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Meth Dealer From Region Gets Over Decade In Federal Prison Meth Dealer From Region Gets Over Decade In Federal Prison
Meth Dealer From Region Gets Over Decade In Federal Prison A convicted drug dealer will spend more than a decade in federal prison for selling hard drugs in the region and then obstructing the police investigation into his conduct. Andrew O’Connor, age 36, of Cohoes, was sentenced to 11 years behind bars in federal court in Albany on Thursday, Sept. 28, for trafficking methamphetamine in the Capital Region and obstruction of justice. It came after his guilty plea and admission to distributing methamphetamine in Cohoes in March, April, and June 2022, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the Northern District. Investigators intercepted a one-pou…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Former NYPD Officer From Hudson Valley Helped Gang Leader Escape Justice: Feds Former NYPD Officer From Hudson Valley Helped Gang Leader Escape Justice: Feds
Former Nypd Officer From Hudson Valley Helped Gang Leader Escape Justice: Feds A former New York City Police officer from Northern Westchester has been charged with warning gang members about details of a federal investigation into them, as well as helping the group's leader to escape capture for a murder he committed, officials said. Former NYPD officer Gina Mestre, a 33-year-old Mohegan Lake resident, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 15 for her role in obstructing a federal investigation into the Shooting Boys gang as well as serving as an accessory after the fact to a murder committed by the group, the US Attorney's Office for Southern District of New York announced o…

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by Ben Crnic
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Law Student In Region Who Hacked Classmates' Nude Photos, Had Child Porn Gets More Prison Time Law Student In Region Who Hacked Classmates' Nude Photos, Had Child Porn Gets More Prison Time
Law Student In Region Who Hacked Classmates' Nude Photos, Had Child Porn Gets More Prison Time A former law student from the region already in federal prison for stealing his college classmates’ naked photos and possessing child pornography will spend even more time behind bars. Michael Fish, age 27, of Albany, was sentenced to an additional 18 months in prison Wednesday, Oct. 26, in federal court in Albany after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice. Earlier Report: Albany Man Sentenced For Hacking Classmates' Nude Photos, Having Child Porn The time will be added to his original sentence of just over nine years in prison that was handed down in May 2022 following his guilt…

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by Michael Mashburn
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NY Duo Accused Of Scheming To Conspire With Chinese Government NY Duo Accused Of Scheming To Conspire With Chinese Government
NY Duo Accused Of Scheming To Conspire With Chinese Government Two New York residents are among five people who have been charged with various crimes related to a transnational repression scheme orchestrated on behalf of the Chinese government, federal authorities announced. Three of the defendants — Long Island residents Fan “Frank” Liu, age 62, of Jericho, and Matthew Ziburis, age 49, of Oyster Bay, and Qiang “Jason” Sun, age 40, of China — allegedly perpetrated in the scheme to target United States residents whose political views and actions are disfavored by the People's Republic of China government, such as advocating for democracy in the PRC, acco…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Dutchess County Man Charged In $40M Scam Dutchess County Man Charged In $40M Scam
Dutchess County Man Charged In $40M Scam A Hudson Valley man was among four charged in an 11-count indictment for allegedly stealing more than $40 million in investor funds as part of a cryptocurrency scam, federal authorities announced. On Tuesday, March 8, US Attorney Breon Peace announced that four owners and operators of online cryptocurrency companies - including one from Dutchess County - are facing a host of charges for allegedly running a sophisticated scheme to steal from investors and later attempting to obstruct justice as they were being investigated. Those charged, according to the US Attorney’s Office: Gregory Agg…

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by Zak Failla
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Ex-NYPD Officer Sentenced For Plot To Kill Estranged Husband, Boyfriend's Daughter Ex-NYPD Officer Sentenced For Plot To Kill Estranged Husband, Boyfriend's Daughter
Ex-nypd Officer Sentenced For Plot To Kill Estranged Husband, Boyfriend's Daughter A former NYPD officer will spend time behind bars for obstructing a grand jury investigation into an alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill her estranged husband and a teenage girl. Long Island resident Valerie Cincinelli, age 36, from Oceanside, was sentenced to 48 months in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to an obstruction of justice charge. Prosecutors said that Cincinelli paid her former boyfriend, John DiRubba $7,000 to hire a hitman to kill her estranged husband, Isaiah Carvalho, amid a contentious divorce and custody battle over their son. As part of the plot, Cincinel…

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by Zak Failla
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Duo Charged For Armed Robbery In Area That Resulted In Fatality Duo Charged For Armed Robbery In Area That Resulted In Fatality
Duo Charged For Armed Robbery In Area That Resulted In Fatality Two people have been arrested and accused of participating in a Northern Westchester gunpoint robbery that resulted in the death of a co-conspirator. Matthew Dusablon, age 27, and Jahaira Mejia, age 35, were charged with robbery and obstruction of justice in the Dec. 6, 2020 incident in Ossining, according to Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Williams said both men were arrested on Monday, Oct. 18. “As alleged in the Indictment, the defendants participated in a gunpoint robbery that resulted in the death of a co-conspirator and then wor…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Mob Boss Whitey Bulger's FBI Agent, John Connolly, Is Being Released Early From Prison Mob Boss Whitey Bulger's FBI Agent, John Connolly, Is Being Released Early From Prison
Mob Boss Whitey Bulger's FBI Agent, John Connolly, Is Being Released Early From Prison A former FBI agent, who was found guilty of leaking information to notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger that led to the killing of a major sports figure, is being released from prison early on medical grounds. On Wednesday, Feb. 17, the Florida Commission on Offender Review voted to release John Connolly, who has cancer, so that he may die at home. Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lelling said that while Connolly is being shown compassion that was not afforded to his victims, he agrees with the decision to release Connolly. “It is not unusual for an inmate who is terminall…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Gambino Crime Family Members From Hudson Valley Admit To Multiple Crimes Gambino Crime Family Members From Hudson Valley Admit To Multiple Crimes
Gambino Crime Family Members From Hudson Valley Admit To Multiple Crimes A dozen members and associates of the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra admitted to multiple crimes, including racketeering conspiracy, fraud, obstruction of justice and related offenses for criminal activities throughout the New York metropolitan area committed as part of the illicit activities of the Gambino family. One additional defendant pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return.  The defendants also agreed to pay $1.6 million in penalties. The pleas were entered throughout the past week at federal court in Brooklyn. According to court filings and facts presente…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Disbarred Area Attorney Sentenced For Mail Fraud, Tax Evasion, Other Crimes Disbarred Area Attorney Sentenced For Mail Fraud, Tax Evasion, Other Crimes
Disbarred Area Attorney Sentenced For Mail Fraud, Tax Evasion, Other Crimes A disbarred area lawyer who had been disbarred has been sentenced after being convicted on multiple charges for his role in misappropriating funds from a landowner he represented and later attempting to obstruct the IRS from finding out the details of his scheme. Former Orange County attorney Joseph Scali has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being convicted on charges that include mail fraud, structuring cash transactions, making false statements to the IRS, obstructing the IRS, tax evasion, obstruction of justice, and perjury. He must also pay a total of $1,511,534.73 in r…

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by Zak Failla
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Mobster From Hudson Valley Destroys Evidence, Obstructs Justice, Feds Say Mobster From Hudson Valley Destroys Evidence, Obstructs Justice, Feds Say
Mobster From Hudson Valley Destroys Evidence, Obstructs Justice, Feds Say A member of the Genevose Crime Family of La Cosa Nostra already charged with the stabbing death of a Westchester man is now facing new charges for destroying evidence and obstructing justice, prosecutors announced. John Tortora Jr., known as "Johnny T," was arrested in August by FBI agents and Yonkers Police in connection with the 1997 death of 29-year-old Richard Ortiz in Yonkers. Tortora, 61, of Yonkers, had previously been indicted on charges of racketeering conspiracy, murder in the aid of racketeering and murder for hire. He was arrested on Aug. 3 and has been remanded in cus…

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by Zak Failla
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Disbarred Hudson Valley Attorney Convicted Of Fraud, Other Charges Disbarred Hudson Valley Attorney Convicted Of Fraud, Other Charges
Disbarred Hudson Valley Attorney Convicted Of Fraud, Other Charges A former area lawyer who had been disbarred has been convicted on multiple charges for his role in misappropriating funds from a landowner he represented and later attempting to obstruct the IRS from finding out the details of his scheme. Geoffrey Berman, the United State Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the conviction of Orange County attorney Joseph Scali on Friday in White Plains Federal Court, for charges that include mail fraud, structuring cash transactions, making false statements to the IRS, obstructing the IRS, tax evasion, obstruction of justice, and perjury…

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by Zak Failla