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Justice Scalia and me: A love story
By David Lat Happy Valentine’s Day. I hope you are spending it with someone you love. I will share with you the tale of the great love of my youth: Justice Antonin Scalia. Until last year, the happiest day of my life was when I found out I would be interviewing with Justice Scalia for […]
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The artist and the businessman: A present-day parable
By Cristina DC Pastor An obscure painter and a wealthy businessman met initially through an act of kindness. Their story would develop into a tale of exploitation, shame, and crime that now has New York State law enforcers and the Philippine Consulate involved. The businessman offered to shelter the artist in his Upstate New York […]
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Human Rights Commissioner Carmelyn Malalis on family, Faith and a passion to fight vs discrimination
By Cristina DC Pastor “There’s another Pinay!” Carmelyn Malalis got this welcome shoutout from two Filipinas who were earlier appointed to the De Blasio Administration: President of Economic Development Corporation Maria Torres-Springer and Chief Technology Officer Minerva Tantoco. “After I was appointed, I received an email basically welcoming me to the fold. Let’s do a […]
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NJ Judge Carlia Brady pleads ‘not guilty’ for hiding fugitive boyfriend in her home
Suspended New Jersey Judge Carlia Magpantay Brady pleaded not guilty for harboring her fugitive boyfriend who was wanted in an armed robbery in 2013. Brady faces a possible jail time of five to 10 years for a charge Gov. Chris Christie has called “deplorable and frankly, stupid.” The plea was entered on July 15 at […]
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Marichu De Sesto supporters decry anti-Semitism charge: ‘It’s not about religion’
In our June 5 issue, The FilAm reported on the response of defense lawyers to Marichu de Sesto’s accusations of unpaid wages and unfair termination against her former employer, Elyse Slaine. (“Defense hurls anti-Semitism charges in labor dispute between Marichu De Sesto and Manhattan socialite”) Supporters of De Sesto denounced the defense for “bringing religion […]
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Defense hurls anti-Semitism charges in labor dispute between Marichu De Sesto and Manhattan socialite
By Cristina DC Pastor Anti-Semitism charges were injected into the labor dispute between domestic worker Marichu de Sesto and her former employer Elyse Slaine when lawyers for the defense accused the Filipina of “enlisting the assistance” of anti-Zionist activists to “intimidate, harass” the Park Avenue socialite. “Ms. De Sesto is well aware of the fact […]
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INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING PROJECT: Marichu De Sesto was not terminated; she quit: lawyer (Part 2)
By Cristina DC Pastor 925 Park Avenue is a pre-war residential co-op on the Upper East Side. Emphasis on ‘pre-war’ which connotes Manhattan luxury because of the apartments’ large rooms and high ceilings. In some units, there may be wood-burning fireplaces. This has been Elyse Slaine’s residence for at least 15 years. On October 29, […]
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INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING PROJECT: Housekeeper sues Wall Street socialite for unpaid wages of over $75K (Part 1)
By Cristina DC Pastor Elyse Slaine appears to be the typical Wall Street socialite: attractive in a Hollywood-esque kind of way, a regular at charity fundraisers, and a darling of the gossip columns. The New York magazine once wrote about her as wearing a “studded Loubutin boots…a Harry Winston diamond watch, while drinking a $9 […]
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Ambitious Filipina lawyer is protagonist in David Lat’s legal thriller
Filipino-American Audrey Coyne is a recent Yale Law School graduate who dreams of someday working as a clerk for the U.S. Supreme Court. Audrey moves to California to serve as a clerk for Judge Christina Wong Stinson, a highly regarded appeals-court judge who is Audrey’s stepping stone to a Supreme Court clerkship. While working for […]