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Quadruple Murder Case: Former Police Officer In Northern Westchester Found Guilty
A former police officer at several municipalities in Westchester and Dutchess counties has been convicted for the murders of four men in Orange County after a drug deal that went bad.
According to an indictment that was filed in White Plains Federal Court, Nicholas Tartaglione killed Martin Luna, age 41, Urbano Santiago, age 32, Miguel Luna, age 25, and Hector Gutierrez, 43, at the Likquid Lounge in the town of Chester in Orange County following the botched cocaine deal in April 2016.
The first victim was allegedly strangled with a zip tie, and three others were taken to an Otisville home i…
Westchester Man Among Duo Found Guilty In Connection To Fatal Jewelry Store Robbery
Two people, including one man from Westchester County, have been found guilty in connection with a jewelry store robbery in Fairfield County that left the business's owner dead.
Earlier Report - Westchester Man Charged In Fatal Jewelry Store Robbery In Stamford
White Plains resident Thomas Liberatore, age 65, and Brooklyn resident Paul Prosano, age 62, were both found guilty by a jury for their roles in the March 28, 2020 robbery of Marco Jewelers in Stamford, US Attorney Vanessa Avery announced on Monday, Dec. 19.
On the day of the robbery, around 2:50 p.m., police in Stamford …
Father-Daughter NY Duo Accused Of Acting As Illegal Agents For China
A father and daughter from New York are among several people accused of acting as illegal agents of the Chinese government who allegedly worked to force a US resident to return to China.
Long Island residents Quanzhong An, age 55, and his daughter, Guangyang An, age 34, both of Roslyn, were named in an eight-count indictment unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn Thursday, Oct. 20.
The indictment charges a total of seven Chinese nationals with taking part in an international forced repatriation effort known as “Operation Fox Hunt,” which prosecutors said involved surveilling, harassing, and …
Westchester Man Admits To Murder Of 21-Year-Old
One of two suspects implicated in the murder of a 21-year-old man during a drug deal gone wrong has admitted to his role in a fatal shooting, federal officials announced.
Yonkers resident Marcus Chambers, age 30, also known as “Chino,” “Chi D,” and “SP,” pleaded guilty this week to participating in the murder of Jonathan Johnson, 21, on March 18, 2011, in White Plains.
Original story - Duo Charged For Murder Of 21-Year-Old In White Plains
According to US Attorney Damian Williams, on the day of the shooting, Chambers and his co-conspirator, Darnell Kidd, murdered Johnson by shooting hi…
Rapper Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids From NY Across US, Federal Officials Say
Rapper Fetty Wap was among six men charged with running an elaborate cross-country drug distribution ring out of New York, authorities announced.
The rapper, whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 28 by FBI agents at Citi Field.
An indictment was unsealed on Long Island, in Central Islip federal court, Friday, Oct. 29, charging six men with conspiring to distribute and possess controlled substances, including five of them also charged for using weapons in connection to drug trafficking.
The six men distributed more than 100 kilograms of cocaine, …
Fairfield County Man Accused Of Engaging In Sex Acts With Child He Drove To Meet In Illinois
A man from the area is facing multiple child exploitation charges in connection to an incident involving a 14-year-old girl who he transported across the country to his Fairfield County home.
Danbury resident Wayne Marcell, age 35, has been accused of paying $2,000 to have the teenage victim transported from Lubbock, Texas, to Illinois, where he allegedly drove her back to his Fairfield County home and abused her.
US Attorney Leonard Boyle said that in April 2021, a 14-year-old girl in Georgia met Robert Fyke, age 33, of Lubbock, on an online video/chat platform. Fyke and the teen then…
Owner, CEO Of Manhattan Investment Fund Among Trio Indicted For $1.8B Ponzi-Like Scheme
A man who was the head of a Manhattan investment fund was arrested on Thursday and is facing securities fraud charges for his role in an alleged $1.8 billion Ponzi-like scheme that saw his company paying clients with their own money.
Long Island resident David Gentile, age 54, of Manhasset, the founder, owner, and CEO of GPB Capital Holdings, was charged with two others for scheming to defraud investors by misrepresenting the source of funds used to make monthly distribution payments to them, federal officials said.
Specifically, the three were charged with securities and wire fraud, …
Area Doctor Billed Patients $8M For Surgeries He Didn't Do, Feds Say
A Westchester eye doctor who had practices throughout the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County is facing charges for health care fraud.
Ameet Goyal, 56, of Rye, who operates The Eye Associates Group, with practices in Rye, Mount Kisco, Wappingers Falls and in Greenwich, was arrested and charged by federal officials for allegedly fraudulently billing patients.
The indictment alleges that between 2010 and 2017, Goyal was billing patients, Medicare, and private insurance programs millions of dollars for complex eye surgeries that were never actually performed. The complaint states that Goyal and…
Ex-Downstate Correctional Officers Sent To Prison For Beating Inmate, Falsifying Records
Two former New York State Correction Officers are going to be on the other side of the bars for several years for beating a defenseless inmate and attempting to cover it up during an elaborate scheme.
Kathy Scott, 43, has been sentenced to 100 months and George Santiago, Jr., 35, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison. They were convicted in November last year for their roles in the 2013 beating of inmate Kevin Moore in the Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill.
According to evidence introduced at the trial, on Nov. 13, 2013, Moore, 54 at the time of his death, was brought to the f…
