Judge Linda Poust Lopez found that there was no proof Deirdre Myers tried to steal anything and that she was framed by a sting that took the tactic way too far.

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Before the conclave started, Cardinal Dolan called his lobbyists in New York from Rome multiple times to get status reports, said Dennis Poust, communications director of the New York state Catholic Conference, a group that advocates for Catholic priorities in Albany.

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