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‘Remorseless’ Long Island Man Convicted Of Killing Wife, Shooting Brother-In-Law: DA ‘Remorseless’ Long Island Man Convicted Of Killing Wife, Shooting Brother-In-Law: DA
‘Remorseless’ Long Island Man Convicted Of Killing Wife, Shooting Brother-In-Law: DA After just an hour of jury deliberation, a Long Island man has been convicted of shooting his wife to death, as well as attempting to kill her brother, officials announced. Levittown resident Thomas DiNapoli’s murder conviction came on Monday, June 26, the Nassau County DA announced. DiNapoli, aged 70, was found guilty of murder and attempted murder for an August 2020 incident where he shot his wife after an argument and then tried to kill his brother-in-law. On the evening of August 13, 2020, DiNapoli and his wife Cheryl got into an argument in the bedroom of their Cord Lane home, the …
27-Year-Old Was Drunk, High During Crash Killing 48-Year-Old Long Island Man, DA Says 27-Year-Old Was Drunk, High During Crash Killing 48-Year-Old Long Island Man, DA Says
27-Year-Old Was Drunk, High During Crash Killing 48-Year-Old Long Island Man, DA Says A 27-year-old Long Island man could face up to 15 years behind bars for allegedly killing a pedestrian while driving his motorcycle drunk and high, authorities said. On Tuesday, April 11, the Nassau County DA announced the arraignment of Christopher Flores, of Long Beach, on charges including manslaughter and vehicular manslaughter in the death of 48-year-old Scott Brower. Earlier Report: ID Released For Man Killed In Crash Near Rockville Centre Intersection According to the charges, Brower was walking home from Rockville Centre's Irish Day after getting drinks with a friend on March 19, 2…
Fatal DWI Crash: Long Island Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide Fatal DWI Crash: Long Island Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide
Fatal DWI Crash: Long Island Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide A Long Island man could spend decades in prison for allegedly driving drunk and causing a crash that killed another driver.  Oscar Argueta, age 36, of Hicksville, was arraigned on charges including aggravated vehicular homicide for his role in a high-speed Hempstead crash that killed one man and seriously injured his wife, the Nassau County DA reported on Tuesday, April 11. Earlier Report: ID Released For Person Killed In Hempstead Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say According to prosecutors, Argueta was traveling northwest on Greenwich Street in Hempstead on June 26, 2022,…
Racetrack Murder: Man Drove 1K Miles To Stab LI Employee To Death, Jurors Agree Racetrack Murder: Man Drove 1K Miles To Stab LI Employee To Death, Jurors Agree
Racetrack Murder: Man Drove 1K Miles To Stab LI Employee To Death, Jurors Agree A jury has convicted a Long Island man accused of viciously stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death at a local racetrack. Jose Franco-Martinez, age 58, of Elmont, was found guilty of second-degree murder nearly five years after stabbing Maria Larin, the Nassau County DA announced Wednesday, April 5. Larin worked as a hot walker at the Belmont Park racetrack in Elmont, where she would walk horses after their races to help them cool down. She was working when, on June 17, 2018, Franco-Martinez showed up and attacked her, stabbing and cutting her 23 times with a kitchen knife. Larin’s co-worke…
MS-13 Gang Member ‘Pikachu’ Sentenced For Ordering Teen’s Killing On Long Island MS-13 Gang Member ‘Pikachu’ Sentenced For Ordering Teen’s Killing On Long Island
MS-13 Gang Member ‘Pikachu’ Sentenced For Ordering Teen’s Killing On Long Island A high-ranking member of the MS-13 gang was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for his role in the murder of a teenager for wearing an enemy gang's color.  28-year-old Hempstead resident Carlos Portillo, who also goes by “Pikachu” and “Solitario”, was sentenced Wednesday, April 5 after an earlier trial found him guilty of second-degree murder of a teen at the Massapequa Preserve, the Nassau County DA announced. Portillo, the alleged second-in-command of the Indios Locos Salvatrucha clique of MS-13, instructed other gang members to kill Julio Cesar Espantzay-Gonzales, age 19. E…
$520,000 Stock Fraud Scheme Leads To Indictment For Barred NY Investment Broker: DA $520,000 Stock Fraud Scheme Leads To Indictment For Barred NY Investment Broker: DA
$520,000 Stock Fraud Scheme Leads To Indictment For Barred NY Investment Broker: DA A barred investment broker has been indicted on charges he stole $520,000 from six investors who believed they were investing in stocks for several high-profile companies. Long Island resident Peter Quartararo, age 57, of Glen Cove, was arraigned Thursday, March 9 on charges of grand larceny, said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. “This defendant allegedly tricked investors into believing they were getting in on the ground floor of high-profile companies that were going public," Donnelly said. During the "scheme" which began in July 2018 and continued through January 2021, Qua…
Long Island Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Drunk Driving Crash Long Island Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Drunk Driving Crash
Long Island Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Drunk Driving Crash A Long Island man has admitted responsibility for a drunk driving crash that killed a woman in Bethpage. John Cappello, age 31, of Massapequa, pleaded guilty Wednesday, April 27, to multiple charges that include aggravated vehicular assault and manslaughter, Nassau County DA Anne Donnelly said. Cappello was “highly intoxicated - nearly three times the legal limit” on September 22, 2020, when he drove into oncoming traffic near Stewart and Linden avenues and crashed head-on into another car, Donnelly said. The driver of the second vehicle, 74-year-old Manuela Brugueras, later died at Saint …