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Colombo underboss 'The Claw' catches break after attorneys argue he's too old, sick for long jail sentence
A reputed Colombo Crime Family underboss caught a break from a Brooklyn federal judge Monday — after his attorneys argued that he’s too old and sick to receive a lengthy...
'Taking the lead': NYC teachers' union to pay legal tab for Staten Island's congestion-pricing fight
New York City’s powerful teachers’ union is bankrolling Staten Island’s legal fight to stop the MTA’s congestion pricing plan, The Post has learned.
UK man arraigned in Brooklyn court on fine wine Ponzi scheme: feds
Stephen Burton, who was extradited from Morocco this week, has been charged with bilking investors out of nearly $100 million.
Ex-NYPD cop busted for explicit messages with boys, sexually assaulting one in the woods: feds
Christopher Terranova, a former Staten Island cop, allegedly contacted his underage victims via social media apps, including Snapchat, "and his abuse went beyond online exploitation."
NJ wedding photographer allegedly scammed dozens — including own family — out of $1M
A New Jersey wedding photographer scammed dozens of people, including his own friends and family, out of $1 million in a sham investment scheme, the feds allege.
NYC mobster who posed shirtless in pool while on the lam has no regrets about damning photo at sentencing
Alleged Colombo crime-famiily mobster Ralph DiMatteo, 68, was sentenced to three years behind bars by Brooklyn federal Judge Hector Gonzalez after pleading guilty to extortion, conspiracy and money laundering from...
Reputed mobster hauled off to jail after slugging steakhouse owner -- despite lawyer's plea that he's close to death
Anthony “Rom” Romanello, 86, the elderly reputed Genovese mobster caught-on-camera slugging a New York City restauranteur was hauled off to jail Tuesday following his extortion conviction.
'Washed up' Genovese mobster convicted in NYC extortion case that included him socking steakhouse owner
The weeklong trial of Anthony “Rom” Romanello included shocking surveillance footage capturing the elderly alleged Mafioso socking restaurateur Shuqeri “Bruno” Selimaj.
Video shows elderly mobster slugging NY restaurateur who called him 'washed up' as lawyer says he 'punches like a girl'
Video footage shows the moment a reputed Genovese capo punched a Manhattan restaurateur in an attempt to allegedly collect on an $86,000 debt.
Aging mobster 'punched' NYC steakhouse owner for calling him 'washed-up Italian' -- not because of extortion plot: lawyer
A reputed mobster allegedly sucker punched a man because the victim called him a "washed up Italian" -- not because of extortion plot, his attorney claimed.
Mom of 16-year-old boy butchered by MS-13 says she hopes killers 'rot' - as gang leader sentenced to life in prison
An emotionless Melvi Amador-Rios, 32, sat quietly as Brooklyn Assistant US Attorney Anna Karamigios read impact statements from victims of his Centrales Locos Salvatruchas, an MS-13 clique that ran riot...
Suspect in brazen livestreamed robbery of Brooklyn 'Bling Bishop' Lamor Whitehead pleads guilty
One of the bandits charged with stealing $1 million in jewelry from flashy Brooklyn pastor Lamor Whitehead during a livestreamed church service last year pleaded guilty on Tuesday to the brazen robbery. Say-Quan Pollack, 25,...
10 Gambino mobsters indicted over violent attempts to take over NYC garbage hauling, demolition industry
The feds have charged 10 alleged mafiosos from the Gambino crime family with a slew of racketeering charges for their violent attempts to take over the Big Apple's carting and...
Mafia killer whines his life sentence should get chucked over claims of other monsters getting slaps on the wrist, bad attorney advice
Stephen "Stevie Blue" LoCurto appeared in Brooklyn federal court to convince a judge that he only rejected a plea deal at his 2006 murder trial because his attorney didn't tell...
NYC subway shooter compares himself to Jordan Neely as he's sentenced to rot in prison for terrifying attack that wounded 10
Subway shooter Frank James will spend the rest of his days behind bars, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
'Overworked' Rikers guard pocketed over $170K in bogus OT while vacationing, staying home: feds
Veteran Rikers Island corrections officer James Internicola pocketed more than $170,000 in bogus overtime, even while on vacation in Aruba and the Jersey Shore, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said.
An inside look at the 'Satanic, neo-Nazi' pedophile cult that ensnared NYC man arrested on gun charges
The Satanic pedophile cult uncovered by the FBI after the arrest of a Queens man on gun charges two years ago is an offshoot of a much older neo-Nazi organization...
How NYC gun arrest uncovered a huge pedophile Satanic cult
In searching Angel Almeida’s home, authorities allegedly found hundreds of files containing child sex abuse material, as well as books related to Satanism, according to court documents.
Delta worker accused of stealing $258K in bag from JFK Airport cleared by jury
A former Delta Airlines worker and his friend accused of stealing a bag containing more than $258,000 from JFK Airport were cleared in the heist on Monday.
Pimp faces up to life in prison after admitting to chopping up prostitute girlfriend, sex trafficking 8 women
A pimp who admitted to chopping up his prostitute girlfriend and putting her severed head in his freezer will face up to life in prison after pleading guilty.