Three shot by gunman near Rockaway Beach
QUEENS, NY – Three males were shot when a gunman opened fired at them on Beach Channel Drive in Rockaway Beach early Sunday morning. Police said the male was unknown the group…
Teen indicted for murder at Kew Gardens Hotel
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Richard Swygert, 19, has been indicted by a Queens grand jury and arraigned in Supreme Court on murder and related charges. The defendant is…
Bronx man charged for botched home invasion that left one dead in South Richmond Hill
QUEENS, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Jose Pichardo, 27, has been sentenced to up to life in prison on murder and other crimes for his participation in a…
Nine Therapists Arrested in Scheme to Defraud Program for Developmentally Disabled Children
A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Marsiste Adolphe, Margaret Dominique-McLain, Mercedes Falcon, Tracy Gibson, Roselee Johnson, Jeannette Monclova, Manuel Moore, Kikelomo Ogundiran, and Dino Paolicelli with…
Female Officers Say They Were Assaulted By Inmates At Rikers Island: REPORT
Two female officers said they were assaulted by inmates at Rikers Island in New York, New York, the New York Post reported on Monday. The female corrections officers are both single moms…
$50,000 Won on Cash Celebration Scratch Off in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI, OHIO – Samuel Hill of Cincinnati won $50,000 playing the Ohio Lottery Scratch-Off, Cash Celebration. After mandatory state and federal taxes totaling 28 percent, Hill will receive $36,000. He purchased his winning…
Rhode Island Man Convicted for Illegally Obtaining and Selling Sixteen Firearms, Lying to Federal Agents
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A federal jury in Providence on Wednesday convicted a Warwick man on charges that he acted as an unlicensed federal firearms dealer when he purchased and took possession of…
Ransom pleads guilty to killing NYPD Detective Brian Simonsen
QUEENS, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Christopher Ransom, 30, has pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter for the February 2019 death of New York City Police Detective Brian…
Three charged for stealing funds from NYC youth program
QUEENS, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, joined by New York City Department of Investigation Commissioner Margaret Garnett, today announced that Rahmello Poole and Mariah Moore, have been charged with grand…
What The Heck Is The ‘Metaverse’ And Why Does Mark Zuckerberg Think It’s The Future Of The Internet?
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced this week he was hiring 10,000 workers to develop metaverse technology, the latest development in the tech executive’s plan to transition Facebook from a social media…
New York Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine
NEWARK, N.J. – A New York man was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for possessing more than 500 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael…
$1 Million Scratch-off Sold in Essex
ESSEX, MARYLAND – A newly minted millionaire in Essex claimed the top Maryland Lottery ticket of the past week, and two other players — one in Baltimore and one in Dundalk —…
Stock Promoters Plead Guilty to “Pump and Dump” Securities Fraud Scheme
MINNEAPOLIS – Two men have entered guilty pleas to securities fraud charges in connection to their illegal pump-and-dump stock manipulation scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. According to their…
Three Former NYPD Police Officers Plead Guilty to Bribery Scheme
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Robert Hassett, a former New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) officer, pleaded guilty to conspiring to participate in a scheme to sell the personal information…
New York City Leaders Voice Support for Attorney General James’ ‘HealNY’ Statewide Tour, Delivering Funds to Combat Opioid Crisis
Elected Officials and Advocates Across New York City Praise AG James’ Continued Efforts to Deliver Funds for Opioid Abatement to Five Boroughs NEW YORK – After New York Attorney General Letitia James…
Long Island City man charged for beating young woman, forcing her into prostitution
Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a Long Island City man has been arraigned on an indictment in which he is charged with sex trafficking, promoting prostitution,…
Woman Captured On Video Shoving Another Woman Into Moving Subway Train Arrested
New York City police arrested a woman on Tuesday in connection to an attack in a Times Square subway station where another woman was shoved into a moving train, Fox News reported.…
Shooting Investigation in Northwest Baltimore
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – On October 3, 2021, at approximately 6:24 p.m., Northwest District patrol officers were called to the 5000 block of Queensberry Avenue for a report of a shooting. Upon officers…
6 Physical Therapists And 2 Acupuncturists Charged In Over $20 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Department of Health and…
Men Who Fenced Stolen Diamonds Sentenced to 15+ Years
Five men who purchased jewelry stolen from traveling diamond salesman have been sentenced to a combined 190 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $7 million in restitution, announced…