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Ousted NY Rep. George Santos  Likely To Face Prison After Pleading Guilty In Fraud Case Ousted NY Rep. George Santos  Likely To Face Prison After Pleading Guilty In Fraud Case
Ousted NY Rep. George Santos Likely To Face Prison After Pleading Guilty In Fraud Case Former Republican Congressman George Santos admitted to committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in a federal court on Monday, Aug. 19, authorities announced.  The 36-year-old former inhabitant of New York's 3rd Congressional District seat on Long Island was facing 23 felonies, and a trial set to begin next month.  A federal judge will sentence Santos on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York said. According to federal sentencing guidelines, aggravated identity theft carries a mandatory two-year minimum sentence.&n…
Trail Killing: Couple Confesses To Stabbing Of Man On Long Island Bike Path Trail Killing: Couple Confesses To Stabbing Of Man On Long Island Bike Path
Trail Killing: Couple Confesses To Stabbing Of Man On Long Island Bike Path A couple formally confessed to their roles in the fatal stabbing of a man on a Long Island walking and biking trail. Jose Martinez-Vazquez, age 25, of Port Jefferson Station, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, July 25, in the death of Benjamin Flores-Mendez. It came months after his girlfriend, Tiffany Diaz-Cabrera, age 21, of Port Jefferson Station, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the same case. Earlier Report: Duo Nabbed In Fatal Stabbing Of Man On Long Island Trail According to prosecutors, Martinez-Vazquez followed the 39-year-old Flor…
Babysitter Admits Raping, Murdering 3-Year-Old NY Girl Found Covered In Bleach Babysitter Admits Raping, Murdering 3-Year-Old NY Girl Found Covered In Bleach
Babysitter Admits Raping, Murdering 3-Year-Old NY Girl Found Covered In Bleach One year after a 3-year-old New York girl was found murdered inside her home, the man responsible has formally confessed. Rensselaer County resident Robert Fisher, age 34, of Rensselaer, pleaded guilty to murder and rape on Tuesday, July 9, in the death of Josefina Cunningham. According to prosecutors, emergency crews were called to the girl's Rensselaer home near Broadway and Tracy Street on July 7, 2023, after relatives found her not breathing. Earlier Report: Man Rapes, Murders 3-Year-Old Girl At Home In Region, DA Says Josefina’s mother found her lying lifeless on the floor, fo…
'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time 'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time
'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time The children of the slain Connecticut mother of five, Jennifer Farber Dulos, spoke for the first time on Friday, May 31, during the sentencing of Michelle Tronconis, who was found guilty of helping to cover up Dulos' murder. Click here for a new, updated story - Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison Troconis, age 49, the girlfriend of Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of Jennifer Farber Dulos, who is believed to have killed her, was found guilty in Stamford on Friday, March 1, of all counts, including conspiracy to commit murder, hindering prosecution, and…
41-Year-Old Sentenced 20 To Life For Long Island Burglaries 41-Year-Old Sentenced 20 To Life For Long Island Burglaries
41-Year-Old Sentenced 20 To Life For Long Island Burglaries A man could spend the rest of his life behind bars for his back-to-back burglaries on Long Island. Kevin Carroll, age 41, of Manhattan, was sentenced on Wednesday, Feb. 21 for his 2020 Uniondale burglaries, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. On the evening of June 22, 2020, Carroll forced open the back door of 429 Fenimore Avenue, a Uniondale boarding house that has both shared and single-occupancy rooms. Carroll had once been a resident of the boarding house himself, the DA’s Office said. Once inside, he punched one of the home’s occupants in the face and head multiple ti…
Duo Convicted Of 'Senseless' Drive-By Shooting On Long Island Duo Convicted Of 'Senseless' Drive-By Shooting On Long Island
Duo Convicted Of 'Senseless' Drive-By Shooting On Long Island A pair of Long Island men were found guilty by a jury of shooting and killing a young father outside of his parents’ home. Douglas Coudrey, age 26 of Eastport, and Kenneth Regan, age 25 of Centereach, received their convictions on Tuesday, Feb. 6, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. The jury deliberated for three hours. On January 14, 2020, 27-year-old Justin Gottlieb, who was recently engaged and had an infant daughter, was driving home to Plainview from his electrical engineering job in Jericho. Earlier Report: Duo Indicted For Apparent Long Island Road-Rage Mur…
Long Island Man Admits Slashing Ex-Girlfriend's Family With Knife Long Island Man Admits Slashing Ex-Girlfriend's Family With Knife
Long Island Man Admits Slashing Ex-Girlfriend's Family With Knife A Long Island pleaded guilty to pushing, biting, and slashing his ex-girlfriend’s family members while trying to get to her, authorities announced. On Monday, Aug. 21, the Suffolk County DA announced that 30-year-old Calverton resident Guillermo Ayala Jr. admitted guilt for the attack, which occurred in December 2022. According to both the court documents and Ayala’s guilty plea, on Dec. 2, 2022, he went shopping and to dinner with his ex-girlfriend, who is also the mother of his children. After their dinner, he drove around for hours demanding that she show him who she was talking to o…
Life In Prison Possibility For Dealer Who Sold Heroin, Cocaine To Long Island Cop Life In Prison Possibility For Dealer Who Sold Heroin, Cocaine To Long Island Cop
Life In Prison Possibility For Dealer Who Sold Heroin, Cocaine To Long Island Cop A convicted drug dealer from Long Island who was busted with a cache of hard drugs after selling heroin to an undercover cop could spend the rest of his life in prison. Johnnie Funderburke, age 38, of Bellport, was found guilty on over a dozen drug and weapons charges by a Suffolk County jury on Monday, June 12. According to prosecutors, Funderburke sold heroin to an undercover detective from the Suffolk County Police Department in June 2021. He later sold heroin and cocaine to the same undercover detective on two other occasions. In July 2021, police executed a search warrant at his Bell…
Guilty Plea For Long Island Man Charged With Fatal Uber Driver Shooting Guilty Plea For Long Island Man Charged With Fatal Uber Driver Shooting
Guilty Plea For Long Island Man Charged With Fatal Uber Driver Shooting A Long Island Man accused of shooting and killing an Uber driver in March 2022, as well as participating in a serious hit-and-run the year before, has pleaded guilty to both offenses, officials announced. Shaun Teemer, aged 24 of Long Beach, pleaded guilty to multiple charges for two different incidents on Wednesday, June 14, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. In a statement, District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly called Teemer “an extraordinarily violent defendant who has consistently broken the law.” Earlier Report: Long Beach Man Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Uber Driver A…
Long Island Man Sentenced For Producing, Possessing Child Pornography For Decades Long Island Man Sentenced For Producing, Possessing Child Pornography For Decades
Long Island Man Sentenced For Producing, Possessing Child Pornography For Decades A former racehorse trainer from Long Island will likely spend the remainder of his life behind bars for sexually exploiting a child and possessing child pornography, officials announced. Daniel Mullan, aged 83, of Elmont, was sentenced to 30 years behind bars, which is the maximum sentence based on the criminal statutes in place at the time of Mullan’s offenses, according to the US Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York. Earlier Report: Ex-Elmont Racehorse Trainer Produced, Appeared In Child Porn For Decades, Authorities Say According to court filings, Mullan was convicted of pos…
Courtroom Scuffle: Man Charges Buffalo Grocery Store Mass Shooter Ahead Of Sentencing (Video) Courtroom Scuffle: Man Charges Buffalo Grocery Store Mass Shooter Ahead Of Sentencing (Video)
Courtroom Scuffle: Man Charges Buffalo Grocery Store Mass Shooter Ahead Of Sentencing (Video) Sentencing proceedings for the 19-year-old gunman who shot and killed ten Black people in a racist attack at a New York grocery store were briefly halted Wednesday, Feb. 15, when someone inside the courtroom charged toward the admitted killer. Video posted on Twitter captured the tense moment, which came as a relative of one of the victims addressed the shooter inside an Erie County courtroom. “You don’t know a damn thing about Black people. We’re human,” the woman is heard saying to Payton Gendron. “We like our kids to go to good schools. We love our kids. We never go to no neighborhoods …
Long Island Man Sentenced For Killing Girlfriend Long Island Man Sentenced For Killing Girlfriend
Long Island Man Sentenced For Killing Girlfriend A Long Island man has been sentenced for strangling his girlfriend to death and then slitting her throat to make it look like a suicide. Nassau County Acting District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that Sixto Tapia-Angeles, age 28, of Hempstead was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on Friday, Nov. 19. Tapia-Angeles pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in September, Smith said. “After strangling his girlfriend to death, this defendant devised a haphazard and brutal plan to deceive police, slitting her throat and cutting his own wrist to conceal a murder and create the appearance …
Ex-Suffolk DA Spota, Aide Sentenced For Corruption Ex-Suffolk DA Spota, Aide Sentenced For Corruption
Ex-Suffolk DA Spota, Aide Sentenced For Corruption Two former high-ranking Suffolk County government officials have been sentenced to jail following a six-week federal jury trial. Former Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas J. Spota and Christopher McPartland, his former anti-corruption aide were each sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 10, by US District Judge Joan M. Azrack, to five years in prison.  Additionally, Spota, age 79, of Mount Sinai, was ordered to pay a $100,000 fine. The sentences stem from the defendants’ December 17, 2019 convictions for trying to cover up a prisoner’s beating at a Hauppauge …