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Long Island Attorney Admits Stealing More Than $500K From Trust, Faces Up To 20 Years
A lawyer trusted to manage a Connecticut commercial property has admitted to stealing more than $500,000 from a trust, federal prosecutors say. Now he's facing decades in prison.
Edward W. Miller, 70, of Lawrence, New York, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in federal court in Bridgeport on Thursday, May 28, after waiving his right to be indicted, the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut said.
According to court records, Miller was a New York attorney who served as trustee of the M.P. Trust, which was created in 2014 to manage several properties, including a commercial building in N…
Fourth Time Suffolk Drunk Driver Convicted Again, This Time With 0.22 BAC: Authorities
A Long Island man with three prior DWI convictions has been found guilty again after prosecutors said he drove drunk with a blood-alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit.
Walter Danilo Perez Sanchez, 42, was convicted Wednesday, May 27, for his latest drunk escapade, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office announced.
The case began as an assault investigation, after a witness reported three men fighting in a parking lot in Huntington Station on March 20, 2025, prosecutors said.
But officers arrived to find Perez Sanchez, of Huntington Station, smelling of alcohol with bloods…
‘Family’s Worst Nightmare’ Kidnapping Attempt On Long Island Results In Indictment
A Long Island woman accused of attempting to snatch a 15-month-old toddler from a stroller was indicted Thursday, May 28, authorities said.
Heather Magone, a 40-year-old social worker, was arraigned on charges of second-degree attempted kidnapping, child endangerment, and reckless endangerment, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said, describing the case as “every family’s worst nightmare.”
“Thanks to his quick-thinking and heroic intervention, the child’s great-grandfather was able to prevent the unthinkable,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said.
The 79-year-old great-grandfath…
Dynamite Attack On Long Island Boyfriend Lands Suffolk Girlfriend Prison Time
A Long Island woman who blew off her boyfriend’s hand with a stick of dynamite was sentenced to prison time on Wednesday, May 27.
Keyonna Waddell, 35, got 18 years behind bars and five years of probation for the terrifying attack, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Waddell, of Deer Park, got into an argument with her boyfriend at his apartment on March 22, 2024, according to investigators. The man left the apartment after the blow-up and told Waddell to do the same, police said.
When the man returned, he saw no sign of Waddell, assumed she had left, and went to sleep, auth…
Beach Rage: Teens Chase Driver, Smash Car In LI Parking Lot, Cops Say
Two teenagers beat up two cars on Long Island with a bat and a lacrosse stick, including accosting one man who asked them to stop littering, police said Thursday, May 28.
A 38-year-old man spotted the 17-year-old and 16-year-old male suspects around 4 p.m. Monday, May 25 tossing trash on the ground in the parking lot for Stehli Beach in Bayville, the Nassau County Police Department said.
After he “questioned their conduct,” the teens responded “disrespectfully” and the man left, according to Nassau County police.
But as the man was trying to leave, the teens got into a 2021 Mercedes-Benz a…
Head-On Suffolk Car Crash Caused By Drunk Driver, Police Say
A drunk driver on Long Island caused a head-on collision, sending another man to the hospital Tuesday night, May 26, police said.
Johany Ortiz Valdez, 49, was arrested on two DWI charges following the wreck in Hampton Bays around 9:30 p.m., the Southampton Town Police Department said.
The crash occurred near East Montauk Highway and Bittersweet Avenue South, authorities said. Responding officers determined Oritz Valdez was driving drunk and collided head-on with the other vehicle, according to police.
The other driver suffered head injuries but was in stable condition, his sister told Span…
Suffolk Man With Dementia, 71, Disappears From Family Home: Police
A Long Island man suffering from dementia has gone missing from his home, and police issued a Silver Alert for him on Tuesday, May 26.
Milton Batson, 71, was last seen around 9 p.m. Monday, May 25 after leaving his home on Springfield Road in Brentwood, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Batson was described as a Black man who is 5 feet 9 inches tall, approximately 140 pounds with brown eyes, gray hair and a scar on his left calf, according to police.
Authorities said Batson was believed to be on foot and likely still in the Brentwood area. Anyone with information on Batson's locat…
Cocaine Found On Hamptons DWI Suspect At Police Station: Authorities
A Long Island man was busted driving drunk through the Hamptons over Memorial Day Weekend, then hit with an extra charge after cops found cocaine on him, police said.
Leonel Josue Martinez Biznay, 23, was arrested around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, May 24, the East Hampton Town Police Department said.
Martinez Biznay, of East Hampton, was driving a 2015 Ram pickup truck northbound on Springs Fireplace Road, police said. An officer observed Martinez Biznay’s vehicle failing to maintain its lane and repeatedly crossing the white fog line on the right side of the road, authorities said.
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