Federal Prosecutors Exploring New Charges Against Harvey Weinstein

Federal prosecutors are investigating whether former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein violated wire fraud or other laws in any efforts to silence women who accused him of sexual misconduct, say people familiar with the matter, an indication he could still face federal charges after his arrest in May on state charges.

Part of the federal probe is examining Mr. Weinstein’s relationship with Israeli investigative firm Black Cube, people familiar with the matter said.

The firm worked undercover on Mr. Weinstein’s behalf to gather information about his accusers.

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating alleged efforts by Mr. Weinstein to intimidate women and cover up the accusations against him using hush money, a person familiar with the matter said.

Black Cube and Boies Schiller haven’t been accused of any illegal wrongdoing. Black Cube couldn’t be reached to comment. A spokesman for Boies Schiller declined to comment.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-prosecutors-exploring-new-charges-against-harvey-weinstein-1536268233

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He's there so the shills here can talk about him

This state worker wants to quit her union — but it won’t let her go

Liliana Hernandez, who works in patient billing for UC Irvine’s health system, argues in her lawsuit that AFSCME Local 3299 is still collecting dues from her despite her repeated attempts to separate. And she wants to kill a state law that requires government to defer to union rules on such matters.

She and her attorneys contend the slow response from her union and her employer violates the Supreme Court’s June decision in Janus vs. AFSCME banning public-sector labor organizations from collecting any kind of fee from workers unless they consent to it.

The court, in a 5-4 decision, held that compulsory charges known as “fair share” fees undermine the First Amendment rights of employees who don’t want to join unions.

“The union’s refusal to honor Ms. Hernandez’s resignation efforts and its continued garnishment of Ms. Hernandez’s wages violate the Speech Clause and the Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus,” the complaint says. “Janus holds that public-employee unions are forbidden to collect money from a nonmember’s wages unless the employee ‘clearly and affirmatively consents before any money is taken.’”

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article217823145.html#storylink=cpy

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California worker suing for her rights not to belong to union