Defendant Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Attempting to Murder United States Government Informant

Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Luis Taveras was sentenced by United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto to 17 years’ imprisonment for attempting to commit obstruction-of-justice murder. Taveras pleaded…

Ten “OED” Gang Members Charged With Narcotics Conspiracy

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Timothy Foley, the Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division (“DEA”), Kevin P. Bruen, the…

11 MS-13 Gang Members Charged in Superseding Indictment with Racketeering, Narcotics and Firearms Offenses

Earlier today, a superseding indictment was unsealed in federal court in Central Islip charging 11 members of the violent transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, with racketeering…

Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to Prison for Distributing a Heroin/Fentanyl Mixture and a Gun

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 41 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws in connection…

U.S. Attorney Announces Conviction Of Chappaqua Man For Gunpoint Robbery Of Over 100 Kilograms Of Cocaine, Smuggling A Firearm And Other Contraband Into The Metropolitan Correctional Center; Wife’s Conviction For Her Role Also Unsealed

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the unsealing today of a four-count superseding information charging DEEJAY WHITE with offenses relating to his participation in…

Video shows father and son pulled from car and beaten by dirt bike riders in Harlem

NEW YORK, NY – A disturbing video was released by the New York City Police Department in an attempt to identify several suspects involved in a brutal daylight assault of a father…

Brooklyn teen shot in building doorway

BROOKLYN, NY – A Brooklyn teenager was shot and injured as a gunman approached him, firing and striking him. The incident happened at around 9 p.m. on Monday, the New York City…

Former Government Official In The Dominican Republic Sentenced To 15 Years For Conspiring To Import Cocaine Into The United States

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that the Dominican Republic’s former Consul General to Jamaica, JEREMIAS JIMENEZ CRUZ, was sentenced today to 179 months…

Gang Member Sentenced For 2009 Murder Of 17-Year-Old

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JOHNNY NUNEZ GARCIA, a/k/a “Superior,” was sentenced today to 200 months in prison for the June 5,…

Leader of Violent Gang on Staten Island Indicted for Murder in-Aid-of Racketeering

A superseding indictment was filed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging John Pena, also known as “Tragedy,” “Don Tragg,” “Last Don” and “Money Baggz,” with murder in-aid-of-racketeering for the March 10,…

Brooklyn Man Indicted for Gunpoint Robberies of More Than $1 Million

A 10-count superseding indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Robert Rodriguez with Hobbs Act robbery, Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy, and related firearms crimes for planning and executing four…

Teens held up at gunpoint in Prospect Park

NEW YORK CITY, NY – The New York City Police Department is searching for two suspects wanted for robbing a teen male and girl in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. The armed robbery happened…

Shoplifting suspect slashed store loss prevention worker at Bronx Terminal Market

NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department reported that on February 28th, a shoplifting suspect slashed a loss prevention officer when confronted about his crime. The incident happened inside…

Man Pleads Guilty To Shooting At A Woman In A Bronx Apartment Building Doorway

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RAKIM BROWN, a/k/a “Rah,” pled guilty yesterday to firearms and narcotics offenses, including for his participation in…

Man who kicked woman down the stairs at Queens subway station charged

QUEENS, NY – A man who kicked a woman down the stairs at a Queens subway station is behind bars. William Blount, 57, has been charged with attempted murder, assault, and other…

Two suspects open fire, shoot 14-year-old in Brooklyn

NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department is investigating a Tuesday afternoon shooting in the vicinity of Utica Avenue and Fulton Avenue in New York City’s 18th precinct. In…

Asian women targeted in 7 different Manhattan attacks, NYPD says

NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department is investigating after a series of attacks against Asian women occurred last weekend in various locations across Manhattan. Detectives are investigating the…

Associate of Gambino Organized Crime Family Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Arson in Queens

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Peter Tuccio, an associate of the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra, was sentenced by United States District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall to…

Elizabeth Man Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Drugs Supplied by DS44 Gang Members

PITTSBURGH – A resident of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 68 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws,…

DS44 Drug Dealer Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Law Violations

PITTSBURGH, PA — A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to eight years of imprisonment on his convictions for violating various federal narcotics and firearm laws, United States…

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