Matthew Russell Lee’s Newsletter
Court cases at the SDNY, corruption at the United Nations, banks behaving badly
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Crypto in the Court, Lead Lawyer Leaves: Spalletta Indicted for Uranium Finance Hack as His Lead Lawyer Leaves Trial Proceeds - more here (opens the original)
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by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book SubstackSDNY COURTHOUSE, Sept 29 – Jonathan Spalletta was arrested and arraigned on March 30 for two hacks of Uranium Finance in April 2021.The second hack, the indictment alleges, netted $53 million which it says Spalletta “laundered including through the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash in order to buy Pokemon cards, antique Roman coins and a piece of the W
Quiet Plea Deal: Man Charged With Arson of Times Square Bus after Knicks Win Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charge - more here, incl on 1st Amendment (opens the original)
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by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book SubstackSDNY COURTHOUSE, Sept 29 – On June 14, 2026 a school bus intended to transport World Cup fans to the Meadowlands went up in flames, amid celebrations of the New York Knicks NBA championship win
Crypto in the Courts: Spalletta Indicted for Uranium Finance Hack Now at Trial Objects to Victim One Juror Out - More Here (opens the original)
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by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book SubstackSDNY COURTHOUSE, Sept 28 – Jonathan Spalletta was arrested and arraigned on March 30 for two hacks of Uranium Finance in April 2021.The second hack, the indictment alleges, netted $53 million which it says Spalletta “laundered including through the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash in order to buy Pokemon cards, antique Roman coins and a piece of the Wrig
UNchecked: As UN Banned Me From Intl Law Event I Saw Military Leaders and Cases of Wine Enter Without Any Screening - More details here (opens the original)
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by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack AudioUN GATE, Sept 25 – On the fourth day of this UN General Assembly High Level week, Inner City Press was invited to enter for an event In Defense of International Law. I went, and tweeted:I am here at UN with a ticket to attend an event on intetn
Botched Deportation: After Disputed Flight from Virginia to Honduras Referred by 2d Circuit, Now Nit Picking on Cross Examination, more here (opens the original)
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by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book SubstackSDNY COURTHOUSE, Sept 22 – A panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, faced with a factual dispute about whether an appellant before them had or had not been flown from Alexandria, Virgini
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