Rensselaer Man Admits to Distributing Fentanyl Pills

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Shawn Pondillo, age 26, of Rensselaer, New York, pled guilty today to distributing fentanyl. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Acting Special…

Five Members of a Family-Run Sex Trafficking Organization Receive Lengthy Prison Sentences in Brooklyn Federal Court

Five members of a family-run sex trafficking organization were sentenced this week to prison terms of nearly 40 years in prison by United States District Judge Allyne R. Ross in federal court…

Money Launderer Sentenced To 84 Months In Prison

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that VICTOR AHAIWE was sentenced to 84 months in prison today for participating in a multi-million-dollar conspiracy…

Valentine’s Day Flowers Insect-Free

NEW YORK, NY – Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialists, working at the New York/New Jersey area ports of entry, are busy…

Nine Members Of “Downtown Mafia” Indicted For Cocaine Trafficking

Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Ricky J. Patel, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) in New York, and Keechant L. Sewell, the…

Essex County Man and Union County Man Charged with Scheme to Steal Checks and Defraud Banks

NEWARK, N.J. – Two people were arrested today for their roles in a scheme to steal and alter checks from the mail by using stolen U.S. Postal Service keys that access mail…

Defendant Pleads Guilty To April 2020 Murder

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Andres Bello pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to the April 18, 2020 murder of Jorge…

Former Professional Football Player Sentenced to Probation for Using a Telephone to Facilitate Drug Trafficking

CONCORD – Jeffrey Paul Hatch, 42, of Savannah, Georgia, formerly of Manchester, was sentenced to three years of probation for using a telephone to facilitate drug trafficking, United…

Illinois Man Arrested for Attempted Enticement of a Minor

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Kevin Couture, a/k/a “travelsizepocket,” 40, of Chicago, Illinois, appeared yesterday in federal court on a charge that he attempted to entice a minor into sexual activity. The announcement…

Final Defendant Sentenced To 28 Years In Prison For 2011 Murder Of Joshua Rubin

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that KEVIN TAYLOR was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff to 28 years in…

Bill Ending Forced Arbitration In Sexual Assault, Harassment Cases Sails Through The Senate

The Senate unanimously passed a landmark bill on Thursday that forbids companies from forcing sexual assault or harassment claims into arbitration. The bill, which passed the House on Monday with 335 votes,…

Artichoke Basille’s Pizza is coming to Jersey City, here’s what to expect

Jersey City, NJ – In the heart of the pizza capital of the world along the Hudson River, a New York themed pizza franchise is trying to make it big somewhere between the…

Kansas Republicans Override Gov’s Veto To Pass A Gerrymandered Map That Targets Democratic Rep

Kansas Republicans Override Gov’s Veto To Pass A Gerrymandered Map That Targets Democratic Rep…

Serial Bank Robber Sentenced to 10 Years’ Imprisonment in Brooklyn Federal Court

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Gerod Woodberry was sentenced by United States District Judge Dora L. Irizarry to 10 years’ imprisonment for a series of bank robberies in December 2019…

Former SUNY Delhi Student Sentenced for Unemployment Insurance Fraud

BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK – Makahi Daevon Bryant, 20, of Brooklyn, New York was sentenced yesterday to three years of probation for his role in an unemployment insurance fraud scheme, announced United States…

Former Mexican Federal Police Commander Sentenced to 10 Years’ Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, Ivan Reyes Arzate, a former Mexican Federal Police Officer and Commander of the Mexican Federal Police’s Sensitive Investigative Unit (“SIU”), was sentenced by United States…

Atlanta Man Pleads Guilty To Cyberstalking

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – On February 9, 2022, Zachary Hood, 36, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty to one count of cyberstalking. Sentencing has been set for June 16, 2022, before United States District…

Jail guard arrested for impersonating a police officer in Suffolk County

RONKONKOMA, NY – A New York State corrections officer is in jail after pretending to be something he’s not…a cop. David Olivari, 37, of Coram, was arrested after he impersonated a police…

Brooklyn fugitive who shot his sister and ex-girlfriend dead before fleeing 20 years ago gets 50 years in prison.

BROOKLYN – A man who killed his sister and his ex-girlfriend before fleeing as a fugitive for 16 years has been sentenced to prison. A nationwide manhunt that started in 2002 in…

U.S. Attorney’s Office Settles Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against Dansville Rental Property Owners

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a settlement agreement has been reached with the current and former owners of Midtown…

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