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Undocumented Immigrant Assaults Federal Agents In NY, Detained Under 'Laken Riley Act': DOJ
A Nicaragua man in the United States illegally assaulted federal agents in upstate New York while being detained under the new Laken Riley Act, prosecutors said.
Michel Manuel Garcia-Rojas, 38, who resides in Albany, was charged with assaulting a federal officer in Albany federal court Thursday, March 6, following an alleged incident in Rotterdam.
Garcia-Rojas entered the United States illegally in 2023 and has been in removal proceedings since that time, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the Northern District.
On Wednesday, March 5, Rotterdam Police contacted Homeland Security Inve…
Covid-19: Duo From Capital Region Admits To $100K Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme
Two men from the region could spend decades in federal prison after admitting to a massive unemployment insurance fraud scheme that included benefits meant to help those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rensselaer County residents Taquan Parker, age 26, of Rensselaer, and Olajuwon Sutherland, age 27, of Troy, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and mail fraud charges in federal court in Albany on Monday, March 6.
According to the US Attorney’s Office in the Northern District, Parker and Sutherland each gave the personal information of two other people to a third man, Kahleke Taylor, which Taylor…
