Benjamin Brafman

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who’s been in a bit of hot water since Saturday, when he allegedly sexually assaulted a maid at his hotel, is being held without bail. DSK’s lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, had requested his client be granted permission to post $1 million, but the judge sided with the prosecution, based on the accused’s “resources, the lack of an extradition treaty between the United States and France and the defendant’s history.” Brafman, who has defended Michael Jackson, P. Diddy, Jay-Z, and Plaxico Burress, may however have some news that could turn that frown, left, upside down, as he’s claiming DSK has an airtight alibi. Continue reading »