Janon Fisher
The Archive
Former World Cup ref busted with heroin at JFK Airport
Another bad call.A controversial soccer referee, whose contentious call knocked Italy out of the 2002 World Cup, was busted at JFK Airport on Monday with over 13 and half pounds...
FDNY: Hiring halt burns OT budget
Overtime costs could spiral out of control if a federal judge does not approve a new class of firefighters this year, an assistant FDNY commissioner testified yesterday. Delays in hiring...
FDNY overtime could cost city $120M unless judge makes ruling: fire official
Overtime costs could spiral out of control if a federal judge in Brooklyn does not approve a new class of firefighters this year, an assistant commissioner with the FDNY testified...
Violent Chinatown bus war
A vicious Chinatown bus feud has landed one man in a hospital and two others in jail on federal charges of having a driver beaten with baseball bats, according to...
Pray ball! Judge gives Mets a kosher order
A Brooklyn federal judge yesterday handed down an unorthodox decision, ordering the Mets to allow a kosher-food vendor to sell its fare at Citi Field on the Jewish Sabbath. Kosher...
Hatecaster found guilty
After two mistrials, a racist Webcasting shock jock and blogger from New Jersey was convicted yesterday of calling for the assassination of three judges. A federal jury in Brooklyn took...
Yoga 'jail' gal sues
For one Brooklyn yoga fan, an afternoon doing downward-facing dog suddenly turned into a night as a jailbird. Lubov Drozd, 28, a graphic artist who lives in Fort Greene, says...
Radio shock-jock convicted for threatening the lives of three judges
A New Jersey radio shock-jock was convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn on a charge he threatened the lives of three federal judges in a blog post last...
Hate-mongering shock job on trial again in B'klyn
A radio shock-jock and Internet blogger accused of calling for the murder of three appellate court judges who upheld a Chicago gun ban, is back on trial in Brooklyn for...
'Racy cop' was known for thong-doing
A Queens cop who is suing the NYPD for sex harassment had a bad reputation among colleagues long before she claimed they embarrassed her by playing a risqué video of...
Russian 'smuggler' trying to negotiate plea in smuggling case
Anna Fermanova -- that sexy suspected smuggler -- had her bail conditions relaxed by a Brooklyn federal judge today so she can try to find a job as both sides...
Suspect in subway terror plot pleads not guilty
A Queens man pleaded not guilty today to charges that he plotted to blow up Manhattan commuters on subway trains during rush hour last year. Adis Medunjanin, 26, is also...
Pound Ridge food writer tries to off himself to avoid jail
A creepy Westchester food writer, who allegedly sexually assaulted young women he lured to his home from overseas with the false promise of work, tried to kill himself when he...
Judge nixes new 'biased' FDNY test
A Brooklyn federal judge yesterday blocked the city from hiring 300 new firefighters, ruling that the current test of 195 multiple-choice questions still discriminates against blacks and Hispanics. "The city...
Assistant police chief in Hempstead suing for discrimination
An assistant Long Island police chief is suing the Nassau district attorney, the Village of Hempstead and the police union, claiming he was discriminated against. Hempstead Assistant Chief Willie Dixon,...
Judge blocks hiring of 300 new firefighters
A Brooklyn federal judge today blocked the city from hiring 300 new firefighters, ruling a new 195-multiple choice entrance test discriminates against blacks and Hispanics. "The city has not shown...
'Stabbing' pains for mob crew
It's the mob approach to vandalism. Five members of the Bonanno crime family pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court yesterday to a caper that left two teenagers hospitalized with stab...
Westchester author busted on human-trafficking charges
A Westchester author facing prosecution for his alleged sexual abuse of women that he lured from Europe to work at his home was indicted today on charges under federal human-trafficking...
Guilty in JFK plot
A Brooklyn federal jury yesterday convicted two men of plotting to kill thousands of people and cripple the US economy by blowing up the fuel pipeline at Kennedy Airport. Russell...
Subway insulin 'shock'
A subway passenger says he nearly got the death penalty for putting his foot on a seat. Juan Castillo, a 25-year-old diabetic, spent 30 hours locked up without medication because...