Janon Fisher
The Archive
Judge OKs grisly insurance payout
Damage from fallen trees and broken water pipes, maybe -- but homeowners' insurance that covers murderous decapitation? A Nassau County judge has ruled that MetLife must pay as much as...
Crime-family movie could be a real 'hit'
The man who made Mafia history by testifying against his own father wants another shot at glory -- John Franzese Jr. has written a treatment for a screenplay about life...
Geezer gangster guilty
A Brooklyn jury yesterday ensured that the underboss of the Colombo crime family will spend the rest of his life behind bars -- which might not mean much, considering that...
Terror export
The al Qaeda-linked thugs behind the New York subway bomb plot also were set to spread their reign of terror to England -- targeting prime spots there for bombings, too,...
Mob boss John 'Sonny' Franzese found guilty
A Brooklyn federal jury convicted a 93-year-old reputed underboss of the Columbo family on racketeering charges this morning. John "Sonny" Franzese – one of the most feared mobsters in Long...
The 'Eve' of destruction
A former JFK cargo worker charged with plotting to blow up the airport's fuel tanks and gas lines told cohorts that they should aim for Christmas Eve 2008 because security...
JFK-subway bomb link
Terrorist wannabes who plotted to blow up Kennedy Airport tried to get help from a senior al Qaeda figure implicated in the plan to bomb subways, one of the JFK...
Suit: Yoo-Hoo hoodwinks you
A Brooklyn man is suing the makers of Yoo-Hoo for $5 million over its claim that the chocolate-flavored drink is "good for you," when it really contains "dangerous, unhealthy, non-nutritious,...
Yoo-hoo makers sued for $5 million for false advertising
Yeah, but it tastes great. A Brooklyn man is suing the makers of Yoo-Hoo chocolate flavored drink for $5 million, claiming they falsely advertise it as "good for you" when...
3 cops defeat 'sodomy' suit
A man who sued four cops for $440 million, claiming they sodomized him in a Brooklyn subway, has been stuck with the defense lawyers' bills after a jury cleared three...
'Duct tape' ed suit
The Brooklyn mother of a special-ed student is suing the city Department of Education and his teacher for $3 million, claiming the teacher duct-taped the boy's mouth. After the boy's...
Sodomy accuser must pay cops' legal fees
A Brooklyn tattoo artist who sued four cops for $440 million in Brooklyn federal court, claiming they sodomized him in a subway station, will end up stuck with their lawyers’...
JFK plotter cops a plea
A Guyanese national charged in a plot to blow up fuel lines at Kennedy Airport pleaded guilty yesterday to providing material support to terrorists. On the eve of his criminal...
JFK terror plot suspect pleads guilty to lesser charge
On the eve of his criminal trial, Abdel Nur, a Guyanese national charged in an international plot to blow up fuel lines at JFK Airport, pleaded guilty to providing material...
Feds bust high-end Russian madam
An ambitious Russian madam was busted for running a high-end prostitution ring around Manhattan featuring a stable of hookers that included a lingerie model, an elementary school geometry teacher and...
Bell cop sues back for 'injury'
A cop involved in the fatal shooting of Sean Bell on his wedding day is now suing the dead man's estate -- claiming Bell drunkenly assaulted and badly injured him...
Kruger graft-rap nix
A lawyer for state Sen. Carl Kruger said yesterday that prosecutors have cleared the lawmaker of allegations that he traded bureaucratic favors for campaign contributions. Attorney Benjamin Brafman said he...
Aide-de-$camp
The fed's pay-to-play probe into state Sen. Carl Kruger also extends to whether his top aide traded political favors in exchange for campaign contributions, sources close to the investigation told...
Pol eyed in bribe scandal
An Albany politician from Brooklyn is the focus of a pay-to-play probe into whether he and a staff member offered his political muscle to locals in exchange for campaign donations,...
Criminal intent
A creepy lovesick fan of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" star Kathryn Erbe was charged by Brooklyn federal prosecutors yesterday with interstate stalking after two years of allegedly shadowing the...