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Jailed rapper Young Thug seeks bond after 'inhumane' lockup
In it, Young Thug’s lawyer, Brian Steel, said his client has spent the past four days in isolation “as if he is a forgotten person alone in the world.”
6 Genovese mobsters busted on gambling, extortion conspiracy charges: feds
Six known mobsters who allegedly served in the Genovese crime family were charged in a racketeering conspiracy in Manhattan federal court Tuesday.
Jury finds Larry Ray guilty on all counts in Sarah Lawrence sex cult trial
Sarah Lawrence College sex-cult leader Larry Ray was convicted Tuesday afternoon on all counts by a Manhattan jury.
Red-handed: Money paid by johns revealed in Sarah Lawrence 'sex cult' trial
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan released a redacted document that shows the cash flow from wealthy johns to victim Claudia Drury.
MS-13's 'Little Devil' to stand NY trial in brutal 2017 slayings
In a December 2019 ruling, US Circuit Judge Joseph Bianco alleged Escobar "knowingly lured the unsuspecting victims to a prearranged location in the Central Islip woods where they were murdered.
Deadly Pagans biker gang 'riding streets of NYC today,' claims ex-undercover ATF agent
Twenty Pagans were arrested and pled guilty to racketeering, drugs, firearms and conspiracy to commit murder, among other charges.
Pizza ‘wiseguy’ charged by feds with gambling ring, loan sharking
Reputed Genovese crime family associate John Porcello was indicted in Brooklyn federal court for running an illegal sports betting ring and overseeing a loan sharking racket.
Subway exploited immigrants and victimized franchisees, bombshell lawsuit alleges
Subway’s massive chain of sandwich shops has become a hotbed of financial exploitation for overseas immigrants, victimizing those it has tapped as franchisees and even driving some to ruin, an...
'Fugitive' mobster in Colombo takedown spotted getting a tan in Florida in pic posted to son's Twitter page
A photo of a high-ranking member of the Colombo crime family sought in a sweeping federal takedown shows him lounging in a pool -- one day after he was supposed...
R. Kelly had 'rules' to control nearly everything girls did, ex-assistant testifies
R. Kelly had a list of "Rob's rules" that dictated what his young girlfriends could only do — and were forbidden from leaving certain rooms in his Chicago mansion, his...
R. Kelly made me 'dress like a Girl Scout' for sex: witness testimony
Jerhonda Pace testified that R. Kelly made her dress like a girl scout and filmed them having sex when she was 16 years old and he was 42 years old.
Ex-'Smallville' star learns her fate in Nxivm 'slave master' case
"Smallville’’ actress Allison Mack was sentenced to 3 years in prison Wednesday for serving as a Nxivm "slave master" that brainwashed women into becoming sex slaves for the group's twisted...
How this cutie-pie TV star went from girl-next-door to sex slave 'master'
Former TV actress Allison Mack played Chloe Sullivan on the hit series “Smallville." Then the fresh-faced Teen Choice Award winner was introduced to the supposed self-help group Nxivm.
Seven alleged members of Bronx street gang '800 YGz' indicted by feds
Seven alleged members of a violent Bronx street gang were hit with racketeering conspiracy charges Thursday that could land them in the slammer for life, authorities said. The suspects, members...
Reputed leader of $10M burglary ring pleads guilty to racketeering
Damir "Damian" Pejcinovic is the fourth member of the ring busted for carrying out a 12-year crime spree that hit more than a half-dozen jewelry stores in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
R. Kelly associates busted trying to bribe, threaten his victims: feds
Three men were busted in different states for trying to intimidate and bribe alleged victims in R. Kelly’s sex-trafficking case, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. Richard Arline, Jr., Donnell Russell and...
R. Kelly can't drop charge that alleges he gave woman herpes
The indictment alleges that Kelly, 53, transported one of his victims across state lines to engage in sexual activity in violation of a 1943 New York Public Health Law, which...
Bloods leader, who threatened Tekashi 6ix9ine, gets 11 years in prison
Jamel "Mel Murda" Jones pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit racketeering and conspiracy to distribute narcotics in April.
Tekashi 6ix9ine associate gets lighter sentence after renouncing gang, being stabbed
"You have now been on both sides of violence," Manhattan federal court Judge Paul Engelmayer told Roland "Ro Murda" Martin before sentencing him to 5 1/2 years in prison for...
Bail denied for bald reputed mobster known as 'The Wig'
A chrome-domed reputed mobster known as "The Wig'' isn't getting within a hair's breadth of freedom while awaiting racketeering charges, a Brooklyn judge said Tuesday. Bald alleged Colombo crime-family associate...