General Contracting Company Sentenced for Causing Death of Employee who Fell Off Roof During Residential Roof Installation

NEWARK, N.J. – A general contracting company based in Newark was sentenced today to five years’ probation for violating Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, leading to the death of an…

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Congressman Demands Zuckerberg Hand Over Research Into Instagram’s Effects On Eating Disorders, Child Exploitation

Colorado Republican Rep. Ken Buck demanded Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hand over research into Instagram’s effects on teen users in a letter sent Thursday and obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.…

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NYPD looking for purse snatcher who violently attacked woman

NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department is searching for a suspect who chased down a woman to steal her purse in broad daylight on a busy street. The…

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Unruly Red Sox Fans Taunt Gerrit Cole, did it work?

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – Unruly Boston Red Sox fans taunted New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole while he was warming up before Wednesday’s Wild Card playoff game. Fans were shouting obscenities, holding spider…

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19 Defendants Charged With Defrauding The National Basketball Association Players’ Health And Welfare Benefit Plan

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and…

Lottery Player From NY Wins $1,000 a Week for Life

TRENTON, NJ – One New York Lottery CASH4LIFE ticket matched the five white balls drawn for the Wednesday, October 6, drawing winning the $1,000 a week for life second prize. In addition,…

New Jersey News

Attorney General James and State Police Superintendent Bruen Announce Conviction of Contractor for Defrauding Homeowners Out of More Than $50,000 in the Capital Region

Dwight Fiero, Who Falsely Claimed to Be a Combat Veteran, Pleaded Guilty to Felony Scheme to Defraud and Grand Larceny NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York…

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Attorney General James to Deliver Up to $32 Million to Capital Region to Combat Opioid Crisis

AG James Continues Statewide ‘HealNY’ Tour to Deliver Money to Cities and Counties Ravaged by Opioid Epidemic, Stops in Albany County Today NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today…

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Attorney General James to Deliver Up to $94 Million to Hudson Valley Communities to Combat Opioid Crisis

AG James Continues Statewide ‘HealNY’ Tour to Deliver Money to Cities and Counties Ravaged by Opioid Epidemic, Stops in Westchester County Today NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today…

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Long Island Leaders Voice Support for Attorney General James’ ‘HealNY’ Statewide Tour, Delivering Funds to Combat Opioid Crisis

Elected Officials and Advocates Across Long Island Praise AG James’ Continued Efforts to Deliver Funds for Opioid Abatement to Nassau and Suffolk Counties NEW YORK – After New York Attorney General Letitia…

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Attorney General James Announces 182 Guns Turned in at Community Gun Buyback on Long Island

AG James Has Taken 2,500 Firearms Out of Communities Since 2019 NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that 182 firearms were turned in to law enforcement at…

New York News

Attorney General James Sues Syracuse Landlord For Exposing Children to Lead Hazards

Endzone Properties Failed to Maintain Lead-Safe Conditions in Rental Properties, At Least 18 Children Poisoned With Lead While Living in Endzone Properties Third Major Action by AG James in Recent Weeks to…

New York News

Napoleon Grier Extradited From The Netherlands On Fraud Charges

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation…

Tioga County Man Sentenced for Failing to Register E-mail Accounts

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Paul Wyak, age 49, of Spencer, New York, was sentenced yesterday to serve 21 months in prison, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, for failing…

Utica Man Sentenced to 24 Months for Aggravated Harassment of Albany VA Employees

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Robert Seifert, age 63, of Utica, New York, was sentenced today to serve 24 months in prison for making telephonic threats to three employees of the Albany Stratton…

Syracuse Man Sentenced to 20 Years on Child Exploitation Convictions

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Austin Pratt, age 24, of Syracuse, was sentenced in federal court today to serve 20 years in prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Distribution of Child…

Baldwinsville Man Pleads Guilty to Supplemental Security Income Fraud

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – George Rawda, age 57, of Baldwinsville, New York, pled guilty today to concealing information from the Social Security Administration (SSA) in order to defraud SSA into paying Supplemental…

White House says climate crisis is more important than rising energy costs to Americans

The White House downplayed surging energy prices in the U.S. and worldwide on Wednesday, arguing that the climate crisis was more important. “Certainly, we all want to keep gasoline prices low, but…

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Woman sentenced to prison for DWI crash that permanently injured victim

COLONIE, NY – Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen announced that on September 29, 2021 Saratoga County Court Judge James A. Murphy, III sentenced Sarah H. Zimmerman (dob 9/28/1996), of the…

New York News·Police Blotter

Former Haverstraw Deputy Mayor Emily Dominguez busted for stealing money from non-profit group

Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh and State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced that Emily Dominguez, former deputy mayor and village trustee of the Village of Haverstraw, has been indicted and arrested…

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