I focus on government investigations and trials in New York state and federal court. After practicing law for close to a decade, I transitioned to reporting in 2020. I harness my legal background to provide transparency and clarity to the justice system. Most days, that means I’m back in the same courthouses where I worked for years as a lawyer, but now providing live updates and analysis on Mr. Trump’s ongoing legal matters.
I served as an assistant district attorney in the Bronx, where I prosecuted economic crime, child exploitation and animal abuse. I also served as an assistant district attorney in the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor in New York City and as an assistant attorney general for the State of Ohio. I also have experience in television news and worked as an on-air reporter in the Bronx and Brooklyn where I’d film, write and edit my own stories. I went to law school at Ohio State University and then got my master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.
Like all journalists who write for The Times, I am committed to upholding the standards of integrity outlined in The Times’s Ethical Journalism Handbook.
A judge said six Republican members of the state’s congressional delegation could not rely on “phantom fears of foreign malfeasance” to justify initiating a legal action so close to Election Day.
By Kate Christobek
Larry Krasner, the top prosecutor in Philadelphia, sued Elon Musk and his Trump-supporting super PAC, saying the giveaways amounted to an “unlawful lottery.”
By Kate Christobek
The rapper Lil Durk was arrested at the airport in Miami this week after he had been booked on flights to three international destinations, federal prosecutors said.
By Kate Christobek
American Airlines is testing a technology platform that will produce a sound when a passenger attempts to board a flight ahead of the assigned group.
By Kate Christobek
And she was upside down.
By Kate Christobek
Prosecutors have recommended that the brothers be resentenced, which could lead to their release from prison.
By Kate Christobek
Power outages, gas shortages and pockets of flooding were among the lingering issues. But Gov. Ron DeSantis said the damage could have been worse.
By Thomas Fuller, Patricia Mazzei, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Christopher Flavelle
Her life took a tragic turn when her husband, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, was assassinated, but she continued to engage in social advocacy and was recognized for her devotion to her family and nation.
By The New York Times
Flooding, wind damage and power outages affected much of Florida. At least 14 deaths have been linked to the storm.
By Jacey Fortin and Orlando Mayorquín
Peter Dodge, who was involved in research as a NOAA Hurricane Hunter, died last year. On Tuesday, as a tribute to his life’s work, his ashes were deposited in the eye of the hurricane.
By Kate Christobek
E.V. batteries that are submerged in saltwater can catch fire after the floods subside, but experts say it’s a rarity.
By Austyn Gaffney and Brad Plumer
The scenes played on every screen, according to comments from social media users. The airline has since said the movie “was clearly not suitable.”
By Kate Christobek
Donald J. Trump faces sentencing on Nov. 26. The election three weeks earlier may determine not only if he returns to the presidency, but if he ends up behind bars.
By Kate Christobek, Ben Protess and William K. Rashbaum
The facility near Lodi, Calif., where he trained people in tandem jumping, has come under scrutiny amid more than two dozen deaths since 1985.
By Annie Correal and Kate Christobek
The S.S. United States, one of the fastest ships to ever cross the Atlantic Ocean, may be sunk off the coast and turned into a habitat to marine life as the world’s largest artificial reef.
By Kate Christobek
A defamation suit against Netflix boils down to how the company presented its story about Martha Scott, a fictionalization of what the show’s creator has described as a real-life stalking incident.
By Ali Watkins and Kate Christobek
Donald J. Trump’s sentencing in Manhattan was delayed, thanks in part to his legal resources and political status. It raised a question: Is he above the law?
By Ben Protess, Kate Christobek and William K. Rashbaum
The decision by Justice Juan M. Merchan means voters will be left in the dark about whether the former president will face time behind bars.
By Ben Protess, Kate Christobek and William K. Rashbaum
Judge Alvin Hellerstein said the Supreme Court’s finding that presidents enjoy immunity does not apply in the hush-money case in which Donald Trump was already convicted.
By Jesse McKinley
Ms. James, New York’s attorney general, argued that the civil fraud judgment, which the former president has appealed, should stand. It could wipe out his cash reserves.
By Kate Christobek and Ben Protess