domestic violence and child abuse prosecution. She's written a new book called Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers And Protect Abusers. In this episode we discuss how to create a safe space for people to openly talk about their trauma and abuse,what Deborah calls the credibility complex and how to work around it, what to do if you're a victim who hasn't shared your story yet, why abusers have traditionally been protected and what we need to change in our society, the immediate steps you should take after being abused and so much more.It is my intention to help spread awareness to help those who have dealt with abuse, but there is a chance that this episode could be a trigger for some of you.For more go to: www.lewishowes.com/1186Mel Robbins: The “Secret” Mindset Habit to Building Confidence and Overcoming Scarcity: https://link.chtbl.com/970-podDr. Joe Dispenza on Healing the Body and Transforming the Mind: https://link.chtbl.com/826-podMaster Your Mind and Defy the Odds with David Goggins: https://link.chtbl.com/715-podSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A distinguished public servant, Dan has served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives; the District Attorney for Richmond County, New York; and the Deputy Bureau Chief for the New York County District Attorney's Office. He has decades of experience working with high-level government officials on the federal, state, and city level. As Representative for the 11th Congressional District of the State of New York, he was appointed to the Homeland Security Committee, where he served as chairman of the Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communication Subcommittee and was a member of the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee. He was also appointed to the Foreign Affairs Committee, where he served as a member of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee and the Africa, Global Health, Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee. As District Attorney for Richmond County, Staten Island, New York, he served as the Chief Law Enforcement Officer and presided over 125 prosecutors, administrative staff, and NYPD detective squad. In this role he was responsible for the prosecution of more than 12,000 criminal cases per year. He also represented Staten Island as Deputy Borough President and as Chief of Staff for the Office of the Staten Island Borough President, where he oversaw public safety, education, transportation, healthcare, environmental, and city planning matters. As Deputy Bureau Chief for the New York County District Attorney's Office, Dan served the NYC Special Narcotics Prosecutor and managed New York City–wide felony narcotics cases. Dan received his J.D., cum laude, from Fordham University School of Law, where he was a member of the Fordham Law Review, and his B.S. from St. John's University.

Kathryn interviews Author, Professor, Attorney Deborah Tuerkheimer JD. We are all shaped by what Deborah Tuerkheimer, calls the credibility complex—forces that make us prone to credibility discounting of accusers, especially society's most vulnerable and marginalized women and credibility boosting of the accused, most noticeably men of status and privilege. People who routinely mete out these discounts and boosts include police officers, prosecutors, school officials, workplace personnel, friends, roommates, parents and the law itself. Tuerkheimer explores restorative justice's pros and cons and what it means to be vindicated within and outside the criminal justice system. She offers solutions for dismantling the credibility complex, showing how we can remake law and culture so that trust blame and care are no longer meted out along axes of power. Tuerkheimer, AB Harvard and JD Yale, is a professor at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and has served for five years as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office, specializing in domestic violence and child abuse prosecution.Kathryn also interviews Author Erica Komisar LCSW. Adolescence is a notoriously complicated time for kids as well as their parents. In addition, the epidemic of mental health disorders in young people today has made today's parenting even more challenging. However, parents of adolescents can still have a profound impact on the health and well-being of their children. Parenting expert Erica Komisar examines the struggles many parents face as their children enter adolescence, such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, behavioral issues and addiction. Offering compassionate and practical advice, she helps readers learn how to prevent, recognize and address these mental health disorders in their children. Komisar, a clinical social worker, psychoanalyst and parent guidance expert, has been in private practice in NYC for over 30 years and is a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal, The NY Daily News,The Huffington Post and The Washington Post.

Kathryn interviews Author, Professor, Attorney Deborah Tuerkheimer JD. We are all shaped by what Deborah Tuerkheimer, calls the credibility complex—forces that make us prone to credibility discounting of accusers, especially society's most vulnerable and marginalized women and credibility boosting of the accused, most noticeably men of status and privilege. People who routinely mete out these discounts and boosts include police officers, prosecutors, school officials, workplace personnel, friends, roommates, parents and the law itself. Tuerkheimer explores restorative justice's pros and cons and what it means to be vindicated within and outside the criminal justice system. She offers solutions for dismantling the credibility complex, showing how we can remake law and culture so that trust blame and care are no longer meted out along axes of power. Tuerkheimer, AB Harvard and JD Yale, is a professor at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and has served for five years as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office, specializing in domestic violence and child abuse prosecution.Kathryn also interviews Author Erica Komisar LCSW. Adolescence is a notoriously complicated time for kids as well as their parents. In addition, the epidemic of mental health disorders in young people today has made today's parenting even more challenging. However, parents of adolescents can still have a profound impact on the health and well-being of their children. Parenting expert Erica Komisar examines the struggles many parents face as their children enter adolescence, such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, behavioral issues and addiction. Offering compassionate and practical advice, she helps readers learn how to prevent, recognize and address these mental health disorders in their children. Komisar, a clinical social worker, psychoanalyst and parent guidance expert, has been in private practice in NYC for over 30 years and is a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal, The NY Daily News,The Huffington Post and The Washington Post.

Kathryn interviews Author, Professor, Attorney Deborah Tuerkheimer JD. We are all shaped by what Deborah Tuerkheimer, calls the credibility complex—forces that make us prone to credibility discounting of accusers, especially society's most vulnerable and marginalized women and credibility boosting of the accused, most noticeably men of status and privilege. People who routinely mete out these discounts and boosts include police officers, prosecutors, school officials, workplace personnel, friends, roommates, parents and the law itself. Tuerkheimer explores restorative justice's pros and cons and what it means to be vindicated within and outside the criminal justice system. She offers solutions for dismantling the credibility complex, showing how we can remake law and culture so that trust blame and care are no longer meted out along axes of power. Tuerkheimer, AB Harvard and JD Yale, is a professor at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and has served for five years as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office, specializing in domestic violence and child abuse prosecution.Kathryn also interviews Author Erica Komisar LCSW. Adolescence is a notoriously complicated time for kids as well as their parents. In addition, the epidemic of mental health disorders in young people today has made today's parenting even more challenging. However, parents of adolescents can still have a profound impact on the health and well-being of their children. Parenting expert Erica Komisar examines the struggles many parents face as their children enter adolescence, such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, behavioral issues and addiction. Offering compassionate and practical advice, she helps readers learn how to prevent, recognize and address these mental health disorders in their children. Komisar, a clinical social worker, psychoanalyst and parent guidance expert, has been in private practice in NYC for over 30 years and is a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal, The NY Daily News,The Huffington Post and The Washington Post.

Kathryn interviews Author, Professor, Attorney Deborah Tuerkheimer JD. We are all shaped by what Deborah Tuerkheimer, calls the credibility complex—forces that make us prone to credibility discounting of accusers, especially society's most vulnerable and marginalized women and credibility boosting of the accused, most noticeably men of status and privilege. People who routinely mete out these discounts and boosts include police officers, prosecutors, school officials, workplace personnel, friends, roommates, parents and the law itself. Tuerkheimer explores restorative justice's pros and cons and what it means to be vindicated within and outside the criminal justice system. She offers solutions for dismantling the credibility complex, showing how we can remake law and culture so that trust blame and care are no longer meted out along axes of power. Tuerkheimer, AB Harvard and JD Yale, is a professor at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and has served for five years as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office, specializing in domestic violence and child abuse prosecution.Kathryn also interviews Author Erica Komisar LCSW. Adolescence is a notoriously complicated time for kids as well as their parents. In addition, the epidemic of mental health disorders in young people today has made today's parenting even more challenging. However, parents of adolescents can still have a profound impact on the health and well-being of their children. Parenting expert Erica Komisar examines the struggles many parents face as their children enter adolescence, such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, behavioral issues and addiction. Offering compassionate and practical advice, she helps readers learn how to prevent, recognize and address these mental health disorders in their children. Komisar, a clinical social worker, psychoanalyst and parent guidance expert, has been in private practice in NYC for over 30 years and is a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal, The NY Daily News,The Huffington Post and The Washington Post.

Deborah Tuerkheimer In the past couple of years we have watched as, finally, powerful men who are also sexual predators have been brought to some form of justice. Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, Charlie Rose, and Matt Lauer among the most prominent. What we learned from watching their downfall is how very hard it is to have these men held to account.  Author Deborah Tuerkheimer and I talk about her book Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers and the systems and beliefs that create this reality.  I've had a lot of meaningful conversations over the years of doing this podcast and I can honestly say that I think this is one of the most important. Increasing the number of abusers held to account and changing the dynamic of how accusers are treated is on all of us. Talking with Deborah showed me some of my own knowledge gaps around sexual assault and put into high relief how pervasive some of our thought patterns about abuse are. I left the conversation feeling energized and more aware of ways to change these patterns. We all know women who have been sexually assaulted, we ourselves may be among them. To change these patterns, in society and ourselves, we have to be aware of them.  Listen to this conversation and then please take action.  About Deborah: Author of the book Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers Deborah Tuerkheimer is a professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. She earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard College and her law degree from Yale Law School. Tuerkheimer served for five years as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office, where she specialized in domestic violence and child abuse prosecution.  For a written transcript of this conversation please click here.  Action Steps: 1) See that judging credibility is a power, it is a mighty power, and that the ways in which we confer credibility or dismiss people who come to us can impact that person in deep and lasting ways. 2) We can rewire ourselves to be more fair when we decide who to believe and who to blame and whether to care. 3) There are policies in your schools, in your workplaces, in your states, that are flawed, and that reflect these forces that we've been talking about, the credibility discount in particular. And so there are lots of ways that we can improve those formal rules and those formal policies and procedures to be more just and more fair. Pick one policy and work to make it just and fair, then move on to the next and keep going. Resources: This truly remarkable book is available everywhere so please support your local bookseller. Jeff Bezos has enough money. Connect with Deborah: https://www.deborahtuerkheimer.com Credits: Harmonica music courtesy of a friend

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Deborah Tuerkheimer, the author of “Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers”, to examine why we are primed to disbelieve allegations of sexual abuse—and how we can transform a culture and a legal system structured to dismiss accusers. Deborah Tuerkheimer is a professor at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. She earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard College and her law degree from Yale Law School. She served for five years as an assistant district attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office, where she specialized in domestic violence and child abuse prosecution. Visit our website: https://lithub.com/story-type/keen-on/ Email Andrew: a.keen@me.com Watch the show live on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajkeen Watch the show live on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankeen/ Watch the show live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lithub Watch the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LiteraryHub/videos Subscribe to Andrew's newsletter: https://andrew2ec.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This month on the Well Woman Show, I interview Deborah Tuerkheimer, author and professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. She earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard College and her law degree from Yale Law School. Tuerkheimer served for five years as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office, where she specialized in domestic violence and child abuse prosecution. She's the author of Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers. On the show we discuss: Credibility as a form of power, How those with greater privilege and authority in our society are more likely to be deemed credible while those with less social status are more likely to be dismissed How everyday interactions are a perfect starting point for cultural change. All the information shared today can be found at the show notes at https://wellwomanlife.com/wp-admin/wellwomanlife.com/267show (wellwomanlife.com/267show) The books she recommended were: https://bookshop.org/books/somebody-s-daughter-a-memoir-9781432890568/9781250305978 (Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir by Ashley C. Ford) https://bookshop.org/books/recollections-of-my-nonexistence-a-memoir/9780593083345 (Recollections of My Nonexistence: A Memoir by Rebecca Solnit ) You can also continue the conversation in the Well Woman Life community group at http://wellwomanlife.com/community (wellwomanlife.com/community) The Well Woman Show is thankful for the support from The Well Woman Academy™ at http://wellwomanlife.com/academy (wellwomanlife.com/academy). Support this podcast

The Compliance Life details the journey to and in the role of a Chief Compliance Officer. How does one come to sit in the CCO chair? What are some of the skills a CCO needs to success navigate the compliance waters in any company? What are some of the top challenges CCOs have faced and how did they meet them? These questions and many others will be explored in this new podcast series. Over four episodes each month on The Compliance Life, I visit with one current or former CCO to explore their journey to the CCO chair. This month, my guest is John Melican, former CCO at AMEX Travel and now Managing Director at Exiger.  Melican attend Colgate for undergrad and the University of Albany for law school. He began with the New York County District Attorney's office. There he moved from Trial Division, to the  Investigations Division, Special Prosecutions Bureau and ending with the Investigations Division, Frauds Bureau. He talked about trying cases and some large white-collar prosecutions he played a role in during his time with the DA. Resources John Melican LinkedIn Profile Exiger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deborah Tuerkheimer served for five years as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office, where she specialized in domestic violence and child abuse prosecution. In her new book Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers, she provides a much-needed framework to explain how we perceive credibility, why our perceptions are distorted, and why these distortions harm survivors. Social hierarchies and inequalities foster doubt that is commonplace and predictable, resulting in what Tuerkheimer calls the “credibility discount”—our dismissal of claims by certain kinds of speakers—primarily women, and especially those who are more marginalized. The #MeToo movement has exposed how victims have been badly served by a system that is designed not to protect them, but instead to protect the status quo. Credibility lies at the heart of this system. Drawing on case studies, moving first-hand accounts, science, and the law, Tuerkheimer identifies widespread patterns and their causes, analyzes the role of power, and examines the close, reciprocal relationship between culture and law—guiding us toward accurate credibility judgments and equitable treatment of those whose suffering has long been disregarded. #MeToo has touched off a massive reckoning. To achieve lasting progress, we must shift our approach to belief. Credible helps us forge a path forward to ensuring justice for the countless individuals affected by sexual misconduct. Praise for Credible “This is not just an important book. It's way more than that—it's a new algorithm, an upending of long-held beliefs kept in place by law and culture. If we rewire ourselves to respond more fairly to the accusations that come our way, law reform and culture change will follow. Over time we can dismantle the credibility complex." —Elizabeth Lesser, bestselling author of Cassandra Speaks and Broken Open “Deborah Tuerkheimer makes a brilliant, clear, and convincing legal case in Credible that justice for survivors requires basic changes in the law. But she makes an equally compelling plea for something with even more world-historical ambition: a transformation that is needed in the court of public opinion so that women's dignity—and credibility—is finally seen as equal to men's.” —Jackson Katz, PhD, educator and author of The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help “In Credible, Tuerkheimer tells a range of stories of victim-survivors of sexual assault and harassment. What's different is that she traverses these stories through the lens of credibility—the ways in which its absence (or in rare cases, its presence) will make all the difference in someone's recovery and healing. This is essential reading not only for those deeply invested in #MeToo activism and scholarship and for victim-survivors who will finally feel seen but also for anyone who has ever known a victim. Which is to say, Tuerkheimer's book is essential reading for everyone.” —Donna Freitas, author of Consent: A Memoir of Unwanted Attention --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message

Guest: John Moscow, Deputy Chief, Investigations Division, New York County District Attorney's Office (retired) Overview: John Moscow, the legendary Manhattan Assistant District Attorney, described the decades-defunct-but-still-notorious Bank of Credit and Commercial International to me this way: “It was a full service bank that would do anything its customers wanted.” (Emphasis mine.) Money laundering. Tax evasion. Drug trafficking. Terrorist financing. Moscow's and, more precisely, D.A. Robert M. Morgenthau's prosecution of BCCI reverberated globally as the bank pled guilty and was then liquidated in 1991. Vanity Fair magazine wrote a feature, How They Broke the Bank, the following spring that still holds up as an enthralling account of D.A.N.Y.'s dismantling of one of the then-largest banks in the world. Aside from lawmakers, regulators and educators, the world of pop culture noticed. The Infiltrator, former U.S. Customs' Agent Robert Mazur's book on the early role he played, became a movie by the same name in 2015. Bryan Cranston played the lead. American Made came out two years later detailing the improbable tale of former TWA pilot Barry Seal's drug smuggling for the Medellin Cartel, side work for the CIA and turning informant for the DEA. In this episode, Zila and Paul discuss BCCI before Paul and John revisit the investigation, the oddity of the media attention that followed, how AML efforts have fared since then and, of course, “that photo”. Time: 35 minutes

Kieran talks with Elizabeth “Liz” Roper, chief of the Cybercrime and Identity Theft Bureau within the New York County District Attorney's office. As head of one of the most sophisticated anti-cybercrime labs in the world, Liz details what she sees as the most pressing emerging cybercrime threats and offers encouragement to prosecutors throughout the country who are challenged by spiraling incidents of cybercrime in their communities. “From the day we first open a case, we're working together with investigators, detectives, analysts and forensics experts to strategize,” says the 15-year veteran of the Manhattan district attorney's office about the advantages of having cybercrime and other expertise under one roof. “That's the key to our success.”

Elizabeth “Liz” Crotty, has a varied legal career garnering extensive experience in both criminal law and complex civil litigation. Since joining with her partner, Jeremy Saland, to establish Crotty Saland PC, Liz has handled countless cases and represented both those accused of crimes as well as those who are victims of the same. An aggressive advocate, Liz also knows when zealous representation mandates a more subtle approach. Irrespective of the case, Liz has secured dismissals, declination of prosecutions, and host of successful dispositions in a wide variety of cases including Grand Larceny, Frauds, Assault, Rape, DWI, Weapon Possession and other crimes. If a case requires mitigation or a trial, Liz is prepared to do whatever is ethically necessary to best achieve success for a client. It is this experience and character that resulted in her selection as a Super Lawyer, an honor given to those attorney who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement as a result of independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Liz began her career at the New York County District Attorney's Office under Robert M. Morgenthau where she served as an Assistant District Attorney in the Trial Division. In that capacity, Liz handled the entire spectrum of crimes. Whether the offenses were "street crimes" such as assault, drug sales and weapons possession or more sophisticated crimes including falsifying business records, identity theft and money laundering, Liz had tremendous success investigating these matters and securing convictions before both juries and judges. While far from an exhaustive list of the offenses Liz prosecuted, the cases she handled included the white collar crimes of scheme to defraud, forgery and grand larceny to violent offenses including burglary, kidnapping and attempted murder. After serving over four years in the Trial Division, Liz continued her training and expanded her legal skills by moving to the Investigation Division of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. For two years, Liz prosecuted cases as a member of the Special Prosecutions Bureau. While there, Liz handled and supervised complex white-collar cases that were not merely perpetrated locally, but on a national and international level. Notably, Liz worked on a complex international investigation involving an international organization, banks and foreign governments. Upon leaving the Manhattan District Attorney's Office Liz worked at a well-known boutique civil practice for over two years. While there, Liz honed her investigatory and litigation skills further while working on complex international litigation. At the firm she handled both State and Federal matters regarding aviation litigation, wrongful death, negligence and product liability. Specifically, Liz worked on cases involving foreign banks, governments, charities, airlines, municipalities, and large corporations. In some instances, these resulted in settlements in excess of a million dollars. Liz is admitted to New York State Courts, the Southern and Eastern Districts. Liz currently serves as board member for the Manhattan District Attorney's Association, the not-for-profit official alumni organization for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. Additionally, Liz serves on New York City Bar Association's Judiciary Committee where she and her colleagues evaluate candidates for election, reelection, appointment, reappointment, designation and certification to judicial office and other offices connected with the administration of justice in state and federal courts in City of New York. Liz is also belongs to the Federal Bar Council and previously served on the International Human Rights Committee at the Association of the City Bar. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/otcpod1/support

Evelyn Marrero is Principal Financial Investigator at the New York County District Attorney's Office. She is involved in cases in the areas of White Collar Crimes - Money Laundering and Tax Crimes.Evelyn seats as the Growth Director of all Toastmasters District 46 but will eventually take on a new role as a Program Quality Director for the entire District 46 by July 2021.Please rate, review and subscribe!Find out more about Toastmasters, visit https://toastmasters46.org/ and follow District 46 on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/toastmasters46/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/toast-masters-district-46Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TMDistrict46/Toastmasters - where leaders are made.

Charlotte Bismuth is our guest. She is a former Prosecuting Attorney for the New York County District Attorney’s Office. In 2010, she transferred into the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor, which prosecutes felony narcotics crimes within the City’s five boroughs. She discusses the intense long term investigation and jaw dropping details of the criminal prosecution of one of America’s Deadliest Pill Doctors. The landmark trial and prosecution took 4 years. She and her team worked tirelessly to bring this criminal doctor to justice. She also wrote a book detailing the entire case. Follow us on the MeWe social media platform. Background song Hurricane is used with permission from the band Dark Horse Flyer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“I've enjoyed the process of developing relationships and cultivating new sources of unique investment opportunities for the firm, and giving them the confidence that Atlantic Street has the experience and expertise to close challenging transactions. I take pride in being able to tell our intermediary partners, as well as business owners, that we are a firm that treats people with the utmost respect and stands by our word.” Grant focuses on transaction sourcing for both new platforms and add-on acquisitions for the existing portfolio, as well as relationship management amongst the firm's various constituencies. Grant joined Atlantic Street in July 2015. Prior to joining Atlantic Street, Grant spent five years with The Riverside Company as a member of their Origination team, where he was responsible for evaluating new investment opportunities, developing intermediary relationships and executing on strategic initiatives for new business sourcing. Prior to Riverside, Grant worked for the New York County District Attorney's office as part of their frauds investigation practice. He received his B.A., Cum Laude, in Economics from Colgate University.

Welcome to the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network, Compliance and Coronavirus. In this episode, I am joined by Ray Dookhie is a managing director at K2 Intelligence FIN, with more than 25 years of experience in compliance, integrity risk monitoring and management, and investigations. His experience spans industries, with specific focus on financial services, life sciences, and real estate and construction. Prior to K2 Intelligence FIN, he worked for KPMG for over 20 years, most recently as a senior director with KPMG’s forensic services practice. Earlier in his career, Ray was a fraud investigator with the New York County District Attorney’s Office and the New York City Department of Investigation. He is a certified public accountant. In this episode, we consider some of the challenges for compliance professionals in the current environment around fraud and risk management; what are some of the more holistic / programmatic things that compliance professionals can do to overcome some of these challenges at this point in time and conclude with what are some of the more tactical things that compliance professionals can do to overcome some of these challenges. For more information on K2 Intelligence FIN, check out there website, here. 

This week we talk about the life of Eunice Hunton Carter. She was New York’s first female African-American lawyer and the first African-American woman to work as a prosecutor in the New York County District Attorney’s Office. Like a true badass, she helped build the prosecutions case against mobster Lucky Luciano. Join us as we look at what made this woman the tick.  This week's recommendations: Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster by Stephen L. Carter Listen to the Criminal Broads podcast Don't forget to share with us on Instagram! @oysdpodcast #oysdpodchallenge  Intro/Outro Music: Tripped and Fell in Love (instrumental) by Yacht.

The black letter law and articles discussed in this episode are: Yaya Fanusie’s Testimony to the House Armed Services Committee “Survey of Terrorist Groups and Their Means of Financing” https://financialservices.house.gov/uploadedfiles/09.07.2018_yaya_fanusie_testimony.pdf Cryptocurrency guidance and frameworks from FinCen – https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/2019-05/FinCEN%20Guidance%20CVC%20FINAL%20508.pdf CFTC - https://www.cftc.gov/Bitcoin/index.htm CFPB - https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201408_cfpb_consumer-advisory_virtual-currencies.pdf SEC - https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/statement-framework-investment-contract-analysis-digital-assets IRS - https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/virtual-currencies Inca Digital Securities https://www.incas.ec/ Yaya Fanusie in Forbes “Stronger AML Enforcement Might Actually Save Crypto” https://www.forbes.com/sites/yayafanusie/2019/05/29/stronger-aml-enforcement-might-actually-save-crypto/#3fff011c7e78 Liberty Reserve cryptocurrency money laundering indictment https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/founder-liberty-reserve-pleads-guilty-laundering-more-250-million-through-his-digital Indictment for providing cryptocurrency “shadow banking services” https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/arizona-man-and-israeli-woman-charged-connection-providing-shadow-banking-services Yaya Fanusie is a Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies https://www.fdd.org/team/yaya-j-fanusie/ Michael Sachs is the Executive Assistant District Attorney and Chief of the Investigation Division for the New York County District Attorney’s Office https://www.manhattanda.org/about-the-office/executive-team/ Adam Zarazinski is the CEO of Inca Digital Securities https://www.incas.ec/about/

On Part 2 of our interview with Dan Bibb, he talks about choosing Justice over victory in the fabled Palladium homicide case. Dan Bibb began his career as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office in 1982 under legendary District Attorney, Robert M. Morgenthau. During his career at the DA’s Office Dan investigated and tried some of that Office’s most high profile matters, including criminal activity ranging from commercial fraud to homicide. In addition, while at the DA’s Office Dan was personally responsible for the development of new evidence in the so-called Palladium homicide that led to the exoneration of the two people convicted of the crime and the prosecution of the real perpetrators. Dan led the investigation and prosecution of a precedent setting homicide case in which a doctor murdered his wife and disposed of the body. Dan was appointed Senior Trial Counsel and as a result of his many of his high profile investigations, prosecutions and convictions received extensive media attention. When he retired from the DA’s Office, Dan was Unit Chief of the Cold Case Homicide Unit. A number of the investigations and prosecutions Dan handled were the subjects of full length non-fiction books. Dan left the DA’s Office in 2006 after an illustrious 24 year career. In February 2006, Dan joined the White Collar Criminal Defense and Internal Investigations Groups of an AmLaw 200 law firm concentrating exclusively on the defense of individuals and business entities charged with crimes or under investigation by federal, state or local law enforcement authorities in New York and New Jersey. After spending two years at a big firm, Dan struck out on his own as a solo practitioner and continues to represent people and business entities involved in criminal investigations. As a prosecutor and defense attorney Dan has tried over 120 criminal matters to verdict. He is well respected by his colleagues in the defense bar, the bench and prosecutors’ offices. If Dan cannot negotiate a disposition that is satisfactory to his clients, he has 31 years of experience and the skill and savvy to give his clients a fighting chance in the courtroom. https://www.danielbibblaw.com/

Dan Bibb began his career as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office in 1982 under legendary District Attorney, Robert M. Morgenthau. During his career at the DA’s Office Dan investigated and tried some of that Office’s most high profile matters, including criminal activity ranging from commercial fraud to homicide. In addition, while at the DA’s Office Dan was personally responsible for the development of new evidence in the so-called Palladium homicide that led to the exoneration of the two people convicted of the crime and the prosecution of the real perpetrators. Dan led the investigation and prosecution of a precedent setting homicide case in which a doctor murdered his wife and disposed of the body. Dan was appointed Senior Trial Counsel and as a result of his many of his high profile investigations, prosecutions and convictions received extensive media attention. When he retired from the DA’s Office, Dan was Unit Chief of the Cold Case Homicide Unit. A number of the investigations and prosecutions Dan handled were the subjects of full length non-fiction books. Dan left the DA’s Office in 2006 after an illustrious 24 year career. In February 2006, Dan joined the White Collar Criminal Defense and Internal Investigations Groups of an AmLaw 200 law firm concentrating exclusively on the defense of individuals and business entities charged with crimes or under investigation by federal, state or local law enforcement authorities in New York and New Jersey. After spending two years at a big firm, Dan struck out on his own as a solo practitioner and continues to represent people and business entities involved in criminal investigations. As a prosecutor and defense attorney Dan has tried over 120 criminal matters to verdict. He is well respected by his colleagues in the defense bar, the bench and prosecutors’ offices. If Dan cannot negotiate a disposition that is satisfactory to his clients, he has 31 years of experience and the skill and savvy to give his clients a fighting chance in the courtroom. https://www.danielbibblaw.com/ #police #nypd

Our Talk - After having a great talk with my friend John about sustainability and Tesla a few weeks back, he scribbled a nice article on Medium. An invite to chat on the podcast was a must. We had a wonderful chat about what sustainability really is. Also discussed if Tesla is or is not sustainable. Finally, a few nice recommendations on what we can do today to make a change for a better tomorrow. Have a listen, feel free to share feedback. John Katsos John E. Katsos is Associate Professor of Management at the American University of Sharjah (UAE). John researches business operations in conflict zones. He looks specifically at how businesses can mitigate political risk and enhance peace in conflict and post-conflict zones and how international businesses can limit their legal exposure as a result of foreign operations in conflict and post-conflict zones. John teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Business and Peace, Business Ethics, Negotiations, and Business Law. Prior to AUS, John worked at Occidental Petroleum, the US Small Business Administration, the New York County District Attorney’s Office, the US State Department, the George Washington University, and the American University of Dubai. John has his JD and MBA from the George Washington University in Washington, DC and his BA in Religion from Haverford College in Haverford, PA. He is licensed to practice law in New York. Reach out to my guest. Linkedin | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jekatsos/ Medium | https://medium.com/@jekatsos Email | jkatsos@aus.edu

Back in 2016, months before the Presidential election, attorney Michael Cohen secretly recorded a conversation with his client, Donald Trump, discussing the payment to a former Playboy model, Karen McDougal, who alleged she had an affair with Trump. These recordings bring up a myriad of legal issues when it comes to attorneys and their clients, but it also breaches the question—could the content collected from these recordings be a violation of federal campaign finance law? On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, hosts Bob Ambrogi and Craig Williams join attorney and professor Rebecca Roiphe from New York Law School and attorney and professor Bennett Gershman from Pace Law to discuss the Michael Cohen tapes, legal ethics, attorney-client privilege, campaign finance law, the impact of these tapes, and what lies ahead for attorney Cohen and the President. Rebecca Roiphe is an attorney and professor from New York Law School. Rebecca worked as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney’s Office where she prosecuted money laundering, securities fraud, and corporate crime. Bennett Gershman is an attorney and professor from Pace Law. While in private practice he specialized in criminal defense litigation. He served for four years with the Special State Prosecutor investigating corruption in the judicial system. He is one of the nation’s leading experts on prosecutorial misconduct. Special thanks to our sponsors, Clio.

Guest: Cyrus Vance Jr. Encryption has long been an essential tool for protecting digital data and communications. It supports privacy and other human rights, protects financial assets and proprietary data, enhances national security and thwarts cyber-enabled crime. However, the widespread use of encryption has also reduced law enforcement’s ability to access vital digital evidence and other critical information to fight crime. Following the release of EWI's report "Encryption Policy in Democratic Regimes: Finding Convergent Paths and Balanced Solutions," EWI cyberspace program chief Bruce McConnell sits down with Cyrus Vance Jr.,New York County District Attorney, to discuss the urgent need to find a middle ground in the use of encryption. Since his first term in 2010, Vance has led his office in dealing with growing cyber-related crimes. Vance also co-founded the Global Cyber Alliance a non-profit, cross-sector coalition focused on reducing digital vulnerability through the exchange of threat data and the development of open-source risk management solutions. His office was one of the contributors in the preparation of EWI's encryption report.

The Politics of a Vaccine Safety Commission ** February 21, 2017Guest // Pratik Chougule, JD ** Hosts // Robert J. Krakow, Esq and Louise Kuo Habakus Is it a good idea to convene a presidential vaccine safety commission? We just finished reading a cogent, probing, and well-researched article: “Why the Kennedy-DeNiro Vaccine Challenge Matters” whose author says, “Yes.” Pratik Chougule, JD, executive editor of The American Conservative, eschews the usual trashing of advocates who challenge the government’s vaccine safety program. Curious about this compelling voice emerging from the fray of naysayers, we were eager to hear more from Pratik. Some the questions we’ll address include: What are the historical origins of the American vaccine safety movement? Why are vaccine safety advocates dismissed in the mainstream press? How did Trump become interested in the vaccine/autism issue? What factors will influence Trump’s decision to tackle the vaccine issue? What political impact will a vaccine safety commission make? Pratik Chougule, JD is an executive editor at The American Conservative magazine. He served as the policy coordinator on the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Gov. Mike Huckabee. From 2008-2009, Chougule was a Bush administration appointee at the State Department in the Office of the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security. Chougule graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Brown University and holds a JD from Yale Law School. His relevant writings include: My political journey; My piece on the decline of small-government conservatism in the Republican Party, which, I think, will influence the vaccine debate; and An op-ed on the alt-right, which may be an ally in the vaccine safety movement. Robert J. Krakow, Esq is an attorney in private practice in New York City focusing on the trial of civil and criminal cases, and specializes in the representation of persons injured by exposure to environmental toxins and vaccines. Bob started his legal career with NYPIRG. He was a prosecutor with the New York County District Attorney’s office and served as Bureau Chief of the special narcotics prosecution division. Bob is committed to working for individuals with disabilities. He is on the board of Focus for Health Foundation and Lifespire, Inc. where he was Board Chair for 7 years. He founded and/or serves/served on the boards of prominent autism and vaccine safety advocacy organizations including EBCALA, Center for Personal Rights, A-CHAMP, National Autism Association, and SafeMinds. He lives in NYC with his wife and their two children. Louise Kuo Habakus is the founding director of Fearless Parent™ and lead host and producer of Fearless Parent Radio™. She is a bestelling author; runs two non-profits, Center for Personal Rights and Health Freedom Action; lectures widely; and has appeared in numerous media outlets, including ABC World News Tonight, Fox & Friends, and The New York Times. Louise was a Bain consultant and a C-level executive in the financial services industry. She holds two degrees from Stanford University. Louise is on the board of Focus for Health Foundation, and the advisory boards of GreenMedInfo, The Documenting Hope Project, and SHE Living TV. She is a certified KRI Kundalini Yoga teacher and the mother of two.

Saving Priceless History! From cracks in the US Capitol Dome, to the dirt of Idaho, to the empty shelves of the Iraq Museum, experts protect the artifacts of our society. These artifacts are an important element of maintaining the lessons of who we are, of remembering what came before, and of having an appreciation of what we can accomplish. Encompassing historical archaeology, restoration, and even investigating the theft of priceless artifacts, it turns out these efforts have beginnings and endings, outputs and outcomes, teams, plans, risks, and budgets – they are projects. In this episode, we discuss three very different CRM projects: the restoration of the most iconic building in the United States (the Capitol Dome), the identification of a lost town in Idaho, and the memorable recovery during the Iraq conflict of some of the most important cultural artifacts of antiquity. We see the efforts of these professionals, Christine Merton, Bob Weaver and Colonel Matthew Bogdanos through a PM Point of View, and take some lessons that we can use in all of our projects. Listen, learn, and get a free PDU! PM Point of View® (PM-POV) is a podcast series produced by Final Milestone Productions and PMIWDC. PM-POV allows our membership and the public at large to listen to brief and informative conversations with beltway area practioners and executives as they discuss various perspectives on project management -- its uses, its shortcomings, its changes, and its future. Listeners can send comments and suggestions for topics and guests to pm-pov@pmiwdc.org. PM Point of View® is a registered trademark of M Powered Strategies, Inc. PDUs Awarded:  1 PDU Information Earn education PDUs in the PMI Talent Triangle for each podcast you listen to — over 9.5 PDUs by listening to the entire series! Use the following information in PMI's CCRS system to register the PDUs for this podcast: PDU Category: Online or Digital Media Provider Number: C046 Activity Number: PMPOV0035 PDUs for this episode: 1 » More PM-POV Episodes About the Speakers Christine Merdon, PE, CCM   Architect of the Capitol Chief Operating Officer Ms. Merdon began her Federal career in 1981 as a cooperative education engineering student for the U.S. Navy. After earning her Bachelor of Science degree in 1987, from the University of Maryland in Civil Engineering, she continued her career with the Navy as a project engineer and project manager. In 1998, she received a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering. In 1990, she joined the White House Military Office as a Project Manager responsible for managing classified design and construction projects at the White House, Camp David, and other Presidential Support Facilities. In 1998, Ms. Merdon was hired by Clark Construction, LLC, where she was project manager and superintendent on numerous projects including the American Red Cross Headquarters, Bethesda Place II, and the renovation of Baltimore’s historic Hippodrome Theater. Ms. Merdon joined McKissack & McKissack in 2000, where she ascended to the role of Senior Vice President of Program and Construction Management. Her responsibilities included operations and business development for program and construction management contracts in Washington, DC, Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California. She was instrumental in the growth of the company in Washington, and start-up and management of the program management division in Chicago and Los Angeles. All told, she has been responsible for the successful program and construction management of more than $11 billion in major construction projects and programs including: Washington Nationals Major League Baseball Stadium, O’Hare Modernization Program, Eisenhower Executive Office Building life-safety upgrades, Los Angeles Unified School District, Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum for African American History, and Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson Memorial Renovations. Throughout her career, Ms. Merdon has won many outstanding performance awards, as well as project excellence awards for construction projects. She is a Registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a member of the Construction Management Association of America, and a Certified Construction Manager. Ms. Merdon is the President of the DC Chapter of the Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (ACE) mentor program, and is very active in the Women in Engineering program at the University of Maryland.   Colonel Matthew Bogdanos   New York County District Attorney’s Office Homicide Prosecutor Colonel Matthew Bogdanos is a homicide prosecutor for the New York County District Attorney’s Office. Raised waiting tables in his family's Greek restaurant in Lower Manhattan, he is a former middleweight boxer who joined the U.S. Marine Corps at 19. He left active duty in 1988 to join the DA’s Office; but remained in the reserves, leading a counter-narcotics operation on the Mexican border, and serving in Desert Storm, South Korea, Lithuania, Guyana, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kosovo. Losing his apartment near the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, he joined a counter-terrorism task force in Afghanistan, receiving a Bronze Star for actions against al-Qaeda. He then served in the Horn of Africa and three tours in Iraq—leading the international investigation into the looting of Iraq’s National Museum—before deploying again to Afghanistan in 2009. The first to expose the link between antiquities trafficking and terrorist financing, he has presented those findings in 22 countries, in venues including the United Nations, Interpol, British Parliament, the Peace Palace in The Hague, and the U.S. Senate. He received a National Humanities Medal from President Bush for helping recover more than 6000 of Iraq's treasures in eight countries. He holds a classics degree from Bucknell University; a law degree, master’s degree in Classics, and Recognition of Achievement in International Law from Columbia University; and a master’s degree in Strategic Studies from the Army War College. In addition to dozens of military decorations, he received the 2004 Public Service Award from the Hellenic Lawyers of America, 2007 Proclamation from the City of New York, 2009 Proclamation from the City of Philadelphia, 2011 Ellis Island Medal of Honor, 2016 International Giuseppe Sciacca Achievement Award from the Vatican, and was Grand Marshal of the 2010 Greek Independence Day Parade. Returning to the DA’s Office in October 2010, he still boxes for wounded veterans and continues the hunt for stolen antiquities, recently leading an investigation that resulted in the largest seizure of stolen antiquities in U.S. history: $150 million dollars in ancient statues stolen from Southeast Asia. All royalties from his book, Thieves of Baghdad, are donated to the Iraq Museum.   Robert Weaver   Lead Historian Robert Weaver is the lead historian on major CERCLA and other environmental litigation cases. Researched industrial technology and process, identified Responsible Parties, and assisted attorneys in case strategy. He also continues with cultural (archaeological) resources projects. He served as lead historical archaeologist for the Sandpoint Archaeology Project, which is the largest Section 106 mitigation project in the State of Idaho. The project excavated information on the initial railroad town of Sandpoint (1881-1915) and recovered over 560,000 artifacts, mainly historical.  

On August 20 at noon, Diane Kiesel delivered Banner Lecture entitled "She Can Bring Us Home: Dr. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee, Civil Rights Pioneer." At a time when blacks faced Jim Crow segregation, menial employment opportunities, and lynch mobs, Dorothy Ferebee, a native of Norfolk, was sought after to advise presidents and Congress on civil rights matters and to assist foreign governments on public health issues. She ran one of the nation’s most influential civil rights’ organizations—the National Council of Negro Women—during the nascent racial equality movement and led one of history’s most famous public health efforts—the Mississippi Health Project—in the Deep South during the Great Depression. Dr. Ferebee was a household name in black America for forty years. In her day, she was the media darling of the then thriving African American press. Ironically, her fame faded and her relevance waned as blacks achieved the professional and political power for which she so vigorously fought. This is the first full-scale biography of this significant but relatively unknown black leader. Judge Diane Kiesel—a former reporter in the Washington, D.C., bureau of Copley Newspapers; prosecutor in the Office of the New York County District Attorney; and adjunct professor of law at New York Law School—is currently an Acting Supreme Court Justice on the New York state trial court. She is the author of Domestic Violence: Law, Policy, and Practice and She Can Bring Us Home: Dr. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee, Civil Rights Pioneer by Diane KieselAt a time when blacks faced Jim Crow segregation, menial employment opportunities, and lynch mobs, Dorothy Ferebee, a native of Norfolk, was sought after to advise presidents and Congress on civil rights matters and to assist foreign governments on public health issues. She ran one of the nation’s most influential civil rights’ organizations—the National Council of Negro Women—during the nascent racial equality movement and led one of history’s most famous public health efforts—the Mississippi Health Project—in the Deep South during the Great Depression. Dr. Ferebee was a household name in black America for forty years. In her day, she was the media darling of the then thriving African American press. Ironically, her fame faded and her relevance waned as blacks achieved the professional and political power for which she so vigorously fought. This is the first full-scale biography of this significant but relatively unknown black leader. Judge Diane Kiesel—a former reporter in the Washington, D.C., bureau of Copley Newspapers; prosecutor in the Office of the New York County District Attorney; and adjunct professor of law at New York Law School—is currently an Acting Supreme Court Justice on the New York state trial court. She is the author of Domestic Violence: Law, Policy, and Practice and She Can Bring Us Home: Dr. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee, Civil Rights Pioneer.

On August 20, 2015, Diane Kiesel delivered Banner Lecture entitled "She Can Bring Us Home: Dr. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee, Civil Rights Pioneer." At a time when blacks faced Jim Crow segregation, menial employment opportunities, and lynch mobs, Dorothy Ferebee, a native of Norfolk, was sought after to advise presidents and Congress on civil rights matters and to assist foreign governments on public health issues. She ran one of the nation's most influential civil rights' organizations—the National Council of Negro Women—during the nascent racial equality movement and led one of history's most famous public health efforts—the Mississippi Health Project—in the Deep South during the Great Depression. Dr. Ferebee was a household name in black America for forty years. In her day, she was the media darling of the then thriving African American press. Ironically, her fame faded and her relevance waned as blacks achieved the professional and political power for which she so vigorously fought. This is the first full-scale biography of this significant but relatively unknown black leader. Judge Diane Kiesel—a former reporter in the Washington, D.C., bureau of Copley Newspapers; prosecutor in the Office of the New York County District Attorney; and adjunct professor of law at New York Law School—is currently an Acting Supreme Court Justice on the New York state trial court. She is the author of Domestic Violence: Law, Policy, and Practice and She Can Bring Us Home: Dr. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee, Civil Rights Pioneer by Diane KieselAt a time when blacks faced Jim Crow segregation, menial employment opportunities, and lynch mobs, Dorothy Ferebee, a native of Norfolk, was sought after to advise presidents and Congress on civil rights matters and to assist foreign governments on public health issues. She ran one of the nation's most influential civil rights' organizations—the National Council of Negro Women—during the nascent racial equality movement and led one of history's most famous public health efforts—the Mississippi Health Project—in the Deep South during the Great Depression. Dr. Ferebee was a household name in black America for forty years. In her day, she was the media darling of the then thriving African American press. Ironically, her fame faded and her relevance waned as blacks achieved the professional and political power for which she so vigorously fought. This is the first full-scale biography of this significant but relatively unknown black leader. Judge Diane Kiesel—a former reporter in the Washington, D.C., bureau of Copley Newspapers; prosecutor in the Office of the New York County District Attorney; and adjunct professor of law at New York Law School—is currently an Acting Supreme Court Justice on the New York state trial court. She is the author of Domestic Violence: Law, Policy, and Practice and She Can Bring Us Home: Dr. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee, Civil Rights Pioneer. The content and opinions expressed in these presentations are solely those of the speaker and not necessarily of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.

December 17, 2014Guest // Robert J. Krakow, EsqHost // Louise Kuo HabakusSo you think they’re your kids? Sure, you gave birth to them. You raise them, teach them your values, ferry them far and wide, and shower them with love and stuff.Did you know they can be taken away from you in a heartbeat and it doesn’t take much?You might have no warning before there’s a knock at the door from Child Protective Services(CPS).Let’s back up for a moment. It’s understandable that our reflexive response is to support structured resources that protect children from abuse or neglect. We’ve read terrible stories of little ones tortured beyond imagination. We whisper a quiet prayer that, please, the next time, a curious neighbor or concerned teacher might find the courage to intervene. We’d like to imagine CPS caseworkers as a caped avengers of sorts, swooping in to save the day.But what happens when you’re on the other side of the equation? Let’s say you get into an argument with a doctor or a teacher. What if a neighbor doesn’t like the way you’re raising your child? Can anyone call CPS about you? Is it true that allegations can be unsubstantiated and calls can be made anonymously? CPS is obligated to investigate every single call. And more parents than you can imagine fall down the rabbit hole. They find themselves in a true nightmare, waging an epic battle for their children.Join me and Bob Krakow for an eye-opening and sobering discussion about the things that can and do happen to parents and what you need to know to protect your family:What if the hospital says your child urgently requires a certain medical intervention and you disagree?What if you and your child’s doctor don’t see eye to eye about supplements, alternative treatments, or vaccination?What if you’re falsely accused of Münchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP)?Who are Mandated Reporters?What are the laws and limits? What do we need to know about the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)?What rights do parents have?What are the top things that parents must know to protect their families?Robert J. Krakow, Esq is an attorney in private practice in New York City focusing on the trial of civil and criminal cases, and specializes in the representation of persons injured by exposure to environmental toxins and vaccines. Bob started his legal career with NYPIRG. He was a prosecutor with the New York County District Attorney’s office and served as Bureau Chief of the special narcotics prosecution division. Bob is committed to working for individuals with disabilities. He is on the board of Lifespire, Inc. and was Board Chair for 7 years. He founded and/or serves/served on the boards of prominent autism and vaccine safety advocacy organizations including EBCALA, Center for Personal Rights, A-CHAMP, National Autism Association, and SafeMinds. He lives in NYC with his wife and their two children.