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…
New York City Police Officer Stabbed in Coney Island, Suspect Shot
New York, NY – A man wielding two knives attacked New York City Police officers on duty in Coney Island Thursday afternoon. According to New York City Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell,…
Police Find Decomposed Body in Foreclosed Staten Island Home
STATEN ISLAND, NY – New York City Police on Tuesday reported they had responded to a call for service at a home on Richmond Terrace in Elm Park to find a severely…
Long Island Woman Impersonated Cousin to Steal $135k to Wrongfully Collect Death Benefits
NEW YORK, NY – A Long Island woman was indicted for stealing $135,178 in death benefits from the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS). According to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez,…
Whidbey Island man charged federally in connection with San Juan Island Arson
Seattle – A 33-year-old Whidbey Island, Washington resident was charged by criminal complaint with arson in connection with the April 6, 2022, fire that destroyed or damaged multiple businesses on San Juan…
Rhode Island Man Arrested for Allegedly Calling in Bomb Threat to Yale New Haven Hospital
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that…
Thrice-Convicted Rhode Island Businessman Sentenced for Pocketing Employee Federal Withholding Taxes
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island businessman convicted of misusing more than a half-million dollars in employment taxes collected from his employees to finance his own personal expenditures, including rent payments on a…
TAKE 5 $18K Top-Prize Ticket Sold in Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK – A lucky lottery ticket won the top-prize in the TAKE 5 lottery game. That ticket was purchased for the April 24th drawing. The $18,314 ticket was sold…
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) Opens Major Expansion on Long Island
Uniondale location expands to 37,000 square feet with new physical therapy center, additional MRI suite and new doctor offices UNIONDALE, N.Y., April 25, 2022 — Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the world’s…
Grand Island Man Charged for Hate Crime After Attacking Woman With Pool Cue, Shouting Racial Slurs
BUFFALO, NY (Erie County Press Release) – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 46-year-old Charles A. Vacanti of Grand Island was arraigned yesterday evening before Grand Island Town Court…
Watch: Man Rescued from Sinking Ship in Long Island Sound
NEW ROCHELLE, NY – A man was rescued by helicopter from a sinking ship off the coast of New Rochelle in the Long Island Sound early Thursday morning, according to police. The…
Federal Jury Convicts Big Island Pain Doctor Rudolph B. Puana of Conspiracy and Distribution of Oxycodone and Fentanyl
Special Attorneys Michael Wheat (619) 546-8437, Joseph Orabona (619) 546-7951, Janaki Chopra (619) 546-8817, Colin McDonald (619) 546-9144, and Andrew Chiang (619) 546-8756 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – April 20, 2022 HONOLULU, Hawaii…
Supervisor at Long Island Drug Manufacturer Sentenced to Prison for Theft of Medical Products
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Gregory Settino, a resident of Bethpage, New York, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joanna Seybert to a year and a day’s imprisonment…
Long Island Medical Doctor Charged as Part of COVID-19 Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action
An indictment was returned yesterday in Central Islip charging Dr. Perry Frankel with three counts of health care fraud for an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of over $1.3 million…
Grand Island Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Charge
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Frank Vacanti, 41, of Grand Island, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo…
Man Broke Several Windows at Staten Island Day Care Center
STATEN ISLAND, NY – New York City Police Department detectives in Staten Island are searching for a black male who allegedly shattered several windows at a children’s daycare center at 2734 Victory…
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…