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Cocaine Trafficker's Son Who Beat Teen For Mother's Trial Testimony Gets Federal Prison Time Cocaine Trafficker's Son Who Beat Teen For Mother's Trial Testimony Gets Federal Prison Time
Cocaine Trafficker's Son Who Beat Teen For Mother's Trial Testimony Gets Federal Prison Time A New York man will spend over a year behind bars for violently attacking a 15-year-old boy in retaliation for the boy’s mother testifying in a federal drug case. Patrick Civitello, 19, of Schenectady, was sentenced to 18 months in prison in Albany federal court on Tuesday, March 4, after admitting he punched and kicked the teen in a restaurant parking lot in Glenville in May 2024. The boy’s mother had testified against Civitello’s father, Jeffrey Civitello Sr., and brother, Jeffrey Civitello Jr., in a federal drug case. The father and son were convicted of drug trafficking charges in April…
6 Poisoned By Fentanyl, 3 Die: Dealer In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time 6 Poisoned By Fentanyl, 3 Die: Dealer In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time
6 Poisoned By Fentanyl, 3 Die: Dealer In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time A drug dealer from Rockland County will spend more than two decades behind bars for distributing fentanyl that led to the deaths of three young people and the poisonings of three others, prosecutors announced.  Justin Turnick, age 26, of Congers, was sentenced to over 21 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday, Feb. 20.  According to prosecutors, Turnick regularly sold fentanyl in various forms—including pills, pure fentanyl, and fentanyl-laced powder—to membe…
$11.2M Loan Fraud Scheme: Nurse Practitioner From Hudson Valley Stole Doctors' Identities $11.2M Loan Fraud Scheme: Nurse Practitioner From Hudson Valley Stole Doctors' Identities
$11.2M Loan Fraud Scheme: Nurse Practitioner From Hudson Valley Stole Doctors' Identities A nurse practitioner from Westchester County who stole the identities of over a dozen doctors and orchestrated a multi-million dollar disability loan fraud scheme will spend years in prison, federal prosecutors announced. Catherine Seemer, age 44, of Elmsford, was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday, Feb. 5, after pleading guilty to defrauding federal disability loan programs of more than $11.2 million, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. From June 2017 through March 2022, Seemer ran a scheme that falsely claimed student loan borrowers wer…
Dark Web Pill Factory Leader From Hudson Valley Gets Time In Prison Dark Web Pill Factory Leader From Hudson Valley Gets Time In Prison
Dark Web Pill Factory Leader From Hudson Valley Gets Time In Prison A Hudson Valley man who returned to illegal drug operations on the dark web after serving time for a similar crime will spend more time behind bars.  Orange County resident Kyle Weiland, age 36, of Tuxedo Park, was sentenced to 63 months in prison, plus a consecutive 12 months for charges related to his distribution of illegal pills and narcotics, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Wednesday, Jan. 22.  According to officials, Weiland operated a pill and narcotics manufacturing business on the dark web, distributing drugs throughout the…
Massage Parlor Owners From Putnam Valley Busted For Prostitution Business, Get Time In Prison Massage Parlor Owners From Putnam Valley Busted For Prostitution Business, Get Time In Prison
Massage Parlor Owners From Putnam Valley Busted For Prostitution Business, Get Time In Prison A Hudson Valley couple will spend time in federal prison for running a prostitution ring out of massage parlors in the region and New York City, officials announced.  Putnam County residents Hong Ru Lin, age 51, also known as "Bruce," and Kena Zhao, age 46, also known as "Angela," both from Putnam Valley, were each sentenced to a year and one day in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to their prostitution business, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of NY announced on Friday, Jan. 17.  According to court documents and statements from officials,&nb…
Trump Commutes Sentence Of Former Newburgh Tattoo Shop Owner, Oath Keeper Member Trump Commutes Sentence Of Former Newburgh Tattoo Shop Owner, Oath Keeper Member
Trump Commutes Sentence Of Former Newburgh Tattoo Shop Owner, Oath Keeper Member A former Hudson Valley tattoo shop owner and Oath Keepers militia group member was one of 14 people who had their sentences commuted by President Donald Trump. Roberto Minuta, age 39, currently of Prosper, Texas, was arrested in March 2021 at his Newburgh tattoo shop in Orange County and sentenced in June 2023 to 54 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release for his part in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riots. According to the Department of Justice, Minuta, who often worked as a bodyguard for Trump’s longtime advisor Roger Stone, was later seen at the Capitol&n…
Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Arson Of Residential Building With People Inside Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Arson Of Residential Building With People Inside
Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Arson Of Residential Building With People Inside In a significant court ruling, a woman from the region was sentenced to nine years in prison following her conviction for arson of a residential building. According to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler, Dawn Hulse, age 53, of Port Jervis, was sentenced on Wednesday, Nov. 20, to prison time plus an additional five years of supervised release.  This follows her guilty plea in Orange County Court to commit arson at a two-family residence in Port Jervis. Court documents reveal that on Tuesday, Jan. 25, Hulse disabled the smoke detector from the fuse box and barricaded the…
Hudson Valley Sex Offender Admits To Failing To Register Email Address Hudson Valley Sex Offender Admits To Failing To Register Email Address
Hudson Valley Sex Offender Admits To Failing To Register Email Address A Hudson Valley sex offender pled guilty after admitting in court that he failed to register an email he was not supposed to have. Ulster County resident Joseph Nash, aka “Nash Von Wicked” and “Nash Bridges,” age 45, of Port Ewen, pled guilty on Tuesday, Nov. 5, to failing to update his registration as a sex offender to include an email address that he failed to disclose, said US Attorney for Northern District of New York Carla Freedman. Nash admitted that he became a Level II sex offender after he pled guilty in federal court in 2009 to distributing child pornography, Freedman said. Nash …
Man Kills Fellow Inmate At Sing Sing Prison, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later Man Kills Fellow Inmate At Sing Sing Prison, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later
Man Kills Fellow Inmate At Sing Sing Prison, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later Nearly 30 years after fatally stabbing a fellow inmate at a Northern Westchester prison because he wore a cross, a 54-year-old New York man learned he will spend decades in prison for the killing.  Albany resident Allah-Son-Allah was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for his killing of 32-year-old Michael Jones on Christmas Eve 1995 while they were both incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 10.  According to the DA's Office, at around 8 p.m. on Dec. 24, 1995, Allah-Son-All…
Man Gets 15-Year Sentence For Sex Offenses Man Gets 15-Year Sentence For Sex Offenses
Man Gets 15-Year Sentence For Sex Offenses A 46-year-old man is heading to prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing two teenagers. Jacob Hogencamp Jr., a resident of the Town of Wallkill, was sentenced at the Orange County Courthouse to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty late last year to a felony count of first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child. He was also sentenced to 10 years of supervised release. Hogencamp admitted to abusing a girl under the age of 13 and attempting to sexually abuse a teenage boy. According to the Times Herald-Record, the boy spoke at sentencing on the victims’ behalf, saying tha…