Frank G. Runyeon

Prosecutors, down the marble staircase from Chief Clerk Jennifer Regan's office, transferred her petit larceny case to an Albany special prosecutor who agreed to an "ACOD" deal for 10 hours of community service. Absent a new arrest, the case will be dismissed & sealed in March.

The Albany DA & NY state court officials declined to comment.

I spoke to Chief Clerk Regan in her Schenectady courthouse hallway and asked about the alleged theft.

She immediately moved the interview into a filing closet out of earshot of nearby court staff:

Chief Clerk Regan allegedly stole "multiple pieces of women's clothing, groceries, and pet food" totaling somewhere between $180-$190 (police and court filings differ).

New: The chief clerk for Schenectady's top trial court was arrested for shoplifting ~$200 of items from Target in June. She still oversees her "extremely busy" criminal and civil courthouse while her theft charge is pending. @law360.bsky.social www.law360.com/articles/240...

Today’s filings are there. I’m juggling a few things over here

Justice Merchan also signals his intent *not* to impose a jail sentence on the president-elect.

Breaking: Justice Merchan orders Donald Trump be sentenced on Jan. 10, before his inauguration.

A stunning decision following Trump's conviction on 34 felony counts by a Manhattan jury in the hush money case and Trump's reelection to the White House.

What about a decision on the new immunity motion, based on Trump's status as president-elect? Not yet, the judge says.

*But Justice Merchan leaves a clue as to his thoughts on that in a letter today, saying DOJ policy & SCOTUS immunity rule concerns "a sitting President" ...

NY Judge Denies Trump's 1st Immunity Dismissal Motion - Law360 The New York state judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush money case denied the first of his immunity-based dismissal motions on Monday, finding that the trial evidence in the criminal case was not tain...

New: Justice Merchan denied Trump's first immunity dismissal bid today, ruling trial evidence did not violate SCOTUS' doctrine.

"The evidence related to the preserved claims relate entirely to unofficial conduct and thus, receive no immunity protections" www.law360.com/articles/227...

NY Courts Defy Watchdog, Won't Release Judicial Ethics Data - Law360 UK Counsel for the New York State Unified Court System told the state transparency watchdog Wednesday it has no obligation to release judges' and court officials' financial disclosure data under public…

New: Accused of violating the Freedom of Information Law, NY court officials said they have no obligation to release a database of financial disclosures, claiming NY’s state transparency watchdog is “misunderstanding” how to apply the law it oversees.

New: NYC Council & Public Advocate sue Mayor Adams for failing to end solitary confinement after they overrode his veto with a law banning the practice.

“That brazen and petulant response is not only unprecedented, it is illegal.”

Updated: Law360’s digital docket for Donald Trump’s criminal case has the latest NY filings in the case – all 279 in once place. Likely the most comprehensive case file outside of Justice Merchan’s desk. https://buff.ly/41khwFx

"The data mining by outside groups is what really slows it down."
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