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…
TAKE 5 $41k Top-Prize Winner Sold in Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK – The New York Lottery today announced one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the January 3 TAKE 5 EVENING drawing. The ticket, worth $41,593.50, was purchased at VICTORY CONVENIENCE…
Staten Island man killed in crash in Wayne
WAYNE, NJ – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff announce that at approximately 8:11 p.m. on Monday, December 27, 2021, police responded to the intersection of…
Rhode Island Man Admits to Defrauding COVID Relief Unemployment Programs in Eight States
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Rhode Island man today pled guilty to his role in a conspiracy to file fraudulent applications for COVID unemployment relief funds in at least eight states, announced United…
Former Long Island Doctor Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Causing the Overdose Deaths of Two Patients and Illegally Distributing Oxycodone
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Michael Belfiore, a former medical doctor, was sentenced by United States Circuit Judge Joseph F. Bianco to 23 years in prison for the illegal…
Zachary A. Cunha Sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announces that Zachary A. Cunha took the oath of office today to become the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island. U.S. District…
Long Island Man Charged with Mailing Threatening Letters to LGBTQ+ Affiliated Individuals and Organizations
A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Central Islip charging Robert Fehring with mailing letters threatening to assault, shoot, and bomb LGBTQ+ affiliated individuals, organizations, and businesses. Fehring was…
Long Island Attorney Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Stealing Wrongful Death Inheritance from Child
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Vincent J. Trimarco, Jr., an attorney admitted to practice law in New York State since 1997, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joan…
Unlicensed driver charged for death of dirt bike rider on Long Island Expressway
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Jorge Serrano, 30, has been indicted by a Queens County grand jury and arraigned in Supreme Court on vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated…
North Carolina Man Sentenced for Trafficking a Dozen Loaded Firearms into Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A North Carolina man who was found in possession of a dozen loaded, high-powered firearms, night-vision goggles, a taser, and other like items during a traffic stop by Rhode…
Providence Man Admits to False Use of a Social Security Number to Defraud Rhode Island Food Stamp, Medicaid Programs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man today admitted to a federal court judge that he fraudulently used another individual’s Social Security number to defraud the Rhode Island Medicaid Managed Care Program of…
Rhode Island Man Charged With Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — A Rhode Island man has been charged with assaulting law enforcement with a dangerous weapon and other crimes related to the breach of the…
Explosion Leaves Mysterious Crater On Shores Of Long Island, Authorities Investigating For Potential Terrorism
An explosion that left behind a crater on the shores of Long Island has sparked concerns of potential terrorism, Fox News reported. The four-foot wide, two-foot deep crater was allegedly created by…
Three charged in Long Island warehouse heist
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that three defendants have been indicted by a Queens County grand jury following a complex surveillance investigation that uncovered a warehouse break-in scheme that was…
Rhode Island visitor wins $100k in Maryland lottery
A Rhode Island visitor took home a Maryland memory he will not soon forget. The Coventry man won a $100,000 top prize on the Maryland Lottery’s $100,000 Extreme Cash scratch-off. Two weeks ago, he…
Long Island Pain Management Doctor Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas Fattorusso, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”) New York Field Office,…
Long Island Man Sentenced to 200 Months’ Imprisonment for Attempting to Provide Material Support to Terrorists
CENTRAL ISLIP, NY — Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Elvis Redzepagic was sentenced by United States District Judge Denis R. Hurley to 200 months’ imprisonment for attempting to…
Rhode Island Woman Sentenced for Phishing Scheme
BOSTON – A Rhode Island woman was sentenced yesterday for sending phishing emails to candidates for political office and others. Diana Lebeau, 21, of Cranston, R.I., was sentenced by U.S. District Court…
Border patrol agents rescue 5-year-old girl abandoned on an island by human traffickers
EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Eagle Pass Station rescued a 5-year-old girl after she was left on an island, Nov. 13. Agents encountered a group of migrants…
Bronx man charged for shooting death during a September argument in Long Island City
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Hector Crespo, 26, has been indicted by a Queens County grand jury and arraigned in Supreme Court on murder charges and other crimes for allegedly…
Long Island Doctor Pleads Guilty to Covid-19 Loan Fraud
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Konstantino Zarkadas, a Glen Cove-based medical doctor, pleaded guilty to disaster relief fraud and wire fraud in connection with his receipt of millions…