Drunk teen driver faces 25 years for Cross Island Parkway crash
Teen driver indicted for high-speed crash that killed 17-year-old and injured four others on Cross Island Parkway Queens, NY – A 19-year-old from Jamaica, Queens has been indicted on multiple felony charges…
Taiwan says China’s threats will only increase support for island
TAIPEI – China’s military threats against Taiwan will only increase support for the island from the United States and other democracies, the foreign ministry said after China conducted drills nearby as U.S.…
U.S. Marshals Arrest Rhode Island Sex Offender in Maine
Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service, Maine Violent Offender Task Force announce the arrest of Stephen MacLellan, 23, of West Baldwin, Maine. MacLellan was being sought by the Cumberland Police Department…
Rikers Island Prisoner Attacked Inmate for Disturbing His Sleep
BRONX, NY – A former Rikers Island inmate has been indicted on attempted murder charges after beating another prisoner simply for waking him up while he was sleeping. The Brooklyn District Attorney’s…
Two New York City Correction Officers Among Six Defendants Charged with Conspiring to Accept Bribes and Smuggle Contraband into Rikers Island Facilities for Gang Members
Two criminal complaints were unsealed today in federal court in the Eastern District of New York charging six defendants with conspiring to bribe correction officers employed by the New York City Department…
Long Island Police Crush ATVs in Show of Force Against Illegal Riding in the Streets
LONG ISLAND, NY – The plague of illegal ATV use in city streets across America is a growing nuisance for neighborhood residents. Now the Suffolk County Police Department, in a show of…
Rhode Island Man Admits to Fraudulently Filing for COVID-Relief Unemployment Benefits
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who filed fraudulent online COVID-relief unemployment insurance claims in five states pled guilty today in federal court to a charge of wire fraud, announced United States…
NYPD Says Swastika Painted in Underground Parking Lot of Staten Island Retrofitness
STATEN ISLAND, NY – A suspect is being sought by police after defacing beam in the underground parking lot at the Hyland Boulevard Retro Fitness gym. Police said the individual is being…
Settlement Agreement Reached with Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families to Address Discrimination Against Parents with Disabilities
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island and the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that the Rhode Island…
Man Wanted For Assault Of Woman On A Coney Island Bound Bus
BROOKLYN, NY – The New York City Police Department is searching for a suspect who was accused of assaulting a young woman on a bus headed toward Coney Island. Police are now…
Two Men Aboard Lights-Out Vessel Jettison 79 Kilos of Cocaine During Boat Chase Near Savanah Island, USVI
ST. THOMAS, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that two Puerto Rican men were arrested today, March 29, 2022, in St. Thomas, USVI on criminal charges related to possession with…
TAKE 5 $34K Top-Prize Winner Sold in Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK – One Staten Island resident is $34K richer today after winning the top-prize ticket in the March 27th TAKE 5 drawing. The $34,013 ticket was bought at Giani…
U.S. Marshals Arrest 2 Rhode Island Fugitives in Connecticut, Recover 2 Children
Waterbury, CT – U.S. Marshals-led task forces and Waterbury police today arrested in Connecticut two Rhode Island fugitives and recovered two minor children. In December of 2021, the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive…
With tears and uncertainty, locals leave earthquake-hit Azores island
By Catarina Demony and Pedro Nunes SAO JORGE, Portugal – With no idea when they might return, a retired couple had their picture taken outside their beloved house before leaving Sao Jorge,…
Genesis Petroleum Resolves Federal Environmental Claims Involving 13 Gas Stations Located in Long Island And Westchester, New York and New Jersey
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and Lisa Garcia, Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, announced that the United States has…
Man wanted for groping teen girl in Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, NY – New York City Police detectives in Staten Island are seeking to identify a male suspect who is alleged to have groped a young girl in the area of…
Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty in Insider Trading Scheme
BOSTON – A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty today to trading on inside information about a Massachusetts company’s planned acquisition of a California semiconductor company. John Younis, 59, of Bristol, R.I., pleaded…
Long Island Physician Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Covid-19 Loan Fraud
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Konstantinos Zarkadas, a Glen Cove-based medical doctor, was sentenced by United States District Judge Gary R. Brown to 51 months’ imprisonment for fraudulently obtaining…
Two Rhode Island Men Indicted in Large-Scale Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy
BOSTON – Two Rhode Island men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their alleged roles in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy that spanned across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York.…
China says Taiwan ‘taking advantage’ of Ukraine as island sends more aid
BEIJING/TAIPEI – China’s government on Wednesday lambasted Taiwan’s humanitarian aid for Ukraine and sanctions on Russia as “taking advantage of other’s difficulties” after the island announced it was sending more funds donated…
Rhode Island Woman Charged with Falsifying Military Service; Fraudulently Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Charitable Contributions Earmarked for Wounded and Other Veterans
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Warwick woman who is alleged to have (1) fraudulently claimed to be a wounded United States Marine Corps (USMC) veteran and recipient of a Purple Heart and Bronze…
Rhode Island takes Teva to trial in multibillion-dollar opioid case
By Dietrich Knauth – Rhode Island is set to square off on Monday against Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, as a multibillion-dollar trial begins over whether the Israeli company contributed to an opioid…
This is why no trucks are allowed on Northern State Parkway in Long Island
LONG ISLAND, NY – As the need and desire to create the suburbs of New York City grew in the early to mid-twentieth century, New York build the Northern State Parkway through…
AMO, Border Patrol Rescue 10 Haitian Migrants Stranded in Desolate Island off Puerto Rico’s West Coast
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and Border Patrol agents teamed up Tuesday to rescue a group of 10 undocumented migrants from Haiti left…
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,…
Turkish National Sentenced to 27 Months for Orchestrating “Birth Tourism” Health Care Fraud Scheme on Long Island
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Ibrahim Aksakal was sentenced by United States District Judge Joanna Seybert to 27 months’ imprisonment for conspiring to commit health care and wire fraud…
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