Gas station credit card skimmer pleads guilty to charges

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Marlon Palacios, age 33, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pled guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to commit access device fraud, as well as for committing aggravated identity theft,…

New York News·Pennsylvania News

New Jersey Man Sentenced to 71 Months for Traveling to Meet a Child for Relationship

TRENTON, N.J. – As part of his previously entered guilty plea, Sandikci admitted to driving from New Jersey to New York on August 6, 2019, in order to meet and have sex…

New Jersey News·New York News

Gov. Cuomo Launches New York’s COVID-19 Passport that grants access to to the vaccinated

New York State has become the first state in America to announce a COVID-19 passport system, dubbed the Excelsior Pass. The pass will be used to give vaccinated New Yorkers the ability…

Community News·Health and Wellness·New York News

New Yorker wins $1,000 a day for life

Albany, NY – Thursday was a huge night for one lucky New Yorker playing the CASH4LIFE matched all five white balls and the cash ball. That means they’re getting $1,000 per day…

New Jersey News

Amityville Horror killer Ronald DeFeo Dead at 69

Ronald DeFeo’s gruesome 1974 killing of his mother, father and four siblings in their home in Amityville, New York. His gruesome murder inspired the cult movie classic, The Amityville Horror. DeFeo was…

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Dutchess County Man Sentenced for Mailing White Powder Filled Envelopes to Terrorize Federal Employees

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Jason Pantone, age 36, of Hyde Park, New York, was sentenced today to time served (more than two years in jail) for conveying false information and hoax letters.…

New York News

Miami Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy in Connection with Nationwide Gas Station Skimming Scheme

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Yanio Montes De Oca, age 33, of Miami, Florida, pled guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to launder funds derived from a nationwide gas station skimming scheme that involved…

Florida News·New York News

Andrew Cuomo raises indoor dining to 75%, Where ya at Phil Murphy?

ALBANY, NY – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced he is raising the limit on indoor dining capacity outside of New York City. It could be that Cuomo has enough problems…

Business News·New Jersey News

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Acting U.S. Attorney Puts Focus on Scams Targeting Older Americans During National Consumer Protection Week

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon hosted a virtual news conference today with Deputy Chief Robert Wemyss of the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and Erin…

New York News

New York Legislators Agree to Bipartisan Revocation of Andrew Cuomo’s Emergency Powers

ALBANY, NY – Legislators from both sides of the political aisle on Tuesday in New York have agreed to strip Governor Andrew Cuomo of his emergency powers as a result of his…

New York News·Politics

Charlotte Bennett is latest Andrew Cuomo aide to speak out against governor’s sexual harassment

A second former aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has spoken out against the embattled governor’s unwanted sexual advances within the workplace. Bennett, 25, worked as an executive assistant and health…

Politics·Viral News

Jacklin Seed Company GM Charged for Defrauding Customers

PORTLAND, OREGON – U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that Christopher Claypool, 52, of Spokane, Washington, the former general manager of the Jacklin Seed Company, a producer and marketer of grass…

Police Blotter

72-Year Old Las Vegas Man Mailed White Powder to the New York State Gaming Commission, Feds Say

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Brent Carter, age 72, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was charged by criminal complaint with mailing envelopes containing suspicious powders to the New York State Gaming Commission in Schenectady,…

New York News·Police Blotter

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Threatened, Extorted New York Lawmaker to Help in Coverup, Dem. Assemblyman Claims

ALBANY, NY – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo might stand to win more than an Emmy for his recent role as lead actor in a crime drama. That’s because the Governor is…

Government News·New York News·Police Blotter·Politics

Cuomo tries to dig himself out of nursing home scandal, instead digs a deeper hole for himself

Albany, NY – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo once again tried to defer blame and pass the buck on nursing home deaths in his state, but only dug himself a deeper hole…

Government News·Health and Wellness·Politics

Hogansburg Pot Dealer gets 5 years in Prison

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Terry Thomas, age 33, of Hogansburg, New York, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for possessing and intending to distribute a large amount of marijuana in…

New York News·Police Blotter

NY Governor Andrew Cuomo Underreported COVID-19 Deaths in Nursing Homes by 50% AG Says

ALBANY, NY – The Attorney General of New York State today announced that Governor Andrew Cuomo may have killed 50% more senior citizens than initially reported when he forced long term care…

Government News·Police Blotter

The Inauguration is over, but New York Governor Cuomo is sending more military troops to D.C.

ALBANY, NY – America was told the troop surge in Washington, D.C. was intended to protect the nation’s capital from a planned violent right-wing assault, the spark of a civil war. That…

Community News·D.C. News·New York News·Politics

11,000 more COVID-19 cases, 162 new deaths reported in New York

ALBANY, NY – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reported the daily COVID-19 figures for Tuesday, January 26th, announcing 162 new deaths statewide. “We’re charging ahead and making progress in the footrace between…

Government News·New York News

NY Governor Cuomo says Biden’s promised shipment of 16% more COVID-19 vaccine is not enough

ALBANY, NY – The vaccine rollout in New York State has been a fiasco since thousands of doses had to be tossed in the garbage because they went bad due to the…