VIDEO 3: Cox Deposed in Slain Dancer Lawsuit

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox was questioned for hours Friday in connection with a lawsuit brought on by the family of murdered exotic dancer Tamara Greene.

VIDEO 1: Cox Deposed in Slain Dancer Lawsuit

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox was questioned for hours Friday in connection with a lawsuit brought on by the family of murdered exotic dancer Tamara Greene.

Cox set to be deposed today in Tamara Greene suit

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox is set to be deposed this morning in U.S. District Court in the lawsuit brought by family members of slain stripper Tamara Greene. The lawsuit alleges that Detroit officials conspired to thwart the investigation into Greene’s April 30, 2003, drive-by slaying, which remains unsolved. Greene

Cox deposition in Tamara Greene case wasn’t cordial, attorney says

Norman Yatooma said the deposition got heated. Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox said he couldn’t talk about it. Both parties exited the U.S. District Court building in Detroit around 5:15 p.m. today after Cox was deposed throughout the day in the lawsuit brought by family members of slain exotic dancer

STILL MORE QUESTIONS TO ASK COX, LAWYER SAYS. But details of the heated deposition ordered sealed

Norman Yatooma said the deposition got heated. Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox said he couldn’t talk about it. Both parties exited the U.S. District Court building in Detroit about 5:15 p.m. Friday after Cox was deposed throughout the day in the lawsuit brought by family members of slain stripper Tamara

DMC hospital request being challenged

A lawyer for Detroit Receiving Hospital is challenging a subpoena filed by an attorney for the family of slain exotic dancer Tamara Greene seeking any possible records of her treatment there. Patricia Leonard, an attorney for the hospital, said in an objection Tuesday that the subpoena filed Dec. 9 by

Cox Deposed In Tamara Greene Case

DETROIT — Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox was deposed by the lawyer for the family of Tamara Greene for more than eight hours Friday. However, Birmingham lawyer Norman Yatooma, who is representing Greene’s family said the deposition is not nearly finished as he exited the courthouse Friday. Greene, a dancer

Foundation brightens holiday of kids who have lost parents

Sterling Heights — Birmingham attorney Norman Yatooma knows the pain of losing a parent and how that can affect a child. His father, Manuel Yatooma, was shot to death in 1993, trying to stop a carjacking. Norman Yatooma was a college student at the time. On Thursday, he hosted 275

Cox deposition in stripper lawsuit gets heated

Detroit — Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox spent Friday answering questions under oath in connection with a federal lawsuit brought against Detroit officials by the family of a slain exotic dancer. But he still isn’t finished testifying in the case. Friday’s daylong questioning of Michigan’s top law enforcement official and

Detroit Stripper’s Killing Unsolved 6 Years Later

Stripper Tamara Greene has found more notoriety in death than she ever did dancing under the name “Strawberry” in dimly lit topless clubs and private parties around Detroit. The attractive, 27-year-old mother of three was shot several times in the pre-dawn hours of April 30, 2003, while sitting in a

Snapshot: Norman Yatooma

Norman Yatooma, a Bloomfield Hills resident and an attorney practicing in Birmingham, was 20-years-old when his father was murdered while interrupting a carjacking. The tragedy not only devastated the Yatooma family emotionally, but financially, as well. “We were forced to live off of loans and take part-time jobs to make

Social Lights: Children’s Charities Coalition’s Sing Out 4 Kids

“I will never look at you the same again,” Karen Newman said to Norman Yatooma. The Birmingham attorney had just brought down the house at Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle when he walked on stage as Elvis Presley. He was one of a dozen good sports who hammed it up karaoke-style

Cox to continue deposition in slain stripper lawsuit

Detroit — Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox ended a daylong deposition in the Tamara Greene civil lawsuit shortly after 5 p.m. today but is still not finished answering questions in the case. Norman Yatooma, the Birmingham attorney representing the family of the slain exotic dancer, said he is not finished

Cox Arrives At Deposition In Greene Case

DETROIT — Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox arrived for his deposition by the lawyer for the family of Tamara Greene. “I’m going to cooperate with Judge Rosen and answer whatever questions he has,” Cox said as he was walking into the Federal Court House in Detroit. Greene, a dancer known

Open the hearing, Cox says- He wanted Greene deposition public

If Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox had his way, the public would be invited to watch his deposition in the Tamara Greene lawsuit. Chief U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen ruled Tuesday that Cox’s deposition, scheduled for Dec. 11, will be sealed. But Assistant Attorney General Frank Monticello sent a letter

Cox: ‘We haven’t tried to hide anything’

Attorney General Mike Cox addressed a range of issues with the Free Press last week, including detailed responses that contradict parts of testimony given last month by Michigan State Police Detective Sgt. Mark Krebs. Krebs’ testimony came in a deposition Oct. 20 in connection with a 4-year-old federal lawsuit brought

MSP TROOPER TESTIFIES IN GREENE CASE — Trooper: Michigan AG Shut Down Investigation Too Early

LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan State Police trooper was questioned under oath Monday in Lansing regarding the investigation into the rumored but never-proven Manoogian Mansion party. Tamara Greene, a dancer known as Strawberry, was rumored to have been at the alleged party thrown by former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in

Ex-MSP Lt. Col. Talks On Mansion Case

A retired Michigan State Police lieutenant colonel was deposed Friday in Lansing about his knowledge regarding the rumored but never-proven Manoogian Mansion party. Bob Bertee spoke to Local 4Defender Kevin Dietz before walking into the deposition. He said he has no problem with the way his investigators handled the case.

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