A former Army scientist will receive $5.8 million in order to settle his lawsuit against the Justice Department. Steven Hatfill claimed that the Justice Department has violated his privacy rights by speaking with reporters about the case. The Justice Department will pay $2.825 million up front along with a $3 million annuity which will pay [...]
Entries from June 2008
Anthrax Lawsuit Settled for $5.8 Million
June 30th, 2008 · Comments Off
Tags: Crime and Assault Injuries · General News · Lawsuits · Legal News
Husband/Wife gets prison in Muttontown Slave Case.
June 29th, 2008 · Comments Off
A Muttontown millionaire has been convicted along with his wife for enslaving two Indonesian domestic workers. He was sentenced on Friday to 3 years and 4 months in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Arthur Spatt said that husband of Varsha Sabhani, Mr.Mahender Sabhnani did not inflict any physical injury on the two enslaved women, “but [...]
Tags: Crime and Assault Injuries · Legal News · New York
Former shock jock indicted in New York
June 29th, 2008 · Comments Off
A former washed-up shock jock was working as a counterfeiter in Manhattan, New York. Bruce Bond, 49, whose radio career started to plummet in 2001 when he was fired from a Pennsylvania station for attacking co-workers on air, was charged with creating counterfeit checks worth millions from a stolen bank account. He had created several [...]
Tags: General News · Legal News · New York
Corpse Stealing Racket: Brooklyn Man sentenced to 18 years
June 28th, 2008 · Comments Off
The mastermind behind a human corpse stealing racket was sentenced to 18-54 years in prison. Michael Mastromarino, 44, was pleaded guilty in March to dozens of felony counts which includes grand larceny and enterprise corruption. Legal prosecutors say that Michael was previously working as a head of Biomedical Tissue Services. He has reportedly made several [...]
Tags: Brooklyn · General News
Manhattan Nightclub Shooting : Police searching for suspect
June 28th, 2008 · Comments Off
Police are searching for a Bronx man who is said to be behind the shooting in an upper Manhattan nightclub 2 weeks ago. Police told that Richard Bahamonte, 22, got involved in an altercation with another man inside the Zha Vu Lounge which is located on Amsterdam Avenue in the morning of June 10th. Shortly [...]
Tags: Crime and Assault Injuries · Manhattan
Woman assaulted by a Queens man faking as Policeman
June 28th, 2008 · Comments Off
A vigilant neighbor helped cops to nab a suspect who raped a woman while disguising himself in a police uniform on Thursday. The Queens district Attorney says Anthony Lane (35) disguised himself as a policeman to gain entry inside a Flushing woman’s home. He also flashed fake a fake officer’s badge. When the woman opened [...]
Tags: Crime and Assault Injuries · Queens · Sexual Assault
Council Introduced Bill: Harsher Penalties for city base-jumpers/climbers
June 27th, 2008 · Comments Off
The New York City Council on Thursday unveiled bill No.721 which would make things difficult for death-defying climbers who scale New York City’s skyscrapers. The Bill would make it illegal to scale or jump from a building 25 feet or taller. These skyscraper climbers used to receive handshakes on the roof of New York City [...]
Tags: General News · Legal News · New York
Mother of 2 shot dead at Y.M.C.A Pool, New Jersey
June 27th, 2008 · Comments Off
A 31-year-old, who was mother of 2 children, was shot dead at the Y.M.C.A. pool located at Montclair, New Jersey, on Thursday night. The accused is said to be the father of her two children who shot her in front of dozens of other children and parents who were watching from a few feet away. [...]
Tags: Crime and Assault Injuries · New Jersey
Police Search for Missing Manhattan Man With Alzheimer's
June 27th, 2008 · Comments Off
Police is seeking public’s help to locate a missing man who is an Alzheimer patient. Police reported that Lewis McCaron, aged 65, went missing yesterday. He was last spotted leaving his home located at Waverly Place in Greenwich Village. McCaron is 5 feet 8 inches tall, and weighs 120 pounds. He was wearing a tan [...]
Tags: Manhattan
Three-year old Girl Hospitalized in Brooklyn due to assault by a Brooklyn Man
June 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment
A three-year-old girl was hospitalized in Brooklyn following an assault by her mother’s boyfriend. Three-year-old Eleacha Oliver Ragoo was admitted to East Flatbush’s Brookdale Hospital after she received serious injuries by her mother’s 24-year-old boyfriend, Anthony Merritt.. Police said Ragoo was admitted to hospital, after Anthony Merritt shook her and threw her around violently which [...]
Tags: Brooklyn · Crime and Assault Injuries
