Epstein Secrets

National Arrested in Texas for Spying in the U.S. KNUE-FM (07/07, Staff Writer) reported that a Chinese national, Liren "Ryan" Lai, was arrested in Houston, Texas, for alleged spy operations in the United States. Lai, along with another suspect, Yuance Chen, a legal U.S. resident, is charged with overs

ard, or were told at the time of the fire — or since. We ask they come forward and allow us to evaluate the information." WTHR (NBC-13) (07/07, Cox, Potter), WISH (CW-8) (07/07, Fisher), WLFI (CBS-18) (07/07, Essex), WLFI (CBS-18) (07/07, Video), and WXIN (Fox-59) (07/07, Adams) also reported on the st

public appeals and officials continuing to name Rainey as a person of interest. Additional reporting provided by Courier & Press (08/11, Harwood). Houston Gang Member Sentenced for Trafficking Girl Through Family-Run Brothel Houston Chronicle (08/11, Ferguson) reported that Hector "Pantera" Reyna, a 34

ng detention hearings. Additional reporting provided by 93.1 FM WIBC (08/11, Herrick), WRTV (ABC-6) (08/11, Staff Writer), and WTHR (NBC-13) (08/11, Potter). hlips://sengly.barbaricum.comAy/m1W11Mu0A1IDFExeR4GA/Bcoc0lyWauuGY0Fh5UuKSgfrYSBM018vEsOdCG00ZMMw 8/12 EFTA01655361 8/12/25. 7:15 AM FBI Dail

the conviction). This is how a New York Times journalist characterized the oral argument: Last June, barely a week before their brief was due, the Houston lawyers handling Mr. Bakker's appeal, Don Ervin and Brian Wice, learned that Mr. Dershowitz was joining their legal team. He was to handle only a sma

t Marion or the holding cell at the Tombs, but between Alan Dershowitz and a television camera.” Mr. Dershowitz relished the chance to take on Judge Potter (nicknamed "Maximum Bob" for his harsh sentencing), with whom he'd tangled in a previous case. "This is a judge who doesn't understand the difference

utory foreign sovereign immunity and protecting a sovereign’s or sovereign’s agency’s legitimate claim to immunity from discovery.” First City, Texas—Houston, N.A. v. Rafidain Bank, 150 F.3d 172, 176 (2d Cir.1998) (ordering full discovery against defendant over whom court al- ready had subject matter juris

l discovery. In evaluating jurisdic- tional motions, district courts enjoy broad discretion in deciding whether to order discovery. See, eg., APWU v. Potter, 348 F.3d 619, 627 (2d Cir.2003) (noting a court may “devis[e] the procedures [to] ferret out the facts pertinent to jurisdiction”); Marine Midland B

retion in deciding whether to order jurisdictional discovery before resolving motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. See, e.g, APWU v. Potter, 343 F.3d 619, 627 (2d Cir.2003). This Court finds that such discovery would be helpful in assessing whether any of Rabita Trust’s activities were di

garding NCB’s FSIA defense would necessarily subject the Kingdom to discovery, which the Court is hesitant to do unnecessarily. See First City, Texas—Houston, N.A. v. Rafidain Bank, 150 F.3d 172, 176 (2d Cir.1998); see also Arriba Ltd. v. Petroleos Mexicanos, 962 F.2d 528, 534 (Sth Cir.1992) (recommending