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Former NYC Public Advocate Candidate Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
Former NYC Public Advocate Candidate Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
A 2025 candidate for New York City Public Advocate pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to wire fraud for trying to obtain public matching funds she was not entitled to receive. Angela Aquino entered the plea on August 20 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Vera Scanlon. She faces up to 20 years in prison if she […]
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Man Gets Six-Month Sentence for Ramming Car into Brooklyn Chabad Headquarters
A New Jersey man was sentenced Wednesday to six months and one week in prison for driving his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in Crown Heights. Dan Sohail, 36, appeared in Brooklyn federal court before Judge Eric N. Vitaliano. Prosecutors had asked for a longer sentence, but the judge declined that recommendation. Because […]
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June 1 Trial Date Set for Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in U.S. Drug Case
A federal judge in New York has locked in a June 1, 2027, trial date for former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife on drug trafficking charges. Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein set the schedule Wednesday after both sides agreed on the timeline. Defense lawyers will start filing challenges to the indictment in early September, […]
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Former NBA Player Malik Beasley Pleads Not Guilty to Gambling Charges
Former NBA guard Malik Beasley walked into a Brooklyn federal courtroom this week and pleaded not guilty to gambling-related charges. The case is getting attention mostly because of who he is (he played for teams like the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves) and because federal gambling cases can carry serious consequences if things don’t go […]
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