Juez federal desestima cargos de extorsión contra la primera legisladora estatal judía ortodoxa de Maryland
Un juez federal desestimó seis de ocho cargos, incluidos los de extorsión, contra Dalya Attar, senadora estatal de Maryland y primera judía ortodoxa en la legislatura estatal. Stephanie Gallagher, jueza del tribunal de distrito de…
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A federal judge has narrowed the criminal case against Dalya Attar, the first Orthodox Jewish state senator in Maryland, by dismissing six of eight counts including extortion. The ruling does not exonerate Attar or her codefendants, who still face conspiracy and electronic interception charges. The court's reasoning that the alleged conduct does not fit the federal extortion statute suggests a legal technicality rather than a judgment on the facts. The remaining charges will determine the outcome of this case involving alleged secret surveillance.