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6 Accused Of Distributing Cocaine, Fentanyl Out Of Public Housing In Westchester 6 Accused Of Distributing Cocaine, Fentanyl Out Of Public Housing In Westchester
6 Accused Of Distributing Cocaine, Fentanyl Out Of Public Housing In Westchester Six people face federal charges in connection with a drug ring that distributed addictive substances out of residential buildings in Northern Westchester, officials said. The six suspects were arrested and arraigned in federal court on Tuesday, Nov. 12 in connection with a drug conspiracy that operated in Peekskill, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Friday, Nov. 15.  According to the federal indictment, from around April 2024 to the date of their arrests, the six defendants worked to supply and distribute large amounts of cocaine, crack co…

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Former NYPD Officer From Westchester Sentenced For Trafficking Meth, Liquid Date Rape Drug Former NYPD Officer From Westchester Sentenced For Trafficking Meth, Liquid Date Rape Drug
Former Nypd Officer From Westchester Sentenced For Trafficking Meth, Liquid Date Rape Drug An ex-NYPD officer from the Hudson Valley will spend a decade behind bars after admitting to his role in running a scheme to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine and liquid date rape drugs in New York, federal officials announced. Bronxville resident John Cicero, age 40, a former NYPD officer, pleaded guilty on Oct. 13, 2021, to distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and gamma-butyrolactone (known as “GBL”) in Westchester County and New York City. On Tuesday, April 12, US Attorney Damian Williams announced that Cicero has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, four years of …

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New Indictment Served To Ex-Cop In Westchester Accused Of Killing Four New Indictment Served To Ex-Cop In Westchester Accused Of Killing Four
New Indictment Served To Ex-Cop In Westchester Accused Of Killing Four A new indictment has been filed against a former police officer in three Westchester municipalities and one in Dutchess who may face the death penalty after allegedly being involved in the murders of four men in Orange County in 2016. Late in 2016, Nicholas Tartaglione, a former Briarcliff Manor police officer, was charged in a five-count indictment for his participation in a drug conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and for the murders of four men, all of whom lived in Middletown. This week, a new indictment was filed against Tartaglione, charging him with four cou…

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Report: Ex-Westchester Cop May Face Death Penalty For Quadruple Murder Report: Ex-Westchester Cop May Face Death Penalty For Quadruple Murder
Report: Ex-Westchester Cop May Face Death Penalty For Quadruple Murder Federal prosecutors will reportedly seek the death penalty against Nicholas Tartaglione, a former police officer in the lower Hudson Valley who is accused of murdered four men in Orange County in 2016. Late in 2016, Tartaglione, a former Briarcliff Manor police officer, was charged in a five-count indictment for his participation in a drug conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and for the murders of four men, all of whom lived in Middletown. Prosecutors will be seeking the death penalty when his case heads to trial, according to a lohud report. Tartaglione’s defense t…

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