Michael R. Sisak

Photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein, March 28, 2017. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP)

June 2, 2023, 11:01 am

Newly obtained records detail lead-up to Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide

Documents show how US prison’s failures contributed to shamed financier’s death, describe his struggle to transition from life of luxury to life behind bars

By Michael R. Sisak and MICHAEL BALSAMO

US Rep. George Santos, a New York Republican, leaves a House GOP conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 25, 2023. (AP Photo/ Andrew Harnik)

May 10, 2023, 9:10 pm

Congressman George Santos charged with embezzling donations to buy luxury goods

Mired in web of lies over his background, NY Republican also faces federal criminal indictment for falsifying official disclosure, taking unemployment benefits while having job

By Jake Offenhartz and Michael R. Sisak

While a protester holds up signs, E. Jean Carroll arrives to federal court in New York, April 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

April 28, 2023, 12:33 am

Trump’s lawyer cross-examines accuser over rape allegation

‘Those are the facts,’ writer E. Jean Carroll tells court after former US president’s defense attorney questions her bombshell claims

By Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz

Michael Cohen arrives at the district attorney's office to testify before a grand jury in New York, Monday, March 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

April 13, 2023, 7:42 am

Trump sues ex-lawyer Cohen for revealing details of porn star hush money case

Former president wants $500 million, saying former fixer caused ‘vast reputational harm’ by breaking confidentiality agreements and maliciously ‘spreading falsehoods’

By Larry Neumeister and Michael R. Sisak

Former US president Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his legal team in a Manhattan court, April 4, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)

April 4, 2023, 10:33 pm

Trump arraigned in New York courtroom, in first for a former US president

Businessman, who is seeking return to the White House, pleads not guilty to 34 charges at brief court session over 2016 hush-money payments to porn star, Playboy model

By Michael R. Sisak, Eric Tucker, Jennifer Peltz and Will Weissert

Former US president Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in New York, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

April 4, 2023, 2:08 am

Heavy security in New York as Trump returns to face historic criminal charges

Former president to be booked and arraigned, a first in US history, on hush money charges related to alleged sexual encounters; Trump team hopes proceedings will boost campaign

By Jill Colvin, Michael R. Sisak, TERRY SPENCER and Will Weissert

Former US president Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, March 25, 2023, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

March 31, 2023, 7:43 pm

Trump to be arraigned Tuesday in NYC to face porn star hush money charges

Lawyers for former US president, the first ever to be indicted, says Secret Service needs more time for security preparations after he was asked to surrender Friday

By Michael R. Sisak

In this file photo taken on January 3, 2023, newly elected Republican Representative from New York, George Santos, looks on as the US House of Representatives convenes for the 118th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington. (Mandel NGAN/AFP)

March 3, 2023, 1:44 am

US House Ethics panel announces investigation into embattled lawmaker George Santos

New York representative, who falsely said he was Jewish, to be probed for series of claims, including engaging in sexual misconduct and violating conflict of interest laws

By LISA MASCARO and Michael R. Sisak

Former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg appears during his sentencing hearing in Manhattan Supreme Court, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in New York. Weisselberg, a longtime executive for Donald Trump’s business empire was taken into custody Tuesday to begin serving a five-month jail term for dodging taxes on $1.7 million in job perks — a punishment the judge who sentenced him said was probably too lenient. (Curtis Means/DailyMail via AP, Pool)

January 11, 2023, 4:13 am

Trump executive Allen Weisselberg begins 5-month jail term for tax fraud

Ex-chief financial officer was promised short sentence for pleading guilty to tax crimes, serving as prosecution witness against Trump Organization; judge regrets lenient penalty

By Michael R. Sisak

Former president Donald Trump arrives to speak at Mar-a-lago on the midterms Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

December 30, 2022, 10:50 pm

Finally released, Trump tax returns show how he used laws to minimize his liability

Documents reveal details from foreign accounts, charitable contributions, performance of some of ex-president’s highest-profile business ventures

By Michael R. Sisak and Jill Colvin

Former president Donald Trump departs Trump Tower, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in New York, on his way to the New York attorney general's office for a deposition in a civil investigation. (AP/Julia Nikhinson, File)

December 7, 2022, 1:51 am

Trump Organization convicted in executive tax fraud scheme

Jury finds two corporate entities at Trump’s company guilty on 17 counts, including conspiracy charges and falsifying business records; verdict adds to his mounting legal woes

By Michael R. Sisak

Former US president Donald Trump gestures as he departs Trump Tower, August 10, 2022, in New York, on his way to the New York attorney general's office for a deposition in a civil investigation. (AP/Julia Nikhinson)

November 3, 2022, 11:20 pm

Manhattan judge to appoint independent monitor for Trump’s real estate company

Decision comes as firm faces lawsuit by NY attorney general alleging it misled banks regarding property values and seeking to ban him from doing business in the state

By Michael R. Sisak

Donald Trump, left, Donald Trump Jr., center, and his daughter Ivanka Trump speak during the unveiling of the design for the Trump International Hotel in the The Old Post Office in Washington, on Sept. 10, 2013. In papers filed Monday, March 21, 2022, in a state appeals court, former President Trump's lawyers say a New York judge abused his discretion with a decision in February requiring the former president to answer questions under oath in a civil investigation into his business practices. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

September 21, 2022, 11:04 pm

‘The art of the steal’: New York sues Trumps for years of alleged ‘staggering’ fraud

Attorney General Letitia James accuses former president and his company of falsifying value of his properties to obtain advantageous loan terms, tax benefits

By Michael R. Sisak and Larry Neumeister

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon arrives at the Manhattan district attorney's office to surrender himself to New York authorities, September 8, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

September 8, 2022, 7:10 pm

Steve Bannon surrenders at New York court in border wall donor fraud case

Political ally of former US president Trump decries ‘phony’ fraud charges for allegedly pocketing funds raised to build wall on Mexican border

By Michael R. Sisak

The Trump Organization's former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg arrives at court, August 18, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

August 18, 2022, 7:19 pm

Trump Organization CFO Weisselberg takes deal, pleads guilty to tax evasion

Former executive at ex-president’s company admits to taking in over $1.7 million worth of untaxed perks, sentenced to five months at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex

By Michael R. Sisak