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Fox News Head Advised Lying to Feds: Court Docs

Matt Cantor — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:00:54 CST

Five years ago, fired HarperCollins boss Judith Regan claimed an executive at Harper’s parent, News Corp, had pushed her to lie to federal investigators—but until now, that executive’s identity remained hidden. Now court affidavits show that it was Roger Ailes, the head of Fox News, the New York Times...

Judge Gives Bernard Kerik 4 Years in Jail

Kevin Spak — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:28:07 CST

A federal judge sentenced disgraced NYPD commissioner Bernard Kerik to four years in prison today, berating him for trying to exploit 9/11. The sentence was harsher than the 27 to 33 months the prosecutor had recommended in Kerik’s plea bargain, in which he admitted to eight charges, including lying to...

Kerik Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:43:12 CST

Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik pleaded guilty today to lying to the White House and said he would also admit to tax crimes. The plea bargain, which applies to an anticipated eight charges, includes the prosecution's suggestion that the sentence be between 27 to 33 months in...

Kerik Trial Pushed Back After Leak

Kevin Spak — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:35:39 CDT

Bernard Kerik has more time in jail to look forward to. The former NYPD commissioner’s federal corruption trial was postponed today, with no new date set for jury selection. Kerik’s trial was supposed to begin on Monday, but a delay was widely expected after a judge revoked his bail on...

Another NYC Anchor Swears On-Air

Jason Farago — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:00:03 CDT

After one anchor's angry F-bomb and another's strange chicken-copulation metaphor, a third New York local newscaster accidentally slipped in some off-color language last night. WABC anchor Bill Ritter referred to Bernie Kerik, ex-head of the NYPD and briefly nominated to run the Homeland Security Department, as "former New York City...

Judge Jails 'Arrogant' Kerik

Nick McMaster — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:57:54 CDT

Former NYPD chief Bernard Kerik is in jail after an angry federal judge revoked his bail and read him the riot act for leaking information to the media about his bribery case. Judge Stephen Robinson called Kerik "arrogant" and his explanations a "sham" during today's hearing, notes WNBC. "I can't...

News Corp., Regan Reach Settlement

Zach Samalin — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:07:49 CST

Judith Regan's acrimonious $100-million wrongful-termination suit against News Corp. came to a close today, with the ex-publisher and media giant reaching an undisclosed settlement. If Gawker's estimates of $20 to $25 million are meaningful, Regan may indeed have outfoxed Fox, which initially offered her $6 million to go quietly. The...

Rudy Rooted in Saints, Sinners

Nick McMaster — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:42:33 CST

In search of what moral influences made the Rudy Giuliani we see today, Newsweek explores the pol's past and finds a boy with both cops and crooks in his family. The clash between Rudy's Catholic education and a father who served prison time, the mag writes, might explain his obsession...

Axed OJ Book Publisher Sues News Corp. for $100M

Colleen Barry — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:56:22 CST

Axed publisher Judith Regan has filed a $100 million lawsuit against News Corp., charging the company made her the target of a smear campaign and fired her because she had information damaging to Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign. "The smear campaign was necessary to advance News Corp.'s political agenda," she...