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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.
Delta worker accused of stealing $258K in bag from JFK left receipts in getaway car, leading to arrest: feds
A former Delta Airlines worker and his crony accused of stealing a bag containing more than $258,000 from JFK, left receipts of the stolen cash in a getaway car.
El Chapo asks judge to let his wife visit him in supermax prison when she's released
Mexican cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán wrote a letter pleading with a judge to allow wife Emma Coronel Aispuro and daughters to visit him in prison.
MS-13 gang leader found guilty of ordering NYC teen's gruesome slaying
“The defendant was the one signing the death warrants," Brooklyn Assistant US Attorney Nadia Moore told jurors of Melvi Amador-Rios in her closing statement Tuesday.
Colombian drug lord 'more prolific' than Pablo Escobar sentenced to 45 years in prison -- ordered to pay $216M
A Brooklyn judge called a notorious and violent Colombian drug lord "more prolific than Pablo Escobar" as she sentenced him to 45 years behind bars.
MS-13 gang boss 'signed death warrants' -- including ordering murder of NY teen: feds
The leader of a New York MS-13 clique "was the one signing the death warrants" for the ruthless gang, prosecutors alleged during closing arguments Monday.
Bumbling NYC crook arrested after calling cops to report car he stole was missing
A 24-year-old New York City man was arrested after he called police to report that the 2019 Mercedes-Benz he allegedly stole during a violent robbery was missing from a Manhattan...
Flashy Brooklyn bishop celebrates arrest of NYC businessman he sued for slander: 'This indictment vindicates me'
Bling Bishop Lamor Miller Whitehead cheered on the arrest of a businessman he had accused of slander after the entrepreneur was hit with fraud charges.
NYC businessman sued by flashy Brooklyn bishop arrested for luxury rental car scheme
A businessman – who Bishop Lamor Whitehead accused of slandering him – has been accused of running a fraudulent luxury car rental business.
Drunk Delta passenger who was served 11 drinks sexually assaulted mom, teen daughter on 'nightmare' flight: lawsuit
A Delta passenger was allowed to get hammered on a flight to Greece last year before he groped a 16-year-old girl and her mother sitting nearby.
NYC mob boss nicknamed 'The Nose' heading back to prison thanks partly to chat about pasta 'gravy' with another alleged wiseguy
Alleged crime-family boss and ex-con Michael "The Nose" Mancuso attended "at least one dinner where Mafia business was discussed," the feds said.
Queens birdwatcher details moment he found body of teen allegedly killed by MS-13 gang boss
Eric Miller was searching for birds on a trail in Queens’ Alley Pond Park on the morning of May 21, 2017, when he caught a whiff of a foul smell, he...
MS-13 snitch tells jurors about botched murder attempt on a 16-year-old ordered by gang boss at NYC trial
An MS-13 snitch detailed an attempted hit on a teen boy -- who was left paralyzed -- telling a jury how the gang's alleged leader gave the kill order.
Reputed MS-13 gang boss allegedly ordered grisly 'series of murder missions' -- including one that nearly left NYC teen decapitated
The reputed leader of a MS-13 gang will face trial in Brooklyn court beginning Monday for allegedly ordering the murder of a 16-year-old in 2017.
Feds fight Nxivm sex cult leader’s bid at new trial on claims FBI planted child porn on his computer
Federal prosecutors slammed convicted sex cult leader Keith Raniere's third attempt to secure a new trial, saying his claim that he has "newly discovered evidence" that proves authorities planted evidence...
Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman wants out of prison early over breast cancer concerns
Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman asked a judge to immediately release her from prison over concerns she has a recurrence of breast cancer.
High-ranking gangster who lounged shirtless in a pool while on the lam pleads guilty to racketeering
A high-ranking gangster in the Colombo crime family who infamously appeared lounging shirtless in a swimming pool while on the lam pleaded guilty to racketeering Thursday.
Ex-DOE exec convicted of taking bribes, turning blind eye to tainted chicken tenders served to NYC public school kids
A former Department of Education executive was convicted of taking bribes in exchange for turning a blind eye to tainted food served to school students.
MS-13 gangsters with nicknames like 'Pinky' and 'Cadaver' hit with slay, drug raps: feds
The gangbangers are accused of pulling off four Queens murders -- including the 2018 vicious slaying of a 17-year-old boy who was stabbed and strangled before his killers posed for...