Masked Men Wanted for Copper Theft That Sparked Fire at Electric Substation
HARTWICK, N.Y. – New York State Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two individuals who allegedly broke into an Otsego Electric Cooperative substation in Hartwick early Thursday, stealing copper…
Orthodox Jewish Residents in Brooklyn Burn Masks to Protest Cuomo Plan to Limit Religious Services
With a rise of COVID-19 cases in Brooklyn and other Orthodox Jewish enclaves around the state, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill “Warren” DiBlasio “Wilhelm” have decided…
Brooklyn Orthodox Jews Protest Cuomo Cluster Shutdowns, $15,000 Mass Gathering Fines
NEW YORK CITY, NY – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced on Monday that the state will start moving to shut down religious institutions that are violating the COVID-19 executive orders…
Stony Brook University Professor Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Cancer Research Funds
BROOKLYN, NY – Dr. Geoffrey Girnun Used Government Funds to Make Personal Mortgage and Tuition Payments. Geoffrey Girnun, a former Associate Professor and cancer researcher at Stony Brook University’s Department of Pathology…
Grand Jury Indicts Niagara Falls Man On Mutliple Drug And Gun Charges
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Andrew Medina, 29, of Niagara Falls, NY, with conspiring to possess…
Dentist charged for touching patient during exam
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 72-year-old Tiberiu V. Sfintescu, also known as Vali Sfintescu, of Williamsville has been arraigned before Town of Tonawanda Court Justice…
Retired Buffalo Police Officer Found With Cocaine in Car
EAST AURORA, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that two individuals are facing various felony charges following an investigation into a shooting that allegedly uncovered a large quantity…
Springville Woman Sentenced to One Year for Sexual Conduct with Minor
SPRINGVILLE, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 24-year-old Kennedy M. Weltjen of Springville pleaded guilty today before Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan to one count of…
Marijuana Blamed for Deadly Crash in New York
GREENPORT, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 31-year-old Carlos Velez of Greenport, New York has been sentenced by Erie County Court Judge Sheila A. DiTullio to an…
Goonies Street Gang Members Plead Guilty to Murder of Innocent 13-year-old Girl in Mount Vernon
MOUNT VERNON, NJ – Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DAVID HARDY, a/k/a “Mooka,” MARQUIS COLLIER, JERMAINE HUGHLEY, a/k/a “Blacks,” and…
Wall Street Trader Sentenced To More Than 5 Years In Prison For Running A Ponzi Scheme
NEW YORK, NY – Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that PAUL A. RINFRET was sentenced in Manhattan federal court today to 63 months…
New York Man Sentenced for Fraud Conspiracy and ID Theft
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A New York man was sentenced today to 66 months in prison for his role in acquiring and using thousands of stolen payment card numbers, as well as other…
Former Registered Broker Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Multi-Million Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme
BROOKLYN, NY – Defendant Engaged in Unauthorized Trading in Customers’ Account and Generated Over $2 Million in Commissions and Fees for Brokerage Firm Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Joshua Turney,…
North Tonawanda Man Charged With COVID-19 Relief Fraud
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael Kornaker, 50, of North Tonawanda, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with wire fraud in relation to a national…
100,000 Brooklyn Voters Received Mail-In Ballots with Wrong Names
The mail-in ballot woes continue, this time in Brooklyn where the New York City elections board confirmed today that a printing error led to 100,000 voters receiving the wrong ballot return envelopes…
Ahead of NYC Indoor Dining Cuomo Urges New Yorkers to Report Violations
As New York City prepares for the return of indoor dining this coming Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo is urging New Yorkers to report violations and has announced that 400 state workers will…
Man Arrested after Shooting at FBI Agent, Charged with Attempted Murder
YONKERS, NY – Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau…
Amber Alert Issued for Three NYC Children in Imminent Danger
The New York State Police is activating an AMBER Alert on behalf of the NYPD 75th Pct. The children were taken under circumstances that lead police to believe that they are in…
No Crowds in Times Square During Virtual New Years Celebration Due to COVID-19
NEW YORK CITY, NY – As the ball drops in Times Square in New York City this coming December 31st, there will be, for the first time since the event began, no…
Ulster County dentist arrested for illegally dispensing oxycodone
STONE RIDGE, N.Y. – Vivian Letizia, age 62, of Stone Ridge, New York, was arrested yesterday on a criminal complaint charging her with illegally dispensing controlled substances outside the course of professional practice…
Pittsburgh Man Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl and Heroin in New York City
NEW YORK, NY – A resident of Pittsburgh has been sentenced in federal court to 21 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United…
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