What can only be described as a horrendous result from the eyes of the prosecution and a tremendous result from the eyes of Police Officers Kenneth Moreno and Franklin Mata, a Manhattan jury acquitted the accused NYPD officers of rape and every other felony. What was once a bleak outlook…
Known more for civil enforcement as opposed to handling significant criminal prosecutions like their local District Attorney counterparts, the New York State Attorney General’s Office announced the arrest of 19 people in an international car theft ring. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, trying to step from the shadow of his incredibly…
I know Staten Island…and it ain’t no Vegas…Whether its cards, ponies, or the pigskin classic, Staten Island (Richmond County, New York) District Attorney Dan Donovan doesn’t want any of it in his county. Unfortunately for 28 people allegedly involved in a gambling ring, this lesson was learned the hard way.…
According to news reports, the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office has announced the indictment of Arthur Fisher, Jennifer Fisher and Christopher DeSanto, all of Ossining. A Grand Jury indicted the trio for Grand Larceny after they were alleged to have stolen in excess of $2,000,000 from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie.…
Unfortunately for a man from Grand Junction Colorado, a lesson in New York State gun laws did not come early enough. Far from an atypical story, Dustin Forsling was jailed and lost his gun after he attempted to check his firearm with an airline attendant in Queens’ LaGuardia Airport. The…
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund and potential candidate of the Socialist Party against French President Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2012 election, is to be arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court on the charges of Attempted Rape in the First Degree (New York Penal Law 130.35), Criminal Sexual Act…
The Rockland County District Attorneys Office has announced the arrest of Joyce Bidnick, a New City Little League volunteer. It is alleged that Ms. Bidnick, the league’s treasurer, had embezzled in excess of $100,000 over the course of nearly eight years. It is further claimed by prosecutors that Ms. Bidnick…
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. continues to pursue white collar crime with equal passion as his predecessor, Robert Morgenthau. According to the New York County District Attorney’s Office, four Lehr Construction executives, as well as the company itself, were indicted by a New York County Grand Jury in connection…
Rapper and singer Chris Brown, equally known for his crooning as he is for his felony assault plea for punching Rihanna, allegedly freaked out and smashed a window at Good Morning America’s Time Square studio in Manhattan. According to at least one report, Brown is alleged to have flipped out…
In what appears to be a tragic case, Brooklyn prosecutors have alleged that a young high school girl and member of the ROTC, Zhanna Smsarian, attacked a fellow classmate, Albina Eshimbaeva, with diluted acid. It is alleged that Ms. Smsarian poured the solution over a 15 year old girl’s head…