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Sam Russek
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reporter-researcher @newrepublic.com | associate editor @orbooks.bsky.social | also @samrussek on X | “some skeptics,” per the NYT | website: https://samrussek.neocities.org/
The court ruling in Sept. prevented extrajudicial statements from "all attorneys" due to the case's sensitivity & Pena's right to a fair trial. But it didn't clearly say if "all attorneys" meant *current and former,* though one might assume that's implied.
June 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Fox story, which went live May 29, says Ogg "gathered the evidence they needed to seek the death penalty" in Nungaray's rape & murder case against Franklin Pena. Now out of office, Ogg claims Pena was also accused of rape in Costa Rica, but the allegation was confidential.
June 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Explosive motion just filed in Harris County: DA Sean Teare has asked for the court to revise its rules on extrajudicial statements after his predecessor Kim Ogg went on the local Fox affiliate to leak new info on the Jocelyn Nungaray case. The order doesn't mince words:
June 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM