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West Babylon Man 'Poisoned' Prominent Transgender Activist, 'Pose' Star Who OD'd: Feds West Babylon Man 'Poisoned' Prominent Transgender Activist, 'Pose' Star Who OD'd: Feds
Duo Charged In Death Of Transgender Activist Cecilia Gentili Two New York men are facing federal charges in the death of a prominent transgender activist, performer, and author. Long Island resident Antonio Venti, age 52, of West Babylon and Michael Kuilan, age 44, of Brooklyn, were arraigned on a four-count indictment in Brooklyn federal court on Monday, April 1. Prosecutors said Venti and Kuilan sold heroin laced with fentanyl to Cecilia Gentili. NYPD officers responded to the 52-year-old’s Brooklyn home on Feb. 6 following a 911 call from her partner. Gentili was found dead in her bedroom. An autopsy determined that she died from the combined eff…

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Amityville Man Sentenced For 'Terrorizing Young Women, Coercing Them Into Commercial Sex Acts' Amityville Man Sentenced For 'Terrorizing Young Women, Coercing Them Into Commercial Sex Acts'
Amityville Man Sentenced For 'Terrorizing Young Women, Coercing Them Into Commercial Sex Acts' A New York man will spend decades behind bars for forcing women to engage in prostitution. Long Island resident Justin Rivera, age 32, of Amityville, was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison Tuesday, Oct. 11, in US District Court in Manhattan. The sentence followed an eight-day jury trial in June 2021 in which he was convicted of conspiring to sex traffic two victims. Federal prosecutors said Rivera - also known as Denzel Rivera, Bangout, and Jackie Chan - conspired with others to coerce the young women to engage in commercial sex acts at an abandoned house in Bohemia in 2015. They di…

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Central Islip Duo Admits To Conspiracy To Commit Sex Trafficking Of Minor Central Islip Duo Admits To Conspiracy To Commit Sex Trafficking Of Minor
Central Islip Duo Admits To Conspiracy To Commit Sex Trafficking Of Minor A pair on Long Island is facing life in prison after admitting to conspiring to use the Internet to sex traffic a minor, federal prosecutors announced. Central Islip residents Terron “Loso" Newsome, age 25, and Fredjy Exavier, age 25, pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday, May 20 to their roles in a conspiracy to abuse at least two minors. Specifically, Newsome and Exavier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor and sex trafficking of a minor. As part of his guilty plea, Newsome also admitted to attempting to engage in the sex trafficking of a 12-year-old vic…

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by Zak Failla
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New US Attorney For Eastern District Takes Command New US Attorney For Eastern District Takes Command
New US Attorney For Eastern District Takes Command A veteran attorney was officially sworn in to serve as the new US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. President Joe Biden appointed Breon Peace to serve as the new US Attorney in the district, where he will be responsible for all federal criminal and civil cases in a district comprised of more than 8 million people. The Eastern District includes Kings, Nassau, Queens, Richmond, and Suffolk counties and works concurrently with the Southern District of New York. Peace, age 50, replaces Mark Lesko, the former federal prosecutor, and Brookhaven Town Supervisor, who held the positio…

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by Zak Failla