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Husband Orchestrated Murder Of Renowned NY Art Dealer Brent Sikkema, DOJ Says Husband Orchestrated Murder Of Renowned NY Art Dealer Brent Sikkema, DOJ Says
Husband Orchestrated Murder Of Renowned NY Art Dealer Brent Sikkema, DOJ Says The estranged husband of acclaimed New York City art dealer Brent Sikkema orchestrated his killing, prosecutors alleged. Daniel Sikkema, 54, was indicted on murder-for-hire and related charges in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, Feb. 11, in the death of Brent Sikkema. The art dealer and co-founder of Manhattan-based Sikkema Jenkins & Co, 75, was found stabbed to death inside his Rio de Janeiro townhouse in January 2024, according to the US Attorney’s Office. An investigation found that the couple was in the midst of contentious divorce proceedings when Daniel Sikkema hired a hit man…
'Camp Ramah' Director Mishandled NJ Teen's Sex Assault Case, Lawsuit Says 'Camp Ramah' Director Mishandled NJ Teen's Sex Assault Case, Lawsuit Says
'Camp Ramah' Director Mishandled NJ Teen's Sex Assault Case, Lawsuit Says The director of popular Jewish sleep-away camp has been removed from the position after a scathing lawsuit accused him of trying to cover up a sex abuse claim made by a teen girl from New Jersey. Ethan Linden, who worked at Camp Ramah of the Berkshires, is accused of telling the 15-year-old girl in 2018 that he wouldn't tell anyone about how she woke up to a boy putting his fingers inside of her genitals, reads the suit, filed in Manhattan federal court. The girl apparently told her head counselor, who told camp officials. But after days without hearing back, she had a meeting with Linden a…
4 Men Arrested For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Actor Michael K. Williams 4 Men Arrested For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Actor Michael K. Williams
4 Men Arrested For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Actor Michael K. Williams Four men have been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams, according to a release by the US Department of Justice. All four men were taken into custody on Tuesday– including one defendant who was arrested in Puerto Rico, according to the news release. Williams, 54, died of acute drug intoxication Sept. 6, according to the New York City medical examiner's office. The office previously ruled the death accidental and no foul play was suspected according to statements by law enforcement in the days and weeks following his death. Three o…