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Bronx assemblyman Eric Stevenson charged with corruption
Eric Stevenson (New York State Assembly) New York State Assemblyman Eric Stevenson and four others were charged with corruption by U.S. prosecutors on Thursday, in the second federal graft case brought...
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New York politics: Scared straight or ripe for reform?
Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks regarding arrests made in a public corruption complaint against New York Assemblyman Eric Stevenson.Credit: Reuters When...
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Officials bust Lower Manhattan, Bronx cocaine rings
Officials released these images, taken from suspects’ social media accounts. (Credit: Manhattan district attorney’s office) Prosecutors said they busted dozens of Lower East Side cocaine runners,...
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‘Manhattan Madam’ and City Comptroller candidate Kristin Davis arrested for...
Kristin Davis, the infamous ‘Manhattan Madam’ who is now running for City Comptroller, was charged with selling prescription medication to drug dealer.Credit: Getty Images. Kristin Davis, the former...
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U.S. Attorney for New York Preet Bharara targets pensions of corrupt politicians
Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks regarding arrests made in a public corruption complaint against New York Assemblyman Eric Stevenson. He wants to stop corrupt...
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Two bitcoin exchange operators charged in money laundering scheme
A mock Bitcoin is displayed on a table in an illustration picture taken in Berlin January 7, 2014. Credit: Reuters Two men who operate bitcoin exchange businesses have been charged with money...
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FBI arrests corrections officer in death of Rikers Island inmate
Former Captain Terrence Pendergrass was charged in the death of Jason Echevarria, who died after he ingested cleaning products given to Rikers Island inmates to keep up their cells.Credit: Spencer...
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Federal prosecutors charge 3 men in multi-million dollar art scam
Federal prosecutors bused a $33 million scam that defrauded art buyers who thought they were purchasing works by artists such as Jackson Pollock.Credit: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images Federal...
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Three men tied to CityTime fraud scheme sentenced to 20 years in prison
Three men who defrauded the city of millions of dollars during the CityTime project were each sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday.Credit: Thinkstock Three men who defrauded the city of millions...
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Federal investigations finds young inmates at Rikers subject to excessive force
A spokesman for the city’s Law Department on Monday confirmed the settlement with the estate of Ronald Spear, 52, who died in December 2012 at the city’s Rikers Island jail.Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty...
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