Philanthropist's Son Free During Appeal
An appeals judge has ruled that the 85-year-old son of late philanthropist Brooke Astor can stay out of prison while he appeals his conviction on charges of looting his mother's nearly $200 million...
View ArticleCuomo Calls for Bank Transparency
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo wants the nation's eight largest banks to tell him how they structured what are expected to be near-record bonus payouts for 2009.The banks made big profits last...
View ArticleNYC Pastor Jailed for Immigration Scam
The pastor of a New York City storefront church is going to jail for scamming more than 100 immigrants by promising to get them U.S. visas and legal status.Queens District Attorney Richard Brown says...
View ArticleEight American Missionaries Head Home
Eight of the ten American missionaries who were charged with kidnapping in Haiti arrived in Miami today, after a judge gave them the green light to head home. The group had been held in jail for three...
View ArticlePolice Officers Acquitted in Mineo Trial
Three New York City police officers have been acquitted of all charges in the case involving an attack on Michael Mineo with a police baton.Officer Richard Kern was charged with sodomizing Mineo at a...
View ArticleMonserrate Appeals Expulsion, Runs Again
Former New York Senator Hiram Monserrate has filed a petition to run in a special election next month to get back his seat. Monserrate was expelled by his colleagues two weeks ago for a misdemeanor...
View ArticleZazi's Associates Make First Court Appearance
Two associates of foiled New York City subway bomb plotter Najibullah Zazi are scheduled to make their first court appearances since he pleaded guilty.Zarein Ahmedzay and Adis Medunjanin went to high...
View ArticlePaterson Suspends Aide, Calls for Investigation
David Paterson has suspended a close aide and called for an investigation into his own administration, following a report by The New York Times that questioned whether the governor exerted improper...
View ArticleAuthorities Seek Motive in Pentagon Shoot-Out
Authorities are looking for a motive for yesterday's shoot-out at the Pentagon.The Associated Press reports that John Patrick Bedell has been identified as the shooter, and that Bedell had issues with...
View ArticleQueens Imam Says He Knew of Zazi's Plans
A Queens imam has pleaded guilty to charges that he lied to FBI agents investigating a foiled suicide bomb plot against New York City.The imam, Ahmad Afzali, appeared in Brooklyn federal court...
View ArticleUS Officials Killed in Ambush in Mexico
Officials say a suspected drug gang killed three people over the weekend in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.The Associated Press reports that an American couple and a Mexican man with ties to the U.S. consulate...
View ArticleCourt Ruling Changes FCC Internet Controls
A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that regulators have less power over Internet traffic than they had thought. The decision was a victory for Comcast, which had brought the suit challenging...
View ArticleBloomberg Says No Police Lay-Offs
New York City officials are waiting to find out how much they will need to cut from their budgets in anticipation of a decrease in aid from the state. One thing is clear: police officers will not be...
View ArticleFederal Authorities Raid Espada's Nonprofit
Federal authorities raided the Bronx health clinic run by New York State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr., just one day after New York's attorney general accused him of siphoning $14 million...
View ArticleManuel Noriega Extradited to France
Manuel Noriega, Panama's military dictator from 1983 to 1989, was extradited from the U.S. to France today to stand trial for money laundering charges.The BBC reports that Noriega is charged with...
View ArticleOfficials Investigate Asbestos and Lead Tests
The Environmental Protection Agency, the New York City Department of Investigation, the federal Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General and the Manhattan United States attorney's office...
View ArticleEspada Calls Cuomo's New Charges Baseless
New York State Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr. has said New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's second civil law suit targeting Espada, Jr.'s business dealings is nothing but political assassination...
View ArticleFeds Begin Goldman Sachs Investigation
The federal government started its investigation into Goldman Sachs today."Given the recent focus on the firm, we're not surprised by the report of an inquiry," Lucas van Praag, a Goldman spokesperson...
View ArticleMistrial in Sucuzhanay Hate Crime Trial
A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of the second man charged with a hate crime in the death of Ecuadorean immigrant Jose Sucuzhanay. The jury was deadlocked in the case around 9 p.m. last...
View ArticleAG Cuomo Investigates 8 Big Banks
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating eight banks to find out if they gave misleading information to Standard & Poor’s, Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service to inflate the...
View ArticlePaintings Worth More Than $112 Million Stolen
The museum's security system had been disabled, a gate padlock had been cut and a window had been broken. But guards working overnight did not see a masked thief steal off with five valuable paintings...
View ArticleJamaica Death Count Rises to 73
Parts of Jamaica's capital are under a state of emergency, as police continue their search for Christopher "Dudus" Coke.The Associated Press reports that at least 73 people, including civilians and...
View ArticleMore than 30 Arrested in Identity Theft Ring
More than 30 people have been arrested for stealing millions of dollars through an identity theft scheme that stretched from Staten Island to Fort Hood, Texas.Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says most of...
View ArticlePaterson Changes Stop-and-Frisk Policy
New York Gov. David Paterson signed a bill that changes New York City's "Stop-and-Frisk" policy on Friday. The new law does not put an end to the stop-and-frisk practice, but it does prevent the New...
View ArticleStaten Island Hate Crime Victim Speaks Out
In Staten Island, police have made one arrest and are expected to make another shortly for last weekend's assault on an 18-year-old high schooler who was heading home from his job busing tables early...
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