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Security stand at the entrance to the Federal Correctional Institution in Otisville, N.Y., Monday, May 6, 2019. Michael Cohen is scheduled to report to the federal prison to begin serving a three-year sentence for campaign-finance violations, tax evasion, bank fraud, and lying to Congress. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Michael Cohen begins prison sentence

by Michael R. Sisak Associated Press, and Jim Mustian Associated PressMay 6, 2019

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2018 file photo, Harvey Weinstein enters State Supreme Court in New York. An important pretrial hearing in Weinstein's sexual assault case could be play out in secret if a judge rules against news organizations fighting to keep the courtroom open. Both the prosecution and defense have asked that the hearing Friday, April 26, 2019, dealing with trial strategy and potential witnesses be held behind closed doors. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

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Important Weinstein hearing being held in secret

by Michael R. Sisak Associated PressApril 27, 2019

Geoffrey S. Berman, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks during a news conference announcing charges against Rochester Drug Co-Operative Laurence Doud III, Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in New York. The former head of a drug distributor has been indicted on what federal prosecutors say are the first-ever criminal charges against a drug company executive stemming from the opioid crisis. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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1st opioid drug exec indicted

by Michael R. Sisak Associated PressApril 23, 2019

Marc Lamparello, 37, center, is escorted out of a police precinct in New York, Thursday.

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Man arrested at 2 cathedrals recently

by David Porter Associated Press, and Michael R. Sisak Associated PressApril 19, 2019

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2018 file photo, family and friends who have lost loved ones to OxyContin and opioid overdoses leave pill bottles in protest outside the headquarters of Purdue Pharma, which is owned by the Sackler family, in Stamford, Conn. New York is suing the billionaire family behind Oxycontin, alleging the drugmaker fueled the opioid crisis by putting hunger for profits over patient safety. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

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NY sues Sacklers over OxyContin

by Michael R. Sisak Associated Press, and Jennifer Peltz Associated PressMarch 28, 2019

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 1990 file photo, John Gotti, right, arrives at court in New York. The Gambino family was once among the most powerful criminal organizations in the U.S., but federal prosecutions in the 1980s and 1990s sent Gotti and other top leaders to prison, diminishing its reach. The last Mafia boss to be shot to death in New York City was Gambino don Paul Castellano, assassinated outside a Manhattan steakhouse in 1985 at the direction of Gotti, who then took over the...

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Reputed Gambino crime boss slain

by Michael R. Sisak Associated Press, and Tom Hays Associated PressMarch 15, 2019

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, is sworn in to testify before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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‘Racist,’ ‘con man’: Cohen rips Trump before Congress

by Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press, Eric Tucker Associated Press, and Michael R. Sisak Associated PressFebruary 28, 2019

Michael Cohen, center, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, speaks as he departs after testifying before a closed door hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee accompanied by his lawyers, Lanny Davis, left, of Washington, and Michael Monico of Chicago, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Watch: Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen testifies before Congress

by Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press, and Michael R. Sisak Associated PressFebruary 27, 2019

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, speaks with the media as he departs after testifying before a closed door hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Cohen says he will tell ‘my story’ in public hearing

by Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press, and Michael R. Sisak Associated PressFebruary 26, 2019

Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, speaks at The Economic Club of Washington’s Milestone Celebration in Washington.

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Prosecutors probing Enquirer after Bezos blackmail report

by Michael R. Sisak Associated Press, and Michael Balsamo Associated PressFebruary 9, 2019