Kati Cornell Smith
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'Monkey meat' slap
A Staten Island woman caught smuggling primate meat in from Africa was sentenced yesterday to probation -- and warned to cut out the monkey business. Mamie Manneh, 41, was busted...
Shock jock mistrial
A radio shock jock and Internet blogger accused of making death threats against three Chicago judges left court triumphant yesterday after a jury declared it was deadlocked. The Brooklyn federal...
Fishmonger racism suit
Black male workers at a Brownsville fish market suffered an especially cruel brand of harassment on the job -- with one boss even jabbing their butts with fish hooks, according...
'Goodfella' att'y gets 14 yrs.
A once-prominent lawyer who represented mob turncoat Henry Hill of "Goodfellas" fame was hit with a 14-year prison term yesterday for intimidating witnesses. "Theses are such egregious crimes, you need...
Zazi planned own 9/11: feds
Alleged terror plotter Najibullah Zazi may face new charges -- for coordinating a bomb attack in New York City timed for the anniversary of 9/11, the feds said yesterday. The...
Hasty trial of hate blogger
The trial of a shock blogger accused of threatening to kill three federal judges ended abruptly yesterday when both sides rested. Prosecutors had lined up approximately 18 witnesses against Hal...
Terror suspect Zazi faces more charges
Accused terrorist Najibullah Zazi will likely face new charges for plotting a coordinated bomb attack in New York City at around the time of the 9/11 anniversary, federal prosecutors said...
Staten Island crash sister busted
The sister of an accused hit-and-run driver who mowed down an elderly Staten Island couple delivering canned food to a church on Thanksgiving Eve was arrested yesterday for allegedly staging...
Deejay vanish riddle
A deejay well known in Chelsea's gay club scene has vanished without a trace, leaving cops scrambling for clues. The last confirmed sighting of James "DJ Jimmy" Moyer, 53, was...
Aww, poor mafia
Even mobsters are feeling the squeeze in today's tough economy. A bizarrely sympathetic judge took pity on a reputed Colombo family associate yesterday, saying he can keep his job at...
Art probe ketches up with 'thief'
A chauffeur was charged yesterday with plundering his high-society employer's valuable art collection -- including an Andy Warhol piece. James Biear, 49, is charged with wire fraud and mail fraud...
Hate blogger's 'slay' defense
A white-supremacist blogger accused of threatening to kill three federal judges was investigated by the Secret Service for talking about assassinating President Obama, according to court papers filed yesterday in...
Imam gets break
The Queens imam who allegedly tipped off terror plotter Najibullah Zazi that the FBI was after him may celebrate Thanksgiving with his family -- just like any other American, a...
Jail cell for Mafia sellout
The canary who helped decimate the DeCavalcante mob, the inspiration for "The Sopranos," is headed back into a cage, The Post has learned. Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo, 63, had hoped...
ACORN sues Congress for cutting off its funding
In another nutty move, ACORN has sued the feds for cutting off funding in the wake of a video-sting scandal. ACORN claims the government was wrong to pass judgment “without...
Kerik out of clink
Bernard Kerik is home for the holidays -- and he'd better stay there, a judge ruled yesterday. The disgraced former NYPD commish was released on bail and put on home...
Ex-NYPD commish Kerik makes bail
A federal judge gave disgraced former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik an early Christmas present this afternoon, saying he can get out of jail for the holidays before he is sentenced...
Kerik facing 3 yrs. after guilty plea
His fall from grace is complete. Bernard Kerik, the 9/11 hero who rose from being Rudy Giuliani's driver to heading the NYPD -- and landed just a breath away from...
Kerik pleads guilty to 8 federal counts
Disgraced former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik pleaded guilty today to eight federal counts, including lying to the White House and filing bogus tax returns. As part of the plea deal,...
Coaching Kerik to be Mr. Humble
Disgraced former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik got a crash course on how to eat humble pie as he geared up to plead guilty today to federal corruption charges. The Post...