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Michael Reyes
Michael Reyes
Senior Reporter · Schenectady, NY
Michael Reyes, a graduate of Columbia University, has spent over a decade reporting on Albany's economic landscape. His previous roles include business journalism at the Daily Gazette and freelance work for several financial publications. He specializes in uncovering the effects of local policies on small businesses and entrepreneurship.
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@keyframes spin { 0% { transform:rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform:rotate(360deg); } } Electric monitoring devices capture discussions of Humphrey deathElectric monitoring of Raymond Wright Jr.'s phone was revealed in Schenectady County Court. SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (WNYT)- Jurors heard secret recordings from Raymond Wright’s home as police surveillance became a focus in his murder trial. Police planted electronic monitoring devices in Wright’s home and listened to family arguments and discussions for several weeks after Samantha Humphrey disappeared. In Schenectady County court on Wednesday, October 28, multiple audio tapes from December 2022 were played for jurors during Wright’s second-degree murder trial. Some detectives planted the devices and others monitored the conversations. Jurors listened to recordings that were sometimes inaudible or muffled, with yelling, scream
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