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Iranian Operative, 2 NY Associates Nabbed In Plot To Assassinate Donald Trump, DOJ Says Iranian Operative, 2 NY Associates Nabbed In Plot To Assassinate Donald Trump, DOJ Says
Iranian Operative, 2 NY Associates Nabbed In Plot To Assassinate Donald Trump, DOJ Says An Iranian operative and two associates living in America have been charged in a murder-for-hire plot targeting United States citizens, including President-elect Donald Trump. Federal authorities have charged Farhad Shakeri, an alleged operative of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), along with two New York City associates in a plot to assassinate a US citizen critical of the Iranian government.  The case highlights the continued threat posed by Iran’s attempts to silence dissidents and even target top US. officials. According to the Department of Justice criminal complai…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Murder-For-Hire: Man Admits Paying $16K Bitcoin To Have NY Residents Killed Murder-For-Hire: Man Admits Paying $16K Bitcoin To Have NY Residents Killed
Murder-For-Hire: Man Admits Paying $16K Bitcoin To Have NY Residents Killed A Utah man has admitted to paying thousands of dollars worth of Bitcoin to arrange for the murders of two New York residents. Christopher Pence, age 43, of Cedar City, Utah appeared in Albany federal court on Wednesday, Dec. 6, and pleaded guilty to using the internet to solicit and pay for murder. According to prosecutors, Pence admitted to contacting the administrator of a website dedicated to arranging contract killings in 2021. He confessed to paying them $16,000 worth of Bitcoin to facilitate the murder of two Hoosick Falls residents in Rensselaer County. Pence gave the administrato…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Former Podiatrist, Sister From Northern Westchester Charged In Alleged New Plot To Kill Wife Former Podiatrist, Sister From Northern Westchester Charged In Alleged New Plot To Kill Wife
Former Podiatrist, Sister From Northern Westchester Charged In Alleged New Plot To Kill Wife A podiatrist from the Hudson Valley has been accused of trying to get his wife killed for a second time, this time with the alleged aid of his sister. Rockland County resident Ira Bernstein, age 49, of Montebello, and Northern Westchester resident Jaclyn Goldberg, age 40, of Bedford, have been indicted by a grand jury following an investigation conducted by the Town of Ramapo Police Department with the assistance of the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office. From July 29, 2022 through September 21, 2022, Ira Bernstein is alleged to have solicited the murder of his wife S…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Westchester Man Plotted To Assassinate Journalist For Criticizing Iranian Government, Feds Say Westchester Man Plotted To Assassinate Journalist For Criticizing Iranian Government, Feds Say
Westchester Man Plotted To Assassinate Journalist For Criticizing Iranian Government, Feds Say A New York man is among three people implicated in an alleged plot to assassinate an Iranian-American journalist on US soil over her criticism of the Iranian government, authorities said. Westchester County resident Khalid Mehdiyev, age 24, of Yonkers, is named in a superseding indictment that was unsealed in the Southern District of New York on Friday, Jan. 27, against three people for murder-for-hire and money-laundering charges. Federal prosecutors allege that Mehdiyev is a member of a violent Eastern European criminal organization that has ties to Iran and has engaged in murders, kidna…

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by Michael Mashburn
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NY Man Accused Of Murdering Woman In Life Insurance Scheme NY Man Accused Of Murdering Woman In Life Insurance Scheme
NY Man Accused Of Murdering Woman In Life Insurance Scheme A New York man has been charged with an elaborate murder-for-hire scheme taken straight out of a movie script where he killed and dismantled the body of a 26-year-old woman for life insurance benefits, federal officials announced. Queens resident Cory Martin, age 34, was charged in Brooklyn federal court with murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire for his role in the death of 26-year-old Brandy Odom. Previously, Martin was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and fraudulent use of identification relating to an alleged scheme to fraudulen…

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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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Long Island Woman Admits To Attempting To Hire Hitmen To Kill Ex-Husband's Family Long Island Woman Admits To Attempting To Hire Hitmen To Kill Ex-Husband's Family
Long Island Woman Admits To Attempting To Hire Hitmen To Kill Ex-Husband's Family A Long Island woman has pleaded guilty for conspiring to hire hitmen to kill her ex-husband’s mother. Elsy Rodriguez-Garcia, age 25, of Huntington Station, pleaded guilty on Thursday, March 11, to conspiracy and is expected to be sentenced to two to six years in prison, said District Attorney Timothy D. Sini.  “This is a shocking and disturbing case,” Sini said. “The defendant’s intentions were very clear that she wanted this person murdered, and she was ready and willing to pay for it.” In July 2019, Rodriguez-Garcia contacted a co-conspirator via WhatsApp to orchestrate the mur…

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by Kathy Reakes
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NYPD Officer From Oceanside Enters Plea In Murder-For-Hire Case NYPD Officer From Oceanside Enters Plea In Murder-For-Hire Case
Nypd Officer From Oceanside 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 Vaerie Cincinelli From Oceanside Indicted For Alleged Murder-For-Hire Plot NYPD Officer Vaerie Cincinelli From Oceanside Indicted For Alleged Murder-For-Hire Plot
Nypd Officer Vaerie Cincinelli From Oceanside 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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Estranged Husband Of NYPD Officer Speaks Out About Murder-For-Hire Plot Estranged Husband Of NYPD Officer Speaks Out About Murder-For-Hire Plot
Estranged Husband Of Nypd Officer Speaks Out About Murder-For-Hire Plot The estranged husband of a New York City police officer arrested for allegedly hiring a hitman to kill him said he is "still in shock." In a recent interview with "Good Morning America," Isaiah Carvalho Jr. said he' was struggling to believe what happened in his life, reported ABC 7. "To be honest, I can't believe it, I'm still in shock," he told "Good Morning America." He went on to say that what finally convinced him that his wife, 34-year-old Nassau County resident Valerie Cincinelli, was attempting to have him killed was when the FBI staged his death, said ABC 7. Cincinelli, of O…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Details Emerge In Case Of NYPD Officer From Oceanside's Alleged Murder-For-Hire Plot Details Emerge In Case Of NYPD Officer From Oceanside's Alleged Murder-For-Hire Plot
Details Emerge In Case Of Nypd Officer From Oceanside's Alleged Murder-For-Hire Plot The arrest of an NYPD cop for allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to kill her estranged husband and her boyfriend's 15-year-old daughter is straight out of the pages of a juicy murder mystery or an episode of "Law & Order." On Friday, May 17, NYPD Officer Valerie Cincinelli, of Oceanside, found herself in cuffs for hiring a hitman to kill her husband, Isaiah Carvalho Jr., and the daughter of her "Sugar Daddy" boyfriend, who she said "got in the way," of things, according to a criminal complaint filed in court on Friday. Cincinelli, 34, was even fooled into thinking that the hitman ha…

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by Kathy Reakes