Prosecutors say that two New York bank employees stole more than $300,000 from the accounts of elderly or deceased individuals. The men worked as personal banking representatives at a JP Morgan Chase branch in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood where they are said to have targeted dormant...
In a decision that could impact the rights of drivers in New York and nationwide, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear cases involving whether states can charge suspected drunk drivers with a crime for refusing to submit to a breathalyzer test. The court...
A trader who allegedly lied to investors about the prices of mortgage bonds has had some of his convictions overturned. The 3-0 decision was handed down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in New York on Dec. 8.
...There are several violent crimes that individuals may be charged with in New York. Murder in the first degree is a charge brought in connection with an intentional killing where any one of several aggravating factors is present. These factors include taking the life of...
New York residents may have heard that a married couple was convicted of defrauding NASA on Nov. 20. The accused individuals are a 53-year-old engineering professor at Lehigh University and his wife, a 41-year-old doctor of physics. The pair owns a startup company called ArkLight...
New York residents may be interested to learn that, on Nov. 17, a woman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and other charges after she was found to be involved in a breach at The Michaels Companies, Inc. The 28-year-old California woman and...
A New York women was taken into custody on Nov. 9 after she was accused of collecting $18,000 in welfare benefits even though she was employed. The 34-year-old Oneida resident reportedly collected welfare over the course of a year from two different state welfare agencies....
Morphine falls within the opiate class of drugs. Physicians prescribe it to control moderate to severe pain. Cancer patients in New York often receive this analgesic to help them cope with ongoing pain. Because it is a relatively powerful drug, side effects such as drowsiness...
On Oct. 29, it was reported that two groups who were accused of being involved in a used clothing scam in New York agreed to pay approximately $750,000 in restitution. The charity that was found to be at fault was Thrift Land USA, which will...
Pennsylvania authorities have charged five New York men with murder in the brutal hazing death of a college student in 2013. Investigators said 32 other suspects face less serious charges in the incident. The fraternity has also been charged with murder....