Sep. 16, 2024 By Bill Parry Disbarred attorney Anyekache Hercules was sentenced Friday in Queens Supreme Court to one-and-a-half to three years in prison for her role in a deed theft crew that stole homes in St. Albans and Jamaica that were owned by elderly or disabled Southeast Queens residents or their families. New…
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AG James announces dismantling of Queens-based ghost gun trafficking operation
Jul. 17, 2024 By Bill Parry New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Wednesday the takedown of a prolific Queens-based gun trafficking crew accused of selling firearms and ammo at an East Elmhurst playground, the Queens Center Mall and other locations around the borough. James secured a 625-count indictment charging five men for participating…
Long Islander gets 3-9 years for stealing homes across Queens belonging to elderly or disabled owners: AG
Jul. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry New York Attorney General Letitia James and Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that a Long Island man was sentenced to three to nine years in prison Friday for leading a deed theft ring that resulted in five homes being stolen from vulnerable Queens residents and saw them earn…
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HOLI FUN! Hindu festival brings a burst of color during Phagwah Parade in Queens
Apr. 7, 2024 By Dean Moses
Queens came alive Sunday in an array of colors and joyous dancing for the 36th Phagwah Parade that drew hundreds of jubilant attendees.
Two men indicted for running $3M Medicaid scam out of Corona pharmacy: AG
Jul. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry
AG will not charge off-duty cop who fatally struck two men in 2021 Ozone Park collision
Jun. 29, 2023 By Bill Parry Attorney General Letitia James announced she would not bring charges against an NYPD officer who was off-duty when he struck and killed two men in Ozone Park in the spring of 2021. The AG’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) released its report on the deaths of Marcelo Pelaez and…
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