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Gotti Grandson From LI Lands In Lockup After Mom’s Kidney Transplant Drama
John Gotti’s COVID fraudster grandson has finally reported to prison, after delaying his report date for nearly half a year, authorities said.
Carmine G. Agnello, 40, of Oyster Bay, NY, is being held in federal prison in Fairton, NJ, according to Bureau of Prisons records.
Agnello was sentenced to 15 months behind bars in April 2026. He pleaded guilty to stealing $1.1 million in federal COVID relief funds and spending the money on cryptocurrency investments.
But Agnello insisted he needed to remain free to donate a kidney to his mother, Victoria Gotti, the daughter of notorious “Teflon Don…
LI Woman, 87, Found Dead In Backyard Pool After Drowning, Cops Say
An elderly Long Island woman drowned in her backyard pool on Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, police said.
Eileen Specht, 87, of Northport, was found unresponsive in the pool just before 8 a.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and police do not suspect criminal involvement in her death.
Specht is the third person to drown in a backyard pool on Long Island in the past week, according to authorities.
Former NYPD chief Anthony Izzo, 75, was found dead in a pool at his Stony Brook home on Friday, Aug. 7 around 7:45 p.m., police said. Then on Sunday, …
Green Card Marriage Ring: 11 New Yorkers Charged In 1,000+ Sham Wedding Scheme, Feds Say
Eleven New Yorkers have been charged in an alleged international immigration fraud scheme that arranged more than 1,000 sham marriages and collected tens of millions of dollars, federal prosecutors said.
The defendants were arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 12, after a two-count federal indictment was unsealed, according to the US Department of Justice. The network operated for more than a decade and arranged sham marriages between foreign nationals, primarily citizens of China, and US citizens to fraudulently obtain immigration status, prosecutors allege.
Those indicted inc…
0.18-bac Driver Hit 106 MPH Before Deadly Nassau Crash, Pleads Guilty: Authorities
A drunk Long Island driver who hit 106 mph seconds before causing a deadly crash has pleaded guilty, authorities said.
Bryan Mizhirumbay, 24, of Lindenhurst, admitted his role in the death of 55-year-old Craig White on Sept. 3, 2025, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
Mizhirumbay will likely be sentenced to 7-15 years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide, second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault, and aggravated DWI, according to prosecutors.
After drinking on the job while working at a restaurant, Mizhirumbay drove home around 11 p.m. tr…
NY Child Rapist Violated Sex Offender Parole Rules, Locked Up Again: Cops
A convicted New York child rapist was rearrested Tuesday, Aug. 11 for failing to meet the conditions of his parole, police said.
John G. Coler Jr., 46, of Beacon, created several new social media and email accounts without notifying authorities, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said Wednesday, Aug. 12.
Coler was required to provide notice of all his activities after he was convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl he knew in 2018 in Clifton Park, according to the New York sex offender registry.
But between May 2024 and December 2025, Coler created at least 10 new accounts without letting …
