Manhattan Federal Judge Robert Sweet who spent more than 40 years on the bench and who most recently presided over cases against fallen movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, died on Sunday. He was 96. Sweet was known in the legal community for keeping mentally sharp in his later years and staying in...

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