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SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 6 – Larry Ray has been found guilty of sexual exploitation, prostitution, forced labor and money laundering. Inner City Press live tweeted the verdict, the trial and the case.
Back on February 12, 2020 he was wearing prison blues and still had a Federal Defender, but no financial affidavit to have FD appointed. Twitter theadette; More on Patreon here.
On March 29, the funneling by Ray of Clauria Drury prostitution money into North Carolina politics emerged, and Inner City Press began researching and asking, below
On March 9, 2022, the jury for Larry Ray was picked, by his five Federal Defenders and three prosecutors, on the robing room of Judge Lewis J. Liman. Inner City Press live tweeted, thread here (podcast here)
On March 10 Inner City Press live tweeted the opening statements, here (podcast here)
On Day 2 of the trial, March 11, Santos Rosario continued on direct examination, Inner City Press live tweeted it here (morning vlog here)
Song here.
On Day 3 of the trial, March 14, Santo Rosario finished his direct and the cross began. Inner City Press live-tweeted here (morning vlog here)
Day 4 of the trial started late - Larry Ray had a seizure, resulting in cancelation of the trial on March 16 and 17 - but then got into troubling videos and a question. Inner City Press live tweeted here (morning vlog here)
On March 18 the trial continued, with Claudia Drury on the stand. Inner City Press live tweeted here (vlog here)
On March 21 the trial continued - then broke at 11 am, again. Inner City Press live tweeted it, here.
[The US Attorney's Office had put in an exhibit, cult articles on Ray's laptop, on Patreon here]
On March 22, Claudia Drury continued on direct examination, getting into her Backpage business for Larry Ray and describing a client as creepy. Inner City Press live tweeted here.
On March 24, after a day off for seizure, Drury continued on the stand. Inner City Press live tweeted it here.
On March 25 another John was outed, this time with immunity: editor Randy Levinson. Inner City Press live tweeted it, now #JohnListGone song here.
On March 28, another Larry Ray victim took the witness stand: Felicia Rosario. Inner City Press live tweeted here:
On March 30, after testimony about how few GoDaddy domain names Ray sold, Upper East Side doorman Carlos Pagan testified. Inner City Press live tweeted here.
On March 31 as the US case came to rest, a slew of exhibits through Agent McGuire, Inner City Press live tweeted here.
On April 1, the US rested then grilled, along with Judge Liman, Ray's former lawyer Glenn Ripa. Inner City Press live tweeted it here.
On April 4 after Ripa, the US gave its closing. Inner City Press live tweeted here.
On April 5, the defense closing went after Claudia Drury and the AUSA countered with the word slut, drawing a curative instruction before the legal instructions. Inner City Press live tweeted here.
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