A serial rapist was sentenced to 75 years in jail by the Manhattan Supreme Court Judge. The accused verbally abused the judge and unleashed a string of obscenities at his own lawyer.
The accused Rovell Washington, 56, got convicted last month. He had raped and sexually assaulted two prostitutes and a female security guard in 2002. Two of the victims were raped after the accused held them with a knife, and threatened to throw the third victim from a 13-story building.
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Tags: Crime and Assault Injuries · Sexual Assault
Thirteen people were arrested yesterday morning for false insurance claims in fake car accidents.
The police reported that the insurance scam head would stage a fake car accident after packing his cohorts in two sets of cars and then stage a minor accident. The supposed “victims” would then seek medical attention for illusive maladies from Bronx clients. The clinics’ employees would bill car insurance companies for bogus billings and treatments.
Police said that ringleader was paid between $1,500 and $2,500 for each fake accident by the clinic where the assumed “victims” were sent for treatment. In turn, the victims [...]
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Tags: Auto Accidents · Car Accidents · Insurance Scam/Fraud
An international manhunt is on for a hulking Serbian athlete who viciously beat a Brooklyn college student and fled the country - possibly with his government’s help, authorities said.
Federal agents have initiated international manhunt for a hulking Serbian athlete Miladin Kovacevic 20, who viciously beat a Brooklyn college student and fled the U.S.
A Serbian official is believed to have bailed him out for $100,000, and used an emergency passport to help him leave the country. This incident has prompted the State Department to issue a separate probe.
Miladin Kovacevic, who is 6-foot-9, and 280-pound basketball player assaulted a Binghamton University [...]
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Tags: Crime and Assault Injuries · Personal Injury