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Downtown Docket: ACLU to Lose Significant Funds

By Michael P. Ventura | December 9, 2009 10:27am | Updated on December 9, 2009 10:24am

By Shayna Jacobs

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN — The ACLU is expecting to lose one-quarter of its annual operating budget. A major donor informed the national civil liberties group he will be significantly reducing his contributions. [nytimes.com]

A Manhattan architecture firm owner pled guilty to tax evasion. The Manhattan district attorney said the case highlights a commercial cash checker fraud problem in the city. [nytimes.com]

Concrete testers accused of falsifying results are set to go on trial tomorrow in Manhattan. Reddy Kancharla and co-defendant Vincent Barone are accused of enterprise corruption. [nydailynews.com]