Aug. 27, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A former FDNY fire marshall and longtime Woodside resident is running for Congress against incumbent U.S. Representative Nydia Velázquez, who is currently in her 16th term. William Kregler, who goes by Bill, declared his run as a Republican to represent New York’s 7th congressional district at the end of… Read more »
Aug. 18, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki George Santos, the disgraced former Queens/Long Island Congressman who made it to Capitol Hill on a seemingly endless road of lies, appears ready to plead guilty to charges in his ongoing federal corruption case, according to multiple published reports. Santos is due to appear in U.S. District Court…
Dec. 1, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki, with reporting by Ben Brachfeld, Michael Malaszczyk and Ethan Stark-Miller George Santos, we hardly knew ye. After a turbulent 11 months in office, Santos was unceremoniously expelled from the House of Representatives Friday — a rare moment of overwhelming bipartisanship that reflected the gravity of the fraud allegations…
Oct. 10, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki
He’s halfway to Donald Trump.
Sep. 13, 2023 by Dean Moses and Ethan Stark-Miller
Former City Buildings Department Commissioner Eric Ulrich was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court Wednesday on bribery charges brought by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office against him and six others.
Sep. 5, 2023 By Aidan Graham Indicted Republican Congress Member George Santos may be negotiating a plea deal amid his ongoing legal troubles, as prosecutors have sought to delay an upcoming court hearing to discuss “possible paths forward in this matter.” The notorious pol, who has been caught in numerous and wide-ranging lies about…
Jun. 30, 2023 By Jake Offenhartz, AP
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Prosecutors said Friday that they have turned over more than 80,000 pages of materials to U.S. Rep. George Santos ’ lawyers in the federal fraud and money laundering case against him.