Event Details

September 03, 2019

Description

An incident involving "very serious improprieties" at a jail, leading to the removal of the warden and the suspension of guards.

Participants (3)

Name Type Mentions
guards person 23 View Entity
Mr. Weingarten person 2 View Entity
Warden person 115 View Entity

Source Documents (1)

DOJ-OGR-00000651.jpg

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This document is a court transcript from September 3, 2019, detailing a conversation between the court, Ms. Comey, and defense counsel Mr. Weingarten. After confirming a protective order is self-executing, Mr. Weingarten begins to address the court about recent, serious events concerning his client's incarceration, referencing public statements by the Attorney General about "improprieties in the jail" and the subsequent removal of the warden and suspension of guards.

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Event Metadata

Type
incident
Location
the jail
Significance Score
5/10
Participants
3
Source Documents
1
Extracted
2025-11-20 16:36

Additional Data

Source
DOJ-OGR-00000651.jpg
Date String
prior to 2019-09-03

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