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Coram Man Convicted Of Attempting To Traffic, Kidnap Women In Suffolk County Coram Man Convicted Of Attempting To Traffic, Kidnap Women In Suffolk County
Coram Man Convicted Of Attempting To Traffic, Kidnap Women In Suffolk County A 57-year-old man was convicted of attempting to traffic and kidnap two women on Long Island. Andrew Frey, of Coram, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and obstruction of justice on Tuesday, Sept. 27, according to Breon Peace, United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York. The guilty plea follows his conviction on Tuesday, Sept. 20, by a federal jury on charges for the attempted sex trafficking and attempted kidnapping of two victims, Peace reported.  “Frey targeted and used violence against vulnerable members of our society seeking to explo…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Long Island Duo Accused Of Scheming To Conspire With Chinese Government Long Island Duo Accused Of Scheming To Conspire With Chinese Government
Long Island 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
Politics
Wife Of Former LI County Exec Also Sentenced For Role In Bribery Scheme Wife Of Former LI County Exec Also Sentenced For Role In Bribery Scheme
Wife Of Former LI County Exec Also Sentenced For Role In Bribery Scheme The wife of former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano was sentenced to prison time just hours after her husband received more than a decade behind bars. Linda Mangano, age 59, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for her role in a years-long bribery scheme and lying to federal authorities investigating her husband for a multi-million dollar bribery scam. Specifically, she was convicted in 2019 of: Conspiracy to obstruct justice; Obstruction of justice; Two counts of lying to the FBI. Prosecutors had previously sought more than two years in prison for Linda Mangano, officials said. The…

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by Zak Failla
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Former Chief Deputy Nassau County Exec Sentenced For Obstructing Justice Former Chief Deputy Nassau County Exec Sentenced For Obstructing Justice
Former Chief Deputy Nassau County Exec Sentenced For Obstructing Justice A former top elected official on Long Island will spend time behind bars after admitting to accepting a cash payment from a contractor and then attempting to cover it up amidst a federal probe, authorities announced. Hicksville resident Richard “Rob” Walker, age 43, the former Chief Deputy County Executive under former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in 2019 to obstruction of justice following his attempted cover-up. In addition to his prison sentence, Walker was also ordered to pay a $5,000 forfeiture, was fined $5,500, and …

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by Zak Failla
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Ex-Cop From Long Island Sentenced For Plot To Kill Estranged Husband, Boyfriend's Daughter Ex-Cop From Long Island Sentenced For Plot To Kill Estranged Husband, Boyfriend's Daughter
Ex-Cop From Long Island Sentenced For Plot To Kill Estranged Husband, Boyfriend's Daughter A former NYPD officer from Long Island 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. Valerie Cincinelli, age 36, a former NYPD officer 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 …

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by Zak Failla
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Ex-Suffolk DA Spota, Aide Sentenced For Corruption Ex-Suffolk DA Spota, Aide Sentenced For Corruption
Ex-Suffolk DA Spota, Aide Sentenced For Corruption Two former high-ranking Suffolk County government officials have been sentenced to jail following a six-week federal jury trial. Former Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas J. Spota and Christopher McPartland, his former anti-corruption aide were each sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 10, by US District Judge Joan M. Azrack, to five years in prison.  Additionally, Spota, age 79, of Mount Sinai, was ordered to pay a $100,000 fine. The sentences stem from the defendants’ December 17, 2019 convictions for trying to cover up a prisoner’s beating at a Hauppauge …

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by Kathy Reakes
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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 Member From Suffolk Among 12 Admitting To Crimes Gambino Crime Family Member From Suffolk Among 12 Admitting To Crimes
Gambino Crime Family Member From Suffolk Among 12 Admitting To 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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Long Island Felon Sentenced For Violent Crime Spree Long Island Felon Sentenced For Violent Crime Spree
Long Island Felon Sentenced For Violent Crime Spree A convicted felon is heading back to prison after being sentenced for nearly fatally shooting a marijuana trafficker on Long Island. Westbury resident Spencer Jean was sentenced this week to 35 years in prison for Hobbs Act robbery of a marijuana trafficker, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, and obstruction of justice for a shooting two years ago. Jean, 34, was found guilty following a trial in July last year. Acting U.S. Attorney Seth DuCharme said that on March 20, 2018, in Middle Island, Jean robbed $1,500 worth of marijuana from a drug dealer he had met at a halfway hou…

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by Zak Failla
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Queens Pharmacy Operator Accused Of Sending Cocaine To DEA Investigator’s Home Queens Pharmacy Operator Accused Of Sending Cocaine To DEA Investigator’s Home
Queens Pharmacy Operator Accused Of Sending Cocaine To DEA Investigator’s Home A pharmacy owner in Queens is facing charges for allegedly arranging to have cocaine sent to the home of a DEA agent who was investigating his business. Queens resident Dimitrios Lymberatos, 34, turned himself in to the DEA on Friday, Oct. 9 and is scheduled to be arraigned in federal court this afternoon on charges that include obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said that in November last year, a DEA Diversion Investigator conducted a regulatory into Lymberatos’ Queens pharmacy, which delayed the issuance of its registration to d…

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by Zak Failla
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Former Suffolk DA Thomas Spota, Ex-Aide Convicted Of Covering Up Beating Of Prisoner Former Suffolk DA Thomas Spota, Ex-Aide Convicted Of Covering Up Beating Of Prisoner
Former Suffolk DA Thomas Spota, Ex-Aide Convicted Of Covering Up Beating Of Prisoner Former Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota and one of his former top aides have been found guilty of covering up the beating of a former heroin addict in 2012 who broke into his police cruiser in St. James. Spota, 78, and Christopher McPartland, 53, were found guilty following a six-week trial of all charges, including obstruction of justice, witness tampering and acting as accessories to the deprivation of inmate Christopher Loeb's civil rights. The jury deliberated for nearly a full day before returning the guilty verdict. When they are sentenced, Spota and McPartland will face…

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by Zak Failla
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Private Equity Firm Director On LI Indicted For Obstruction Of Justice Private Equity Firm Director On LI Indicted For Obstruction Of Justice
Private Equity Firm Director On LI Indicted For Obstruction Of Justice A former Securities and Exchange Commission investigator from Fairfield County is facing an obstruction of justice charge for alleged unauthorized computer access and disclosure of confidential information to a firm where he sought a job. Michael Cohn, 59, of Norwalk, the Chief Compliance Officer of GPB Capital Holdings in Manhattan allegedly stole information from the SEC before he started working for FPB in October last year. Cohn was charged obstruction of justice, unauthorized computer access and unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and released on a $250,000 bond followi…

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by Zak Failla
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NYPD Officer From Long Island Enters Plea In Murder-For-Hire Case NYPD Officer From Long Island Enters Plea In Murder-For-Hire Case
Nypd Officer From Long Island Enters Plea In Murder-For-Hire Case A  New York City police officer from Long Island accused in a murder-for-hire scheme pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday, May 31.  Valerie Cincinelli entered her not guilty plea for three charges including two counts of murder for hire and one count of obstruction of justice at the federal courthouse in Central Islip in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Gary Brown, said John Marzulli, public information officer for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. Cincinelli, 34, of Oceanside, was arrested on On Friday, May 17, for allegedly hiri…

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by Kathy Reakes
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NYPD Officer From LI Indicted For Alleged Murder-For-Hire Plot NYPD Officer From LI Indicted For Alleged Murder-For-Hire Plot
Nypd Officer From LI Indicted For Alleged Murder-For-Hire Plot A New York City police officer arrested earlier this month in connection with a murder-for-hire plot to off her estranged husband and her "Sugar Daddy" boyfriend's daughter was indicted Thursday, May 30, by a grand jury. Valerie Cincinelli, 34, of Oceanside, was charged with two counts of murder for hire and one count of obstruction of justice, according to John Marzullii, public information officer for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. On Friday, May 17, Cincinelli, found herself in cuffs for allegedly hiring a hitman to kill her husband, Isaiah Carvalho…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Former Mangano Top Aide Admits To Obstructing Justice Former Mangano Top Aide Admits To Obstructing Justice
Former Mangano Top Aide Admits To Obstructing Justice A former top aide to Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano has admitted to lying to federal investigators in an effort to cover up a $5,000 cash payment he received from a county contractor. Rob Walker, 43, a former chief deputy to Mangano, pleaded guilty in federal court in Central Islip on Wednesday, May 29, to one count of obstruction of justice. He is expected to receive less than two years in prison. In court, Walker admitted to meeting with an informant working with the government and asked him not to disclose a $5,000 payment that he received in 2014. Walker, a Hicksville resident, acc…

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by Zak Failla