YONKERS, NY – December 31, 2014 – Evan Inlaw, Esq., with be sworn to the Yonkers City Court on Friday, January 2, 2015, at 4:00 p.m., at Yonkers City Hall, in the Ceremonial Courtroom on the 4th Floor. Mr. Inlaw, a Yonkers resident and attorney is the first Democratic African-American judge to be sworn to the bench in Yonkers.
New York State’s Division of Consumer Protection Offers Holiday Shopping Tips for Consumers
*** CONSUMER ALERT *** The New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection (DCP) today issued tips advising consumers to shop smart this holiday season, and encouraging them to be proactive in fully understanding the terms and conditions of purchases. “We want to make sure the public is mindful of their purchases and their rights as consumers,” stated Secretary …
Manhattan U.S. Attorney and FBI Asst. Director-in-Charge Announce Federal Corruption Charges Against NYS Senator Malcolm Smith and NYC Councilmember Halloran
Two New York City Party Leaders and Two Elected Officials in the Village of Spring Valley Also Charged in Bribery Schemes Charges Include Cash Bribes of More Than $100,000 Changing Hands in Connection With Republican Mayoral Ballot, City Council Discretionary Funds, and Spring Valley Development Project Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George …
Selim “Sammy” Zherka Indicted By White Plains Federal Grand Jury For Submitting False Loan Applications, Tax Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Witness Tampering
WHITE PLAINS, NY – December 16, 2014 — Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Shantelle P. Kitchen, the Acting Internal Revenue Service Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office – Criminal Investigation (“IRS”), George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in- Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), …
BREAKING NEWS: Legal Counsel Retained to Prove Ernie Davis was Ineligible to Serve as Mayor of Mount Vernon By HEZI ARIS
MOUNT VERNON, NY and YONKERS, NY – December 15, 2014 – Mount Vernon residents engage legal counsel of Michael J. Khader, P.C. to represent them “concerning alleged violations of the Mount Vernon City Charter by Mayor Ernest Davis”. The assertion is that upon Davis having pleaded guilty to tax related crimes and pursuant to Article IV of the Mount Vernon …
State Inspector General Finds that Contractor at State Police Forensic Laboratory Intentionally Made Inaccurate Entries in His Laboratory Notes
ALBANY, NY – December 13, 2014 — New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott on Friday, December 12, 2014 released a report, which found that a contractor hired by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), working at the New York State Police Forensic Investigation Center (FIC) intentionally made inaccurate entries in his laboratory notes regarding …
FBI and YPD Seek Public’s Assistance in Locating Two Violent Gang Members
NEW YORK, NY and YONKERS, NY — December 11, 2014 — The FBI and the Yonkers Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the whereabouts of two members of a violent Yonkers street gang wanted on various federal charges to include firearms and narcotics offenses. According to the allegations in the superseding indictment unsealed on December 10, …
Guilty Pleas In Major Narcotics Trafficking Ring
WHITE PLAINS, NY – December 11, 2014 — Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced today that a total of 5 individuals have pled guilty as a result of a multi-agency, multi jurisdictional takedown of a major narcotics trafficking ring that operated in the Hudson Valley and New York City. “Law enforcement from all levels, federal, state and local, collaborated …
Thirteen Members and Associates of Violent Yonkers Street Gang Charged in White Plains Federal Court with Racketeering, Violent Crimes, Narcotics Conspiracy, and Firearms Offenses
WHITE PLAINS, NY and YONKERS, NY – December 10, 2014 — Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, George Venizelos, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Charles Gardner, the Commissioner of the Yonkers Police Department, announced today the unsealing of a Superseding Indictment charging …