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More Tri-State Arrests in Capitol Riot Case, Including NYC Sanitation Worker
Two men in New York and another in New Jersey were among the latest batch of suspects arrested by the FBI related to the events at the Capitol Building on Jan. 6. Christopher M. Kelly was arrested on federal charges at 5 p.m. Wednesday at his residence in New City, New York, law enforcement sources said. The court papers allege…
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Man Arrested on Gun Charges at Inauguration Checkpoint Says He Made Honest Mistake
A Virginia man was arrested at a checkpoint along the perimeter securing downtown Washington, D.C., ahead of Inauguration Day after he showed police a “non-government issued” inauguration credential and officers found a gun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in his pickup truck. Wesley Allen Beeler, of Front Royal, said in an interview that he made an honest mistake....
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NY Woman, 70, Repeatedly Laced Her Husband's Coffee With Insect Killer: DA
A 70-year-old woman is accused of lacing her husband’s coffee with ant and roach killer multiple times, causing him to become sick. Suncha Tinevra was caught on home surveillance video Jan. 12 retrieving a bottle from beneath a sink and squeezing its white powdery contents into her husband’s coffee, Queens County District Attorney Melinda Katz said Saturday. “The victim...
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Brooklyn Man Defrauds PPP of $2M, Pockets Money for Bentley Purchase, Feds Say
A Brooklyn man was arrested Monday on charges of defrauding the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of almost $2 million. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn charged Leon Miles, 51, of using the money to purchase a 2020 Bentley Continental for $250,000 and a 2020 Cadillac Escalade for $100,000. The PPP is part of the CARES Act passed by Congress in March…
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Father Arrested in Slaying of 25-Year-Old Woman in NYC Park: Report
Authorities say the father of a woman whose body was found in late 2019 in a New York City park has been charged in her murder.
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Virginia Man Arrested in ‘Extremely Disturbing' Abduction of 12-Year-Old California Girl
A 40-year-old Virginia man faces kidnapping and abduction charges after grooming a 12-year-old California girl over the internet for weeks, then trying to fly her across the country, authorities say. The man charged, Nathan Daniel Larson of Catlett, Virginia, is a known white supremacist and advocate for pedophilia, authorities say. He is also accused of running a website with child…
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Reputed Mobster Pleads Guilty in Assault on ‘Real Housewives' Star's Husband
A reputed Mafia figure pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges he conspired to assault the now-husband of former “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Dina Manzo. John Perna, 43, of Cedar Grove, admitted planning and carrying out the July 2015 attack during a videoconference in federal court. Perna and Dina Manzo’s ex-husband Thomas Manzo were charged with the assault earlier this…
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Ex-Epstein Pal Maxwell Seeks Bail with $28.5M, Armed Guards at NYC Residence
Lawyers for the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein are urging a judge to free her to await trial under a $28.5 million bail package that would include armed guards to keep her in a New York City residence and protect her safety.
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Six Indicted in NY ‘Birth Tourism,' Money Laundering Scheme: Feds
Numerous individuals have been charged in connection with a birth tourism and money laundering scheme in Suffolk County that allegedly facilitated pregnant Turkish women to fraudulently enter the United States using tourist and business visas to give birth so that their children would obtain birthright citizenship and medical benefits, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.
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Bowling Alley Manager Beaten After Asking Patrons to Wear Masks, Maryland Police Say
Authorities say the manager of a Maryland bowling alley was assaulted after he asked some patrons to wear face masks
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Nearly 400 People Busted Partying at Illegal Midtown Club by NYC Sheriffs
Deputies in New York City broke up another massive party held amid a surge in coronavirus cases.
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Drug Trafficking Charges Against Former Mexican Defense Secretary Dropped
Attorney General William Barr and Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero said the U.S. would drop the charges and allow Mexico to investigate and determine if Salvatore Cienfuegos Zepeda should be tried in that country.
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Man Seen Shooting Flamethrower Into Air Atop NYC Bus Turns Himself In
Flames come shooting out from the weapon and high into the air, and later onto the ground, as the man jumps around on top of the bus that had about two dozen riders inside at the time.
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Woman Arrested in Attack Over Cold Stone Creamery Shop's Mask Policy
A woman was arrested in the attack of two employees of a Maryland ice cream shop.
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Police Arrest Actor Rick Moranis' NYC Attacker
The previously unknown assailant wanted for a brazen assault against Rick Moranis, star of “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids,” has been taken into custody, police said Saturday. The 67-year-old actor and comedian had just gotten back to his Upper West Side building from a morning walk on Oct. 1 when the suspect, without saying a word, allegedly punched Moranis in…
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Md. Ice Cream Shop Employees Say Couple Violently Attacked Them Over Mask Policy
Two women in Maryland say they were attacked while working at an ice cream shop because they asked two customers to wear masks. Nythia Davis and her friend McKeniva drove to work Saturday at a Cold Stone Creamery ice cream shop in Edgewater. The trouble started when a man and woman walked in about 7:30 p.m., passing a sign on…
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NXIVM Leader Keith Raniere Sentenced to 120 Years in Prison on Sex Trafficking, Other Charges
The self-improvement guru whose organization, NXIVM, attracted millionaires and actresses among its adherents, was sentenced to 120 years in prison Tuesday on convictions that he turned some followers into sex slaves branded with his initials
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Indiana College Student Shot, Killed by Stray Bullet on NYC ‘Dream' Visit
A college student visiting New York City was the unintended target of deadly gunfire Saturday morning in Brooklyn, police said. Police officials say 20-year-old Ethan Williams of Indiana was found around 2:30 a.m. on Eldert Street with a gunshot wound to his chest. He later died at Wyckoff Medical Center. The victim’s family says the Indiana University student was...
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Woman Who Pretended to Be Psychologist Gets 11-Year Prison Term
A Virginia woman who pretended to be a psychologist, treating hundreds of patients and even testifying as a medical expert during custody hearings in court, was sentenced Friday to 11 years in prison. Family after family testified in court in Stafford County on Friday about the damage done by Sharonda Avery. These families trusted Avery so much and were so…
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Illicit Party Busted With Hundreds Inside NYC Venue
New York City officials said they shut down an illegal party of more than 200 people who were violating pandemic restrictions at a catering hall.