Bay Shore Man Pleads Guilty for Driving While Intoxicated and Seriously Injuring Two Passengers

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Bay Shore man pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in a July 2014 crash in which two of his passengers were seriously wounded in a single-car crash on the Wantagh Sta...Read on...

Hicksville Man Arrested for Massive Counterfeit Scheme Involving The North Face Merchandise

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Hicksville retailer was arrested yesterday for a massive trademark counterfeiting scheme after an investigation by the NCDA, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Hom...Read on...

Queens Man Indicted for November Home Invasion

Keno Jamell Ramsay allegedly attacked sleeping man and struck him with blunt object MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Cambria Heights, Queens, man was indicted by a grand jury on seven counts relate...Read on...

Farmingdale Man Indicted for October Hit and Run Death on Southern State Parkway

Wilkens Thelusma allegedly struck victim who had just crashed a box truck into the center median MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Farmingdale man who allegedly fled the scene of a fatal accident on...Read on...

Baldwin Man Arraigned on 21-Count Indictment for Two November Arson Attacks

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Baldwin man who allegedly struck a home with Molotov cocktails in two November attacks was arraigned on a 21-count grand jury indictment today. Joseph Fer...Read on...

Floral Park Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty to Stealing from Two Nassau County Employers

Deborah Tangredi used money to pay personal credit card bills, car and home equity loans MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Floral Park woman who stole approximately $467,000 between 2009 and 2014 fr...Read on...

Long Beach Man Convicted by Jury in 35 Minutes for Sexually Abusing a Child

Emil Best, a repeat offender, faces up to 25 years in prison MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Long Beach man was convicted yesterday afternoon for repeatedly sexually abusing an eight-year old chil...Read on...

Bloods Gang Member Sentenced to 10 Years for Weapon Possession

Anthony Trimble was found guilty by Nassau jury in 15 minutes MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a known Bloods gang member was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for possessing a handgun on a Hemps...Read on...

Los Angeles Man Indicted for Murdering Estranged Wife’s Boyfriend

Deon Ewers allegedly shot the man within an hour of arriving on a cross-country flight MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment of Deon Ewers, who is accused of murdering a 34-year old man on Nov...Read on...

County OEM Official Indicted for False Statements on Job Applications

Edward Korona, Jr., 53, allegedly lied on four occasions to attain County jobs MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a high-ranking County government official was arraigned today on a 12-count indictment ...Read on...

Howard Beach Man Indicted for Multiple Nassau Burglaries

Joseph Borelli charged with commercial burglaries including jewelry stores, delis, shoe repair shop and other establishments MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Howard Beach man was arraigned today on...Read on...

Roosevelt Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Violent Robbery Spree

Timothy Lang, 32, terrorized people at four locations in half an hour MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Roosevelt man convicted on all charges related to a violent January robbery spree, in which he...Read on...

Uniondale Man Indicted for Drug and Gun Sales

Raymond Lopez allegedly sold a .38 Caliber revolver and ammunition MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Uniondale man, arrested in July as part of an illegal narcotics and gun sales investigation invol...Read on...

Cedarhurst Man Pleads Guilty to Apartment Arson

Douglas Drummond set eight separate fires in his apartment that he shared with two other roommates MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Cedarhurst man pleaded guilty today for setting his apartment on...Read on...

Queens Man Sentenced for Armed Robbery at Auto Dealership

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Queens man has been sentenced to prison for a 2013 robbery of an auto dealership in Franklin Square. Horatio Forrest, 31, of Jamaica, was convicted by a Nassau jury...Read on...

Jury Convicts Queens Man for Assaulting Woman, Man & Police Officer During After Holiday BBQ Fracas

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting District Attorney Madeline Singas said that a Queens man was convicted by a jury today of all but one count against him for an Independence Day Weekend fracas in Inwood last year that left two victims burned by hot barbecue coals an...Read on...

Oceanside Attorney Indicted for Murder of Elderly Mother

Suzan Grossman-Kerner allegedly stabbed the victim multiple times MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment of Suzan Grossman-Kerner, who is accused of murdering her 79-year old mother this August i...Read on...

Jury Convicts Man of Raping Woman on New Cassel Street

Jose Nuñez-Garcia, 29, facing up to 25 years in prison for 2014 rape MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting District Attorney Madeline Singas said that a New Cassel man was convicted by a jury today of all but one count against him for the rape of a 28-year-old woman ...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Renews Call to Strengthen Penalties Against Unlicensed Drivers in Serious Crashes

MINEOLA, N.Y. – After the guilty plea today of a man who killed 12-year-old Valley Stream resident Zachary Ranftle while driving with a suspended license, Acting District Attorney Madeline Singas renewed her call on Albany to pass legislation stiffening p...Read on...

Attorney Arrested for Stealing in Excess of $470,000 in Multiple Thefts

Daniel Spitalnic allegedly defrauded a real estate client and fraudulently secured a loan on a property he did not own MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that an attorney from Whitestone, Queens, was arrest...Read on...

Nassau Jury Convicts Bloods Gang Member of Weapon Possession

Anthony Trimble was found guilty in 15 minutes MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a known Bloods gang member was convicted today for possessing a handgun in July 2014. Anthony Trimble, 23, of Hempst...Read on...

Hempstead Man Sentenced for Brutal Attack on Ex-Girlfriend

Anibal Perez Ramirez, 30, was convicted by jury after biting off lip of ex-girlfriend and fingernail of another person MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Hempstead man was sentenced today to prison f...Read on...

San Juan Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of 11-Year-Old Boy

Michael Roldan will receive sex offender status after incarceration MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a San Juan man was sentenced to prison today for sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy in Levittown ...Read on...

Plainview Mother Sentenced for Killing 8-Year-Old Disabled Daughter

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Plainview mother was sentenced to prison today for killing her eight-year-old daughter in a 2011 incident. Veronica Cirella, 34, pleaded guilty in May to 1st-Degree...Read on...

Uniondale Man Arraigned for Attempted Murder of Wife

Michael Taylor allegedly hit his wife with toilet tank cover and stabbed her MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Uniondale man was indicted by a grand jury on 17 counts related to the attempted murder...Read on...

Cardiologist Indicted for Murder-for-Hire Plot against Rival Doctor

Anthony Moschetto charged with Conspiracy, Arson, Weapons Possession, Criminal Sale of Prescriptions and other charges MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment of a cardiologist who allegedly con...Read on...

Former Doctor Arraigned for Selling Prescriptions for Addictive Drugs

Marshall Hubsher allegedly conspired to sell Adderall and Xanax MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment of an unlicensed psychiatrist who allegedly sold prescriptions for highly addictive drugs to...Read on...

Merrick Contractor Arrested for Operating a Home Improvement Business without a License

Russell Martini allegedly charged Freeport homeowner $25,000 but work wasn’t completed and was substandard MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest today of a Merrick contractor who allegedly did subst...Read on...

New Cassel Man Indicted for Month-Long Burglary Spree

Carlos Morinville allegedly committed eight burglaries in Westbury and New Cassel MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a grand jury handed up a 12-count indictment on an alleged serial burglar who struck...Read on...

Suffolk Man Indicted for Causing Death of Girlfriend With Heroin

Joseph Joudah, 19, facing felony charges for recklessly & negligently injecting girlfriend MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and Acting Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter announced a college stud...Read on...

Gas Station President Arrested for Failure to Pay More Than $190,000 in Sales Tax

Valley Stream and Maspeth gas stations failed to pay from Dec. 2008 to Nov. 2012 MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Queens man, who was the president of two gas station companies, was arrested today ...Read on...

Hempstead Police Officer Indicted for Misconduct,Sexual Abuse and Endangering Welfare of a child

Louis Arcila, 49, allegedly followed a woman into her car and grabbed her breast and thigh MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment today of a Hempstead Village Police Officer who allegedly sexuall...Read on...

Grand Jury Returns 42-Count Indictment against Group That Robbed South Shore Businesses

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment of four people in connection with a violent robbery spree with B.B. Guns and Kitchen Knives that targeted businesses and people in Hempstead, Baldwin, Rockvi...Read on...

Bronx Man Indicted for Selling Oxycodone in Front of His Children

Michael Ramis, 33, allegedly brought his four-year old and eight-year old to drug deals MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Bronx man was arraigned today on a nine-count grand jury indictment related ...Read on...

Oyster Bay Man Indicted For Impersonating Police Officer

David Nourmand, 32, pulled over two drivers in one day MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that an Oyster Bay man was indicted on four counts related to a May 22 crime spree in which he impersonated a police...Read on...

Trial Against DWI Driver for Homicide of P.O. Joseph Olivieri Set for January

James Ryan, 28, faces up to 25 years in prison MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that County Court Judge Philip Grella issued a decision upholding the admissibility of the prosecution’s evidence after conduc...Read on...

Jury Finds Queens Man Guilty On All Counts for 2013 Robbery Spree

John Hayes, 44, faces up to 25 years to life in prison

Amityville Man Indicted for Burglarizing Garden City Home

Nervon Gayles stole two cellphones and police were able to track him down through Find My iPhone app MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment today of an Amityville man who allegedly broke into a G...Read on...

Executives Charged with Stealing More Than $300k from Home Health Care Agency

Defendants face up to 15 years in prison MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arraignment today of two men accused of defrauding an in-home health care agency by creating false invoices for consulting ser...Read on...

West Hempstead Real Estate Attorney Arrested for Stealing More Than $5.7 Million from Clients

David Frankel, 50, allegedly stole real estate proceeds to fund his own investments MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced today that a West Hempstead attorney was arrested this morning for stealing more than $...Read on...

San Juan Man Found Guilty at Trial for Sexual Abuse of 11-Year-Old Boy

Michael Roldan facing up to 7 years in prison and sex offender registry status MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the trial conviction today of a San Juan man for sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy in Levi...Read on...

Long Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder and Arson Charges in Two Separate Incidents

Diquan Booker set fire to Lynbrook Holiday Inn Express room in 2013 and shot a woman in 2014 with shotgun MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Long Beach man pleaded guilty today to attempted murder ch...Read on...

Brooklyn Man Convicted for Armed Robbery at Franklin Square Auto Dealership

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Brooklyn man was convicted today in a bench trial on all charges stemming from a 2013 robbery of an auto dealership in Franklin Square. David Hosannah, 34, was conv...Read on...

Hempstead Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Stealing SUV, Video Games and Cash

Jarred Sowers, 21, woke victim up and robbed him at gunpoint MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Hempstead man was sentenced today for robbing a 25-year old man in his bed at gunpoint and stealing ele...Read on...

Tips from Public Lead to Arrest of Woman Seen on Video Abandoning Dog

Injured dog, Niño, was abandoned Tuesday outside Hempstead veterinary clinic; Wednesday call for tips leads to Thursday arrest

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that less than 24 hours after asking for the p...

Bronx Man Sentenced To Seven Years in Prison for Attempted Robbery of 72-Year Old Woman in Parking L

Benis Solis held senior citizen up at knifepoint and bit her finger to steal ring on left hand MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Bronx man accused of robbing a 72-year old woman with a kitchen kni...Read on...

County OEM Official Charged for False Statements on Job Applications

Edward Korona, Jr., 53, allegedly lied on four occasions to attain County jobs MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest of a high-ranking County government official on charges related to false statemen...Read on...

Island Park Company Pleads Guilty to Polluting Waters

Liberty Metal Recycling discharged oil and petroleum products into streets and storm drains MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced today that an Island Park recycling company pleaded guilty to for having discha...Read on...

District Attorney’s Office Seeking Two Persons of Interest Connected to Animal Cruelty Investigation

Injured dog, Niño, was abandoned outside Hempstead veterinary clinic; went missing two years ago MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas is seeking the public’s help in identifying two persons of interest or any other i...Read on...

Levittown Man Sentenced for Trying to Kill Landlord Before Armed Standoff with Police

Rohan Kahn, 59, was convicted on all charges stemming from 2014 incident MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Levittown man has been sentenced for trying to kill his landlord before starting an armed s...Read on...

Brentwood Man Indicted for $1.8 Million Armored Truck Company Heist

Edgar Medina faces up to 25 years in prison MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arraignment today of a Brentwood man on a six-count indictment related to an Aug. 16 burglary in which he allegedly stole $...Read on...

Acting DA Singas & The Safe Center Raise Awareness of 24-Hour Domestic Violence Hotline

Hotline among several Safe Center programs funded or supported by DA’s Office MINEOLA, N.Y. – As an initiative during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and The Safe Center held an event to raise ...Read on...

International Fugitive Arraigned for 2002 Murder in Roosevelt

Wuilmer Mendosa, 32, was captured trying to reenter the United States from El Salvador MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arraignment of a reputed MS-13 member wanted for a 2002 shooting, in which he al...Read on...

Jury Finds Hempstead Man Guilty On All Counts for Brutal Attack on Ex-Girlfriend

Anibal Perez Ramirez, 30, convicted after biting off lip of ex-girfriend and fingernail of another person MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Nassau jury found a Hempstead man guilty on all charges re...Read on...

Jury Finds Hempstead Man Guilty On All 18 Charges for Violent Robbery Spree

Timothy Lang, 32, terrorized people at four locations in half an hour MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Nassau jury found a Hempstead man guilty on all charges related to a 30-minute robbery spree, ...Read on...

Third Person Arrested in Cross-County Sex Trafficking Case

Li Fei Leng indicted for coercing women into performing sex acts on massage parlor customers MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a 32-year old woman has been indicted and arrested for coercing two women...Read on...

Freeport Man Indicted on Seven Counts Related to Dogfighting Charges

Anthony Reddick, 54, was barred from owning animals for 15 years due to prior court order MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Freeport man was arraigned today on an indictment charging him with crimes...Read on...

Jericho Broker Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $800K in Insurance Premiums and Other Funds

Joseph Koch, 57, spent money on country clubs, gambling, and Mercedes Benz payments MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced today that a Jericho insurance broker pleaded guilty for stealing insurance premiums in...Read on...

Rockville Centre Man Pleads Guilty for Receiving Unemployment Benefits While Working

Joseph Chieffo was arrested in unemployment fraud sweep with eight other defendants MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Rockville Centre man pleaded guilty today for fraudulently receiving $16,042.50 ...Read on...

Baldwin Man Indicted for Shooting Death of Former Business Associate

Nathan Barnwell, 46, faces up to 25 years in prison MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arraignment today of Baldwin man on a four-count indictment for the shooting death of his 39-year old business part...Read on...

Baldwin Man Indicted for Shooting Death of Former Business Associate

Nathan Barnwell, 46, faces up to 25 years in prison MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arraignment today of Baldwin man on a four-count indictment for the shooting death of his 39-year old business part...Read on...

Unlicensed Insurance Broker Arrested for Stealing from Immigrants and Insurance Agencies

Erika Garcia Cruz, 37, facing up to seven years in prison for multi-state scam MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest today of a Uniondale woman in connection with an insurance scam in which she pro...Read on...

Baldwin Man Indicted For Crashing Car into Church

Sherif Wheeler, 22, accused of driving more than 100 miles an hour on residential street MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arraignment today of a Baldwin man on a 10-count indictment related to a March...Read on...

Uniondale Man Indicted For Stealing SUV with Sleeping Passenger in the Back Seat

Jordan Jackson, 18, crashed 2006 Infiniti into another car MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment of a Uniondale man on charges related to a May 14th robbery in which he is allegedly stole a 200...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Issues Tips to Avoid Scams Before, During and After Hurricane Joaquin

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas warned Long Islanders to be wary of unscrupulous businesses looking to take advantage of customers before, during and after a potential storm like Hurricane Joaquin, and issued tips to...Read on...

Three Arrested for Staging Motor Vehicle Accident Insurance Scam

Group helped stage Levittown crash in September 2013 with rented U-Haul van and claimed neck and back pain MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest today of three people connected to an insurance scam ...Read on...

New Jersey Man Charged with Stealing $1.6 Million from Volunteer EMS Company

Brad Reiter, 50, charged with Grand Larceny in 1st Degree MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that her office has arrested a New Jersey man for stealing approximately $1.6 million from the Bellmore-Merri...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Calls Upon Legislature to Pass Bill to Reform County Contract Process

DA’s Office authors legislation to create independent inspector general for County contracting process MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas wrote to the Nassau County Legislature today urging the body to pass legislat...Read on...

Queens Couple Arrested in Cross-County Sex Trafficking Case

Zhaowei Yin & wife Shuwen Ai indicted for coercing women into performing sex acts on massage parlor customers MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a husband and wife from Queens have been indicted a...Read on...

Man Arrested for 2014 Fatal Hit-&-Run Crash & Arson After Joint Investigation by State Police

Acting DA Singas continues call for stronger penalties against drivers who flee crashes after killing or injuring others MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and the New York State Police announced the arrest today of a ...Read on...

Bookkeeper Charged With Stealing From Elderly Client

Deborah Schneider, 52, facing 15 years in prison for stealing more than $60,000 from 92-year old Kings Point woman MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Glen Cove bookkeeper was arrested and arraigned t...Read on...

Two Men Indicted for Roosevelt Home Invasion

Aurnree McBrown and Quincy Lewis stole PlayStation, iPad and other electronics in January gunpoint robbery MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment today of two men in connection with a Roosevelt ...Read on...

Disbarred Attorney Arrested for Stealing More than $85,000 from Elderly Disabled Former Client

Disbarred Attorney Arrested for Stealing More than $85,000 from Elderly Disabled Former Client Janice Jessup was indicted in April for separate case in which she allegedly stole $1.2 million from another disabled client MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau...Read on...

Suffolk Home Renovation Contractor Arrested for Defrauding Real Estate Investors

Gary Fouche, 47, of Amityville, embezzled more than $350,000 and forged property records MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest today of an Amityville man who allegedly bilked real estate investors o...Read on...

Uniondale Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter Charge in August 2012 Shooting Death

Agdnan McLeod, 25, was arrested in California after three hour standoff with police MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Uniond...Read on...

NCDA: Suffolk Woman Sentenced for Seriously Injuring Passenger in High-Speed Crash

Keira Corbin, 21, of Wyandanch, was traveling at speeds of more than 111 mph and using cell phone when she lost control of a car on a Meadowbrook Parkway exit ramp MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a ...Read on...

Former School Dean Arrested for Lying About Criminal History in Teaching Application

William Rini, 59, was convicted of Endangering the Welfare of a Child in Queens in 2004 MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest today of a former Queens school dean who allegedly filed an application ...Read on...

Hicksville Man Sentenced for Strip Club Arson Attack

Craig Blum, 44, set fire to Bellmore club in December 2014 MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Hicksville man was sentenced to prison today in connection with a December 2014 incident in which he set ...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Initiative to Eliminate Treatment Gap for Heroin Addicts in Nassau County

Program is part of prosecutor’s three-pronged strategy against heroin crisis that includes enforcement, education & treatment FREEPORT, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced her office’s commitment of criminal asse...Read on...

Queens Couple Arrested for Operating Counterfeit DVD Business

Xing Ming Wang and Xiao Yu Zheng sold DVDs around Nassau County, including at local diners MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest today of a Queens couple that operated a counterfeit DVD ring out of...Read on...

Hempstead Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for September 2011 Murder

Michael Gibson, 35, shot another man outside night club MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Hempstead man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the fatal shooting of another man in September...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Introduces Comprehensive Legislative Package to Fight Heroin Epidemic

Calls upon Legislature to hold special session to create new ‘Death by Dealer’ homicide charges; to update the narcotic sale statute that allows heroin dealers to evade incarceration; and other important bills MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County Distr...Read on...

Acting DA Singas, Long Beach Officials Announce DWI Crackdown for Labor Day Weekend

LONG BEACH, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, State Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, Long Beach City Manager Jack Schnirman, Long Beach Police Commissioner Michael Tangney and advocates announced an enhanced drunk driving enforcemen...Read on...

Queens Man Arrested for Stealing More than $35K from East Meadow Church

Ronald Ousman, 38, served as acting church treasurer until his May dismissal MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest today of a Queens man who allegedly stole $35,608 from Holy Trinity Orthodox Churc...Read on...

Suffolk Man Arrested for Swindling 31 Homeowners out of More than $700K in Mortgage Scheme

Mark Savransky, 56, used money for credit card bills, car payment, travel and more MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest today of a Dix Hills man who operated a mortgage modification business and is...Read on...

Glen Cove Man Indicted for Stabbing Death of Ex-Girlfriend

Jose Cartagena, 54, is charged in connection with fatal attack in March MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arraignment of a Glen Cove man who was indicted for the stabbing death of his former girlfriend....Read on...

Acting DA Singas Announces Renewal of Grant to Woman’s Opportunity Rehabilitation Center

30-year-old program works with courts and DA to help women defendants avoid cycles of recidivism MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting DA Madeline Singas joined the staff, volunteers, supporters and clients of the Woman’s Opportunity Rehabilitation Center (WORC) tod...Read on...

New York City Man Sentenced for Stealing Thousands of Dollars by Pretending To Be an Attorney

Mario Tolisano, 65, of the Bronx, will face one to three years in prison MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the sentencing today of a New York City man charged with pretending to be an attorney and tricking...Read on...

Oceanside Woman Pleads Guilty to Felony and Will Pay Full Restitution for Stealing $225K

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that an Oceanside couple pleaded guilty yesterday and will pay full restitution for their roles in a scheme to steal thousands in merchandise and shipping costs from a Syosse...Read on...

Garden City Woman Indicted for Driving While Intoxicated with a Child in Her Car

Laura Catell is charged with violating Leandra's Law with her seven-year old daughter in the car and crashing into another car with children passengers MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Garden City ...Read on...

Old Westbury Farm Owner Charged with Neglect of 25 Animals

Michael Dombek, 54, allegedly neglected horses, donkeys, goats, geese and other livestock

MINEOLA, N.Y. - Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that the owner of an Old Westbury farm has been arrested and charged with the failure...

International Fugitive Arraigned for 1999 Murder at Hicksville Wedding

Balkumar Singh was arrested by Trinidadian authorities on 16-year old indictment charges; featured in 2009 episode of America’s Most Wanted MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arraignment of a Guyanese...Read on...

Charitable Foundation, President and Manager Indicted for Scamming Hundreds of High School Students

Students ran concessions at stadiums for $9 an hour in New York, Chicago, Nashville and Houston; were never paid Defendants used funds for personal travel, a Mercedes, and to create an online golf cart magazine MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County Dis...Read on...

Elmont Man Sentenced for Stealing Truck that Knocked Down Dozens of Utility Lines

Joel Grasman, 54, struck multiple telephone poles, traffic signals, wires and trees while driving stolen vehicle MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that an Elmont man was sentenced today for causing a mile...Read on...

Nassau Jury Finds Rockville Centre Woman Guilty of Manslaughter in Death of Friend

Asya Ulmer, 23, was convicted after a day of deliberation on all four counts related to 2013 death of Jennifer Alexis MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Nassau jury found a Rockville Centre woman gui...Read on...

New Cassel Man Indicted For Six-Month Long Robbery Spree and Murder of Gas Station Attendant

Joshua Golson-Orelus Indicted on 17 counts, including First Degree Murder MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arraignment today of Joshua Golson-Orelus on 17 indictment charges connected to a six month-lo...Read on...

Freeport Man Indicted for Robbing Bar That He Lived Above

Nikolas Balalaos charged with burglary and petit larceny Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment today of a Freeport man who was arrested on July 18 for burglarizing a bar earlier this year. Nikolas Balalaos,...Read on...

Acting DA Singas, Officials & Judges Mark 500th Case of Groundbreaking Youth Court

Staffed entirely by student volunteers, Nassau County Youth Court gives teen defendants opportunities not afforded by traditional courts HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and Incorporated Village of Hempstead May...Read on...

Baldwin Man Pleads Guilty to Strangling Girlfriend

Scott Ford, 46, of Baldwin, assaulted and choked victim in May 2014 incident MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Baldwin man pled guilty to charges related to a May 2014 incident, in which he strangl...Read on...

Glen Cove Man Indicted for Exposing Himself to Juveniles at Supermarket

Edward Ramirez charged with sexual abuse, endangering welfare of child and public lewdness in two separate incidents MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment of a Glen Cove man who exposed himsel...Read on...

Hempstead Man Indicted for Stabbing Two in Main Street Fight

Marvin Mejia charged for stabbing incident that left two men hospitalized. MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment of a Hempstead man who is accused of stabbing two cousins outside a Main Street ...Read on...

Westbury Seafood Marketer Sentenced For Trafficking and Selling Shellfish Without a License

Richard Scores and Westbury Fish Co., Will Pay $100,000 Fine for Illegal Activities MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced that a Westbury fish w...Read on...

Nassau Man Indicted for Shoplifting Spree That Targeted Local Drug Stores and Supermarket

Alexander Wachmyanin is charged with stealing from Multiple CVS Locations, Rite Aid and a Key Food MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that Alexander Wachmyanin was arraigned today on an indictment for a s...Read on...

Hempstead Man Indicted for Attempted Murder and Multiple Assaults of Girlfriend

Shaquon Lockwood is charged with attempting to murder his girlfriend by slicing her throat and assaulting her MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Hempstead man was arraigned today on an indictment f...Read on...

Westbury Man Indicted for Beating Dog to Death

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and the Nassau County Society to Prevent Cruelty to Animals announced the indictment of a Westbury man for beating his dog to death in April. Bing Jie Yang, 23, was arraigned today ...Read on...

Four Defendants Indicted for Violent Robbery in Elmont Home

Young defendants charged with tying up and beating 29-year-old woman MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment of four people accused of tying up, violently beating and robbing a young woman in her...Read on...

Jury Finds Levittown Man Guilty of Trying to Kill Landlord Before Armed Standoff with Police

Rohan Kahn, 59, convicted on all charges stemming from 2014 incident MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a jury has found a Levittown man guilty for trying to kill his landlord before starting an armed ...Read on...

Massapequa Man Indicted for Fatal, Impaired Head-on Crash on Sunrise Highway

Michael Bantel charged with killing passenger when driving head-on into pickup truck while impaired by drugs MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment of a Massapequa man who is charged with drivin...Read on...

Hempstead Man Indicted for Murder of Girlfriend

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Hempstead man has been indicted for killing his girlfriend after an argument in their apartment last month. Alan Espinoza, 26, was arraigned today on charges of Mu...Read on...

Two Roosevelt Men Facing New Charges in Armed Robbery of Teenager in Freeport

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that two Roosevelt men have been indicted on new grand jury charges for the recent armed robbery of a teenaged victim in Freeport. Sayquane Marshall, 24, and Andy Lafonta...Read on...

Hempstead Man Sentenced for Vicious Knife Attack Behind Laundromat

Luis Moreno, 38, stabbed 28-year-old man to death in March 2013 MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Hempstead man was sentenced to prison today for the March 2013 stabbing death of 28-year-old Darwin...Read on...

Port Washington Man Gets Jailtime for Severe Neglect of Dog

Oseas Bracamonte also barred from owning animals by court order MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Port Washington man was sentenced to jail and ordered not to own any animals for five years, for ...Read on...

Queens Man Convicted by Jury for Armed Robbery at Auto Dealership

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a jury has convicted a Queens man for all charges stemming from a 2013 robbery of an auto dealership in Franklin Square. Horatio Forrest, 30, of Jamaica, was convicte...Read on...

Glen Cove Father Indicted for Jericho Drunk Driving Crash with Baby in Car

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Glen Cove man is facing Leandra’s Law charges after being indicted for a drunk driving crash with his two-year-old daughter as a passenger. Juan Martinez-Landaverde...Read on...

REPORT UNCOVERS GAPING HOLES IN COUNTY CONTRACTING PROCESS; SINGAS CALLS FOR OVERHAUL

Contractor with ties to organized crime and a convicted bid-rigger, a bankrupt felon and tax scofflaw permitted to work for County under lax rules Singas: “Nassau’s antiquated contracting process is a recipe for corruption and it’s critical that our lead...Read on...

Levittown Man Indicted for Violent Road Rage Incident

Matthew Mulqueen charged with weapon, robbery & menacing charges for March incident MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment today of a Levittown man who was arrested for a March road rage inci...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Renews Call for Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Political Mailings

Recent flyer by legislator spurs reminder for lawmakers to make clear rules banning political content from government mail MINEOLA, N.Y. – Upon receipt of a Nassau County legislator’s constituent mailing containing political content that would be banne...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Finds Schools Likely Underreporting Acts of Bullying & Cyberbullying

Calls upon State Legislature to enhance rules & and assist schools with enforcement MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas conducted a study recently that found that schools across New York are likely underreporting ...Read on...

Hempstead Man Who Took Part in Brutal Attack in Freeport Motel Sentenced to up to Life in Prison

Robert Dixon is last of three defendants in 2012 assault against an Amityville man MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Hempstead man was sentenced to up to life in prison today for his involvement in ...Read on...

Acting DA Singas, Long Beach Officials Announce DWI Crackdown for Independence Day Weekend

LONG BEACH, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, Long Beach Police Commissioner Michael Tangney and advocates announced an enhanced drunk driving enforcement program that will go into effect in the City this holiday weekend start...Read on...

Defendant Sentenced,Ordered to Repay Victims in $1.8 Million Theft from Special Needs Camp & Seniors

Rockville Centre financial planner is sentenced to prison & ordered to pay full restitution to Camp A.N.C.H.O.R. and former investment clients MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Rockville Centre ...Read on...

Used Car Salesman Indicted for Series of Frauds Against Customers & Dealerships

Michael McGriff charged with defrauding three dealerships and numerous customers for almost $400,000 in theft MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment today of a Freeport man who is charged with s...Read on...

Brooklyn Man, 2 Others Arrested for String of Burglaries in Nassau

Joseph Borelli charged with 9 commercial burglaries including jewelry stores; more burglaries currently being investigated

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and Acting Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter ...

New York City Man Arrested for Stealing Thousands of Dollars by Pretending To Be An Attorney

Mario Tolisano, 65, of the Bronx, falsely represented himself as an attorney duly admitted to practice law in New York State MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest today of a New York City man charge...Read on...

East Meadow Man Indicted for Bludgeoning Wife With a Heavy Object

Hector Bejarano, 53, is charged in connection with fatal attack in April MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment of a man on grand jury charges that he killed his wife in April by striking her in ...Read on...

Getaway Driver in Shooting of Police Officer Gets Prison Time

Renhang Qiu, 24, of Brooklyn, aided and abetted convicted police-shooter Cong Xu in home burglary MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Brooklyn man was sentenced today to prison for providing the vehic...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Announces Arraignment after Gas Station Case Arrest

Acting DA Singas on Fatal Attempted Robbery Arrest: 'Has Taken a Menace to Public Safety Off of the Streets' MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said that Joshua Golson-Orelus, 23, of Westbury, was arraigned and held...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Praises ‘Enough is Enough’ Legislation to Combat Campus Sexual Assault

Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas released the following statement in support of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s “Enough is Enough” legislation to combat sexual assaults on college campuses: “This legislation is a major step forward in the...Read on...

Queens Man Arrested for Stealing Over $20K in Paychecks From Fellow Employees of Security Company

Robert Simmonds, 56, charged with stealing approx. 39 paychecks of 18 employees while working as an area supervisor in Hicksville MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest today of a Queens man who all...Read on...

Man Receives Consecutive 25-to-Life Sentences in Murder of Wife and Att. Murder of Police Officers

Leonard Reed, 47, will not be eligible for parole for 50 years MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Hempstead man was sentenced today to two consecutive 25-to-life sentences for the murder of his wife...Read on...

Nassau Jury Finds Man Guilty in Vicious Knife Attack Behind Hempstead Laundromat

Luis Moreno, 38, of Hempstead, stabbed 28-year-old man to death in March 2013 MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Nassau jury found a Hempstead man guilty today in the March 2013 stabbing death of 28-...Read on...

Inwood Man Sentenced in Murder-for-Hire Scheme to Silence Victim of Sexual Assault

Daniel Miller, 48, was also convicted of stealing over $200K in cash and merchandise MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that an Inwood shop owner was sentenced today for sexually abusing his teenage employe...Read on...

East Meadow Man Arrested for Fraudulent Six-Figure iPhone Sale

Hardeep Singh, 29, negotiated the sale of 250 smartphones through an Internet company run from a laptop in his bedroom MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest today of an East Meadow man who stole ove...Read on...

Suffolk Driver Sentenced for Striking and Killing Two Standing with Disabled Vehicle on Side of Road

Robert Beodeker, 52, of Aquebogue, was driving to work high on crystal methamphetamine at time of crash MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the sentencing today of a Suffolk man for striking and killing Joh...Read on...

Armed Gang Member Sentenced in High-Speed Police Pursuit Through Hempstead and Uniondale

Oralus Sebea, 30, gets prison time for weapons possession and burglarizing a Uniondale home after police chase MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the sentencing today of a Uniondale gang member for weapons ...Read on...

Maxwell Sherman, Convicted Killer of 18-Year-Old Lauren Daverin, Sentenced to 18 Years to Life

Long Beach native murdered Lynbrook teen by strangling her and repeatedly hitting her in the head MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Long Beach native was sentenced today for the brutal murder of 18-...Read on...

Syosset Man Arrested for Severe Neglect of Pet Dog

10-year-old Shih Tzu Stanley deprived of basic care for at least 6 months according to doctor MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest today of a Syosset man for criminal neglect of his pet Shih Tzu th...Read on...

Insurance Agent Arrested for Stealing Over $250K from Commercial Client and Insurance Company

John Sexton, 61, sent invoices showing inflated premiums and pocketed difference, and failed to forward payments to insurer MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest today of a Garden City man for steal...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Announces 30-Year Sentence in Shooting of NCPD Officer Mohit Arora

Cong Xu, 22, of Brooklyn, fired six shots at officer responding to home invasion in New Hyde Park MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Brooklyn man was sentenced today for shooting a Nassau police offi...Read on...

Drunk Driver Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Top Count of Manslaughter 2 for Killing Passenger

Brian Friedrichs, 23, of Levittown, was traveling at 120 mph on Northern State Parkway before losing control of vehicle MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Levittown man was sentenced today to prison ...Read on...

Suffolk Woman Pleads Guilty to Injuring 18-Year-Old in High-Speed, Alcohol and Drug-Fueled Crash

Keira Corbin, 21, of Wyandanch, was traveling at speeds over 111 mph and using her cell phone when she lost control of a car on a Meadowbrook Parkway exit ramp MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Wyan...Read on...

Jury Finds Hempstead Murder Defendant Guilty on All Counts

Michael Gibson, 35, shot another man outside Hempstead night club in 2011 MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a jury today found a Hempstead man charged in the fatal shooting of another man in 2011 guil...Read on...

Financial Planner Arrested for Raiding Trust Fund of College Friend

Steven Klein, 62, of Oyster Bay, embezzled more than $25K from life insurance trust account MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest today of an Oyster Bay man who allegedly stole thousands of dollar...Read on...

Roosevelt Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery Spree Targeting Cab Drivers

Ezekiel Pittman, 21, also sentenced for shooting man on Fulton Ave. in Hempstead, leaving bullet lodged near his victim’s spine MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Roosevelt man was sentenced to 20 y...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Proposes One-Stop Shop for Victims of Domestic Violence

Working with regional government & non-profit partners to realize dream of Long Island’s first ‘Family Justice Center’ MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas has proposed and is working with regional and local gove...Read on...

Farmingdale Couple Convicted of Animal Neglect Arrested for Violation of Court Order

NYPD officer and wife found in possession of animals despite being subject to five-year ban MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest today of a Farmingdale husband and wife for owning animals...Read on...

Op-Ed: Underage Drinking: Not a Minor Problem

By Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas

MINEOLA, N.Y. – In this season of proms, graduations and barbecues, it is important to revisit the issue of underage drinking because we all want to keep our kids safe.

Unfortunately, the statistics...

Heroin-Impaired Driver Gets Maximum Penalty

Robert Kozak, 38, of Atlantic Beach, sentenced today to 2-1/3 to seven years in prison for repeatedly driving while high on drugs MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the sentencing today of an Atlantic Beach...Read on...

MANGANO, SINGAS & KRUMPTER ANNOUNCE AGGRESSIVE STOP DWI INITIATIVE FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

Mineola, NY - Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano, Acting District Attorney Madeline Singas and Police Commissioner Tom Krumpter today announced that the Nassau County Police Department (NCPD) will conduct an extensive DWI enforcement initiative thi...Read on...

Statement from Acting DA Singas on Historic Drug Bust that Netted $50 Million in Heroin

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas made the following statement in the wake of the seizure of at least $50 million worth of heroin in the Bronx today:

"Like our recent takedown of a pipeline from Mexico to Nass...

Acting DA Singas Announces Arrest of Major ID Thief and Financial Scammer

Seerojnie Ram, a/k/a Seerojnie Mohan, 47, of Freeport, stole the identities of hundreds of people, including the disabled and deceased MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas joined the United States Postal Inspection...Read on...

Plainview Mother Pleads Guilty to Killing 8-Year-Old Disabled Daughter

Veronica Cirella will face 12 years in prison at her June sentencing MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Plainview mother pleaded guilty today to killing her eight-year-old daughter in a 2011 incident...Read on...

Major Gang Arrests in Connection With the Sale of Fentanyl-Laced Heroin and Dogfighting

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano, Acting District Attorney Madeline Singas and Police Commissioner Tom Krumpter today announced the arrest of 15 gang members and their associates in connection with the sale and distribution of dea...Read on...

Hit-and-Run Driver Sentence for Fatally Striking 49year old Under the Influence of Alcohol and Drugs

Cosmin Florea, 34, of Baldwin, sentenced today for fatally striking Donald Mooney and leaving him in the street MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Baldwin man was sentenced today for a drug and alco...Read on...

Acting DA Singas: Pension Scammer Ordered to Pay Back $465K to Retirement System

Terrence Hoffman, 66, of Shirley, defrauded pension system to take thousands of dollars in unearned benefits MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced today that a Shirley man has been ordered to repay the New Yor...Read on...

Valley Stream Man Sentenced to 35 Years for Killing of Queens Man Outside Bar

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Valley Stream man convicted of shooting a Queens man to death was sentenced to 35 years in prison today. Orlando Ortiz, 32, was found guilty by a jury, in December ...Read on...

Animal Legal Defense Fund Recognizes New Nassau DA Animal Care Initiative

Funds forfeited from criminal activity to relieve taxpayers of cost of medical care and boarding for animals seized in criminal cases MINEOLA, N.Y. – The Animal Legal Defense Fund, a nationwide organization with more than 100,000 members and supporters...Read on...

Woman Faces Additional Charges in Hempstead School Assault on Teacher

Annika McKenzie, 34, of Hempstead, allegedly assaulted teacher at Alverta B. Gray Schultz Middle School in April MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment of a Hempstead woman on additional charges ...Read on...

Statement from Acting DA Singas on Murder of NYPD Officer Brian Moore

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas issued the following statement on the murder of NYPD Officer Brian Moore: “The Nassau DA's office is deeply saddened by the senseless murder of Police Officer Moore, a young residen...Read on...

Statement from Acting DA Singas on Shooting of NYPD Officer Brian Moore

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas issued the following statement on the shooting of NYPD Officer Brian Moore: "Last night's events serve as a grim reminder of how dangerous routine law enforcement work can be. ...Read on...

Suffolk Man Faces New Charge in Arson Ordered by Nassau Cardiologist

James Kalamaras, 41, of Suffolk, arraigned on grand jury indictment for role in scheme to set fire to doctor’s office

Acting DA Singas Announces Arrests in Joint Investigation to Combat Food Stamp Fraud

Nassau store owners and employees arrested for food stamp trafficking scheme that federal officials estimate to total $1.3 million MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced charges against food store businesses, o...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Commits Full Funding for Care of Victims in Animal Abuse Cases

Funds forfeited from criminal activity will relieve taxpayers of cost of medical care and boarding for animals seized in criminal cases MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced a pledge by her office to use asset...Read on...

Defendant Pleads Guilty to the Brutal Murder of 18-Year-old Lauren Daverin in Rockville Centre

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Long Beach man pleaded guilty today to the brutal August 2013 murder of 18-year-old Lauren Daverin in Rockville Centre. Maxwell Sherman pleaded guilty today to the...Read on...

Roosevelt Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery Spree Targeting Cab Drivers

Ezekiel Pittman, 21, also pleaded guilty to shooting man on Fulton Ave. in Hempstead, leaving bullet lodged near his victim’s spine MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Roosevelt man pleaded guilty yes...Read on...

Inwood Man Pleads Guilty to Murder-for-Hire Scheme to Silence Victim of Sexual Assault

Daniel Miller, 47, also pleaded guilty to stealing over $200K in cash and merchandise MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that an Inwood shop owner pleaded guilty today to sexually abusing his teenage employ...Read on...

Joint Investigation Leads to Arrest of Doctor for Selling Assault Weapons & Drugs During Course of

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, Nassau County Police Department Acting Commissioner Thomas Krumpter and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced that a joint investigation has led to the arrest of several ...Read on...

Kickboxing Gym Owner Gets Prison Time, Ordered to Pay Restitution for Using Gym Members’ Credit Card

Thomas Donovan, 39, sentenced today for using credit card numbers to steal merchandise and for having a loaded gun in his Island Park home MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that the owner of an Oceanside k...Read on...

Disbarred Attorney Indicted for Stealing More Than $1 Million from Disabled Woman

Janice Jessup’s client was owed seven-figure sum from the eminent domain acquisition of her property MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a former attorney from Baldwin surrendered to the DA’s office tod...Read on...

Auto Body Shop Owner Arrested for Stealing Nearly $190K in Sales Taxes

Douglas Donnelly, Jr., 50, of Garden City, failed to remit thousands of dollars in sales tax collected from customers of three Nassau businesses MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest of a Garden Cit...Read on...

Levittown Driver Pleads Guilty to High Speed, Alcohol-Fueled Crash on Northern State Parkway

Brian Friedrichs, 23, was traveling at 120 mph before losing control of vehicle and killing passenger MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced a guilty plea in a case involving a drunk driver who killed his 23-ye...Read on...

Repeat DWI Offender Gets Max Sentence, Will Receive Lifetime Driving Ban

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that an upstate man was sentenced yesterday to prison time and will be subject to a lifetime driving ban after being found guilty by a Nassau jury of a felony driving while i...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Joins Family of 12-Year-Old Boy Killed by Suspended Driver to Call on Legislature t

Urges State Senate and Assembly to pass legislation in the wake of tragic death of Zachary Ranftle in December 2014 MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting District Attorney Madeline Singas stood today with Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Flood, the parents of Zachary Ranftle, a ...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Urges Public to Remain Vigilant During Passover & Easter Holidays

Reminds residents to call 911 if they see suspicious behavior or packages; encourages victims of hate crimes to come forward MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas asked members of the public to continue to be the “eyes ...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Announces Online Auction of 13 Forfeited Vehicles on April 1

Acting District Attorney Madeline Singas announced today that 13 vehicles seized by police and secured through the efforts of her office’s Civil Forfeiture Bureau will be auctioned off on April 1 at 10 a.m. on copart.com. Potential bidders can go to Copar...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Announces Arrest of Attorney for Stealing Over $185K of Client’s Money

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest today of a Suffolk attorney for withdrawing over $185,000 in personal injury settlement funds awarded to her client, using the money to carry on her Jericho law pr...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Announces Full Deployment of Body and Dashboard Cameras for Freeport PD

DA's office also funding the purchase of heavy-duty vests to protect police officers responding to some of the most dangerous crime scenes FREEPORT, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas joined members of the Freeport Police De...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Attends National Conference for Prosecutors Fighting Gun Violence

Joins law enforcement leaders across the U.S. to pool expertise on preventing and combatting gun crimes MIAMI, Fla. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas attended a national conference held yesterday by Prosecutors Against Gun Violen...Read on...

Former Employee and Her Husband Arrested for Stealing $200K in Goods and Services from Syosset Onlin

Ilana Kessler and Drew Reminick, both 29, of Oceanside, allegedly sold stolen property on eBay and other websites MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest of an Oceanside couple for participating in a ...Read on...

Rockville Centre Financial Planner Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $1.7 Million from Camp for Special

Drew Morgan, 44, is expected to serve prison time and be ordered to pay full restitution to Camp A.N.C.H.O.R. and former investment clients MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Rockville Centre man ple...Read on...

Mineola Attorney Arrested for Stealing Escrow Funds from Queens Homeowners

Bill Tsoumpelis, 48, of Suffolk, charged with misappropriating more than $20K held in escrow for clients MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest today of an attorney practicing law in Mineola for ste...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Warns of Phone Scam: Fraudsters Claim to be Treasury Dept., Threaten Arrest

Scammers urging residents to act immediately to avoid legal action for phony cases of tax fraud MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas warned residents about calls from someone claiming to be an employee of the U.S. Trea...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Announces Arrest of Glen Cove Woman for Stealing Over $30K from Undocumented Immigr

Norma Espinoza, 37, failed to refund money to participants of a savings club utilized by members of the El Salvadorian community MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest of a Glen Cove woman for steali...Read on...

Baldwin Man Pleads Guilty to All Counts in Hit-and-Run Crash that Killed 49-Year-Old Lynbrook Man

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Baldwin man pleaded guilty today to a fatal hit-and-run in Port Washington that left 49-year-old Donald Mooney dead in August 2014. Cosmin Florea, 34, pleaded guil...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Joined by NCPD & Advocates to Announce New County-Wide Crime Fighting Initiative

Singas joined by NCPD Acting Commissioner Krumpter & attorneys' associations to announce new DA program that will encourage immigrant victims and witnesses to work with law enforcement, in effort to help solve crimes against all Nassau County resident...Read on...

Three Defendants Indicted for Violent Mineola Home Invasion

Trio broke into residence on Lincoln Avenue, kicking and beating victim before making off with safe Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced today that three defendants have been indicted for participating in a violent home inv...Read on...

Brooklyn Driver With Revoked License Indicted for Causing the Death of His Passenger in High-Speed D

Bilal Hassan, 23, traveled at speeds over 130 mph on the Meadowbrook Parkway while allegedly intoxicated Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment of a Brooklyn man on charges that he killed his 24-year-old passeng...Read on...

Lynbrook Man Faces Upgraded Charges in High-Speed Crash That Killed Couple

John Aniano, 25, hit victims’ vehicle while allegedly impaired by drugs

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced upgraded charges against a Lynbrook driver accused of traveling at a very high rate of speed while ...

New Cassel Man Sentenced to 35 Years to Life in Prison for Fatal Shooting

Naqunne Jackson, 30, was convicted in shooting death of William Moody, 31

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a New Cassel man was sentenced today for fatally shooting a 31-year-old man after an argument ...

Oceanside Gym Owner Pleads Guilty to Using Gym Members’ Credit Card Numbers to Steal Thousands in Me

Thomas Donovan, 39, of Island Park, used personal financial information belonging to clients of kickboxing gyms he owned. MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that an Island Park man pleaded guilty to using h...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Urges Thorough Review of State’s Sex Offender Restrictions

Highlights need to do comprehensive statewide study, & engage multiple stakeholders, to enact strongest possible law that is effective & practical to enforce. MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, in a lett...Read on...

Acting DA Singas and DEC Announce Arrest of Seafood Marketer for Selling Over $100K in Fish and Shel

Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest and arraignment today of the owner and CEO of a Westbury seafood marketing business on charges that he sold over $100,000 in fresh fish and shellfish to Long Island restaurants wi...Read on...

Freeport Man Sentenced to 20 Years to Life for Stabbing Wife to Death

Loventino Cassadean, 52, lit home on fire to conceal killing mother of two small children MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the sentencing today of a Freeport man for murdering his wife, Felicia Cassadean,...Read on...

Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Nassau Police Officer Responding to Burglary

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Brooklyn man pleaded guilty today for shooting a Nassau police officer who responded to a report of a home invasion in New Hyde Park in August 2013. Cong Xu, 22, o...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Announces Arrest of Farmingdale Man for Falsely Representing Himself to Tax Clients

Arrest of unlicensed tax preparer part of continued effort to protect taxpayers.

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest and arraignment today of a Farmingdale man charged with falsely representing himself to clien...

Acting DA Singas: Public Employee Indicted for Submitting a Fraudulent Bid to Fix Boiler for Long Be

Jay Gusler, 52, misled city officials to win bid for work he was not qualified to perform. Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arraignment today of a Long Beach man on grand jury charges for using false information to s...Read on...

Nassau Jury Finds Hempstead Man Guilty on All Counts in Wife's Murder

Leonard Reed, 47, killed his wife and then fired shots at police officers responding to the scene.

Mineola, NY - Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Nassau jury found a Hempstead man guilty on all counts for killing hi...

Acting DA Singas Announces Prosecutions of Nassau Tax Cheats

With tax preparation season in full swing, DA’s office working hard to protect taxpayers, public agencies and vital social services that depend on tax revenue. MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest ...Read on...

Nassau Jury Finds Hempstead Man Guilty in Brutal Freeport Motel Assault

Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Nassau jury found a Hempstead man guilty yesterday in connection with a horrific assault against an Amityville man in a Freeport motel room in July 2012. Robert Dixon, 50, of Hemp...Read on...

Oceanside Gym Owner Indicted on Gun, Larceny, and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property Charges

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arraignment of an Island Park man on grand jury charges for using the credit card numbers belonging to members of his Oceanside gym to steal thousands of dollar...

Ex-Employee of Ruth's Chris Steak House Pleads Guilty to Theft from Employer

Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Florida man had pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from a Garden City steakhouse where he worked as office manager and income auditor for 11-1/2 years. Barry Pearlste...Read on...

Company Comptroller Indicted for Making More than $90K in Unauthorized Purchases to Business Account

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment of a Merrick employee of a Nassau waterproofing company for stealing thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges to her employer’s American Express account – ...Read on...

Hempstead Attorney Steals from Client He Represented in a Gambling Case

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest and arraignment of a man for stealing money from one of this clients in a criminal case, and urged any other victims of this Hempstead-based attorney to file a complaint with h...Read on...

Woodbury Bookkeeper Charged with Stealing $24,000 from Employer

Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said that an Islip woman is facing felony charges after stealing about $24,000 from the office backend support service company she works for in Woodbury. “Thefts from private employers are not with...Read on...

Man Pleads Guilty for String of Violent Garden City & Hempstead Home Invasions

Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Hempstead man who had been convicted by a jury for a violent post-Superstorm-Sandy home invasion pleaded guilty yesterday to all remaining charges against him involving two other viol...Read on...

Farmingdale Teen Indicted after Grand Jury Investigation into Fatal Street Racing Crash

Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said that a grand jury, investigating a 2014 street racing crash that left five teenagers dead and two uninvolved adults seriously injured, concluded on Jan. 5 that Manslaughter and Assault charges sh...Read on...

Long Beach Resident Steals More than $40K in Public Benefits

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest and arraignment today of a Long Beach woman who fraudulently obtained over $40,000 in taxpayer-funded benefits that she was not eligible to receive. Renessa E...Read on...

Acting DA Singas Makes Appointments to Top Posts

Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the appointment of two key members of her executive team to continue her office’s commitment to integrity and the fairest administration of justice. “Making sure that Nassau County remai...Read on...

Uniondale Man Sentenced to Prison for Brutal Assault and Robbery in Freeport Motel

Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the sentencing today of a Uniondale man who pleaded guilty during a jury trial for a heinous boxcutter attack against an Amityville man following a dispute with a woman in a Freeport motel r...Read on...

Madeline Singas Sworn In As Acting District Attorney

Singas, a lifelong prosecutor, assumed top law enforcement post effective at noon today. Chief Assistant District Attorney Madeline Singas was sworn in as Acting District Attorney of Nassau County in a ceremony at noon today officiated by Nassau Suprem...Read on...

Inwood Man Who Terrorized Community Sentenced for Threatening Police Officers with a Loaded Weapon

MINEOLA, N.Y. - Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing today of an Inwood man for assaulting a Nassau police detective who, along with two other members of the Nassau County Police Department, was investigating reports of s...

Valley Stream Man Found Guilty by Nassau Jury in Killing of Queens Man Outside Bar

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced today that a Nassau jury found a Valley Stream man guilty in the shooting death of a Queens man seated in his car in a parking lot in December 2013. Orlando Ortiz was found guilt...Read on...

DA Rice, CE Mangano, City & Federal Officials Announce Takedown Heroin Pipeline Stretching from Mexi

– Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice was joined by Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and city and federal officials to announce the dismantling of a multi-million dollar illegal drug pipeline which ran directly from Mexico to New York City...Read on...

Hempstead Man Receives Maximum Sentence for Brutal Sexual Assault in Garden City Occurring in the W

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing today of a Hempstead man for simultaneously raping and strangling a 50-year-old Garden City woman in her home just over a week after Superstorm Sandy slammed into Long Island. Arti...Read on...

Postal Worker Pilfers Credit Cards for Shopping Spree

Postal Worker Pilfers Credit Cards for Shopping Spree Yvonne Jamison, 38, of Brooklyn, stole cards while employed in Freeport post office

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrest and arraignment today of a Brooklyn ...

Hempstead Man Sentenced to Prison for 2012 Slaying of Acquaintance

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the prison sentence of Bruny Fenelon, a 32-year-old West Hempstead resident who was convicted of killing an acquaintance during an argument in 2012. Nassau County Court Judge Tammy...Read on...

Ex-Major League Baseball Player Sentenced to Prison For Sexually Abusing 8-Year-Old Girl

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing today of a North Massapequa man for sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl during baseball practice sessions in Plainview. Rosendo “Rusty” Torres was sentenced by Nassau County Court ...Read on...

Long Beach Man Indicted for Fatal Shooting Near Public Housing Project

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arraignment today of a Long Beach man on a grand jury indictment in connection with a fatal shooting at Long Beach’s Channel Park Homes in September. Antonio Webb was arraigne...Read on...

Roosevelt Man Indicted for Murder After Failed Hempstead Carjacking

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the indictment of a 22-year-old Roosevelt man on murder charges in connection with a fatal attempted carjacking that occurred in Hempstead in July. Tayquan Clark was arraigned toda...Read on...

Retired Treasurer Indicted for Stealing Over $360K from Old Westbury Church

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrest and arraignment today of a Westbury man on a grand jury indictment for stealing more than $360,000 from the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Old Westbury where he served as treasurer. J...Read on...

Doctor Who Stole Personal Information of Nearly 100,000 Patients Arrested as Result of Joint NCDA-NC

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice and the Nassau County Police Department announced the arrest of a Great Neck doctor responsible for stealing the protected personal and health information of tens of thousands of patients of NR...Read on...

Nassau Jury Delivers Guilty Verdict in Fatal Shooting in New Cassel

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Nassau jury found a man guilty yesterday for fatally shooting a 31-year-old man after an argument on Prospect Avenue in New Cassel. Naqunne Jackson was found guilty on Dec. 1 by a jury of ...Read on...

Former Manager of Ruth’s Chris Steak House Charged with Stealing Over $230K From Employer

Former Manager of Ruth’s Chris Steak House Charged with Stealing Over $230K From Employer Barry Pearlstein, 69, of Florida, embezzled funds over five-year period MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrest and...Read on...

Garden City Man Sentenced to 17 Years to Life in Prison for Murdering His Mother

Garden City Man Sentenced to 17 Years to Life in Prison for Murdering His Mother James Olsen, 60, strangled his 88-year-old mother, Ruth Olsen, with a necktie MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing tod...Read on...

Elmont Man Charged with Insurance Fraud in Automobile Arson Scam

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrest and arraignment today of an Elmont man for reporting a Chevy Tahoe stolen to his insurance company even though the vehicle was discovered burning in the Bronx hours before he claimed to h...Read on...

Uniondale Man Pleads Guilty in Brutal Boxcutter Attack Against Man in Freeport Motel Room

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Uniondale man who represented himself in a jury trial pleaded guilty today in a case involving the assault and robbery of an Amityville man in a Freeport motel room in July 2012. Wayne Sp...Read on...

Freeport Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Sexual Conduct With 16-Year-Old Boy He Met Online

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Freeport man pleaded guilty to two indictments in connection with non-consensual acts of sexual criminal conduct with a 16-year-old boy he met online, and for false submissions made to the New...Read on...

DA Rice Introduces Facility Dog to Assist in Special Victims Bureau Cases

District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced her office’s acquisition of Mega, a highly trained two-year-old Labrador Retriever who is serving on the District Attorney’s staff as a “facility dog” to assist victims and witnesses in sensitive cases, primarily ...Read on...

Manager Pays More than $40K in Restitution to Employer After Failing to Make Bank Deposits

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing today of a Suffolk man for stealing more than $40,000 from a CVS in Freeport where he worked as store manager. Scott Crafa, 42, was sentenced today to 10 days in jail, three years o...Read on...

DA Rice to U.S. Senate: Give Lynch a Bipartisan, Unanimous Confirmation as A.G.

Hon. Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader-Elect Hon. Patrick J. Leahy, Chair, Senate Judiciary Committee Hon. Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Messrs. Reid, McConnell, Leahy and Gr...Read on...

New Cassel Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Seriously Injuring Hempstead Man

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing today of a New Cassel woman for driving under the influence of drugs and colliding into a work van driven by a 45-year-old Hempstead man who was seriously injured in the crash. Ethe...Read on...

DA Rice Announces New Charges Against Jericho Man for Stealing Over $800K

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arraignment today of a Jericho man on a grand jury indictment for pocketing insurance premiums instead of sending them to insurance companies on behalf of his clients. Joseph Koch was arraig...Read on...

Doctor & Ex-Doctor Arrested for Selling Prescriptions for Addictive Drugs

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division said that two Nassau county psychiatrists – including one who had already lost his license to practice i...Read on...

Teaching Assistant at Hempstead School Indicted for Stealing Money Meant for Pre-K Students

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrest and arraignment today on a grand jury indictment of a Hempstead man charged with stealing approximately $1,200 in grant funds obtained by the Hempstead Union Free School District, as well ...Read on...

Teaching Assistant at Hempstead School District Indicted for Stealing Money

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrest and arraignment today on a grand jury indictment of a Hempstead man charged with stealing approximately $1,200 in grant funds obtained by the Hempstead Union Free School District, as well ...Read on...

Queens Man Indicted After Threatening to Blow Up Police Precincts

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said that a Queens man was arraigned on a grand jury indictment today after making phone calls threatening to blow up New York City and Nassau County police precincts. Richard Bolton, 30, of Queens Village,...Read on...

Floral Park Bookkeeper Arrested for Stealing from Two Nassau County Employers

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrest today of a Floral Park woman for stealing nearly $700,000 from a longtime employer, as well as more than $10,000 from a new employer by writing herself checks drawn from company bank accou...Read on...

Roslyn Heights Attorney Charged with Multiple Thefts of More than $1.4 Million

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrest today of a Roslyn Heights attorney for stealing $720,000 held in an escrow account, as well as selling an East Hills property owned in the name of his law firm and pocketing over $700,000 ...Read on...

Long Beach City Worker Arrested for Selling Heroin While on the Job

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a City of Long Beach employee was arrested yesterday for selling heroin in Long Beach – with some sales occurring while she was working at the City of Long Beach Bus Depot. Chelsey Lindsey, ...Read on...

Baldwin Man Indicted in Fatal Alcohol- and Drug-Fueled Crash in Port Washington

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Baldwin man has been arraigned today on grand jury charges in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Port Washington earlier this year. Cosmin Florea, 34, was arraigned today before Nassa...Read on...

Member of High-Tech Burglary Crew Pleads Guilty to all Counts

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a West Babylon man pleaded guilty to all charges he faced for playing a leading role in a brazen, high-tech burglary crew that stole millions of dollars in cash and property from homes and busin...Read on...

Touro Law Center Hosts Conference for Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice entered the nationwide discussion about campus sexual assault yesterday by announcing her office’s efforts to study and address the problem with local colleges and law enforcement. She made the remarks at a T...Read on...

Retired police officer sentenced today in hit-and-run that left teenage girl dead

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said that a retired NYPD Officer indicted in a hit-and-run pedestrian collision that left 13-year-old Bryanna Soplin dead was sentenced to prison today, and that the law should be reformed to increase penaltie...Read on...

West Hempstead Man Pleads Guilty to Top Charge in Fatal 2013 Crash

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a West Hempstead man pleaded guilty today to the top charge against him in connection with a high-speed crash that killed two young passengers, 22-year-old Blossom Castro and 20-year-old Bryan R...Read on...

Freeport Village Cashier Sentenced After Stealing More Than $13,000 From Taxpayers Defendant

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced today that a cashier for the Village of Freeport has been sentenced after stealing more than $13,000 by altering utility payments made by village residents and pocketing the cash. Chevelle Dubois,...Read on...

Uniondale Man Gets 25 Years to Life for Fatal Shooting Outside Church

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing of a Uniondale man for fatally shooting 34-year-old Isaac Andrews near a church where parishioners were gathered for Sunday services. Jonathan Mack, 20, was sentenced today to 25 ye...Read on...

Hempstead Man Found Guilty on All Counts Before Jury in Violent Post-Sandy Home Invasion

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the conviction of a Hempstead man on all counts before the jury in a violent post-Superstorm-Sandy home invasion in which a 50-year-old East Garden City woman was brutally raped and almost killed. ...Read on...

Eight-Time DWI Offender Found Guilty by Jury; Will Permanently Lose Driving Privileges

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that an upstate man will be subject to a lifetime loss of driving privileges due to a Nassau County jury finding him guilty of a felony drunk driving charge in connection with a drunken crash on Lon...Read on...

Driver Pleas to Top Charge in Case of High-Speed, Drug-Fueled Crash

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the guilty plea today of a New Cassel woman whose high-speed, drug-fueled crash in a Westbury intersection left another driver seriously injured and put the lives of other drivers in imminent danger....Read on...

Former County Legislators and Community Appointee Sentenced in New Cassel Corruption Case

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing of two former Nassau County legislators and the former executive director of the Town of North Hempstead Community Development Agency for conspiring to put portions of the New Cassel c...Read on...

Nassau County Man Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Rent Nassau Houses and Not Pay Rent

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Nassau County man pleaded guilty today to bilking Nassau landlords out of thousands of dollars in rent, as well as failing to remit proceeds of a vehicle sold on behalf of his landlord and pay...Read on...

Brentwood Man Posed as Realtor for Nearly $200K in Thefts from Investor

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrest today of a Brentwood man who posed as a real estate agent in a scheme that defrauded an investor of nearly $200,000 in down payments for numerous properties.Daniel Andrew Daniel, 48, wa...Read on...

Levittown Driver Indicted on Manslaughter Charges in Crash that Killed Passenger

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arraignment yesterday of a Levittown man on an indictment for driving drunk and causing the death of a 23-year-old man in a high-speed crash on the Northern State Parkway. Brian Friedrichs, 23...Read on...

Driver Indicted on Vehicular Homicide, Manslaughter, & Assault Charges in New Hyde Park Cr

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arraignment today of a New Hyde Park teen on an indictment in connection with a fatal crash that killed a father and injured his wife and 6-year-old daughter. Deepak Kumar, 17, of New Hyde Par...Read on...

Payroll Services Provider Charged with Stealing Nearly $430K from Client

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrest today of a Freeport man for stealing thousands of dollars of client funds while conducting electronic transfers meant for the payment of federal and state payroll taxes.Pozo, George Geo...Read on...

Suffolk Man Ordered to Pay Nearly $280K Stolen from Great Neck Employer

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced today that a former salesman has been ordered as part of his guilty plea to pay restitution of nearly $280,000 he stole from a Great Neck business. Thomas Holt, 66, pleaded guilty today to Grand L...Read on...

Freeport Man Who Caused the Death of 13 Pit Bulls Gets Prison Time

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing of a Freeport man in a case involving a February residential garage fire that killed 13 pit bulls that were bred and trained for fighting. The court ordered the forfeiture of three ot...Read on...

Katie Beers to Keynote L.I. Youth Safety Coalition Conference on Teen Sexual Health & Safety

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that Katie Beers, the child abduction victim from 1992 who recently authored the memoir Buried Memories: My Story, will be the keynote speaker for the Long Island Youth Safety Coalition’s Winter Conf...Read on...

Charles Creekmur, 27 strangled Antwan Brown of Long Beach after dispute at Nassau County Jail

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing of a Brooklyn man for the 2012 killing of a fellow inmate while awaiting trial in Nassau County Jail in East Meadow. Charles Creekmur, 27, was sentenced to nine years in prison with...Read on...

Statement by Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice on 13th Anniversary of Sept. 11 Attack

MINEOLA, N.Y. – “As we mourn the Long Islanders and Americans we lost 13 years ago, we also honor the memory of the first responders who ran towards danger to help others on that terrible day. The dedication of those brave souls will forever remind us of ...Read on...

DA Rice Receives Prestigious National Award for Driving Safety

MINEOLA, N.Y. –Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice received a prestigious national award for her innovative and aggressive work on driving safety today. The Governors Highway Safety Association gave its top honor, the James J. Howard Highway ...Read on...

DA Rice Proposes Comprehensive Plan to Combat Epidemic of Driving While Texting

MINEOLA, N.Y. –On the eve of the widely expected announcement of the new iPhone 6 and as students across the country hit the roads on a daily basis with the start of the new school year, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, in a comprehensive ne...

Former Bethpage Pediatrician Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Young Girls

Rakesh Punn, 56, drugged and abused girls in his doctor’s office MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a pediatrician pleaded guilty today to drugging and sexually abusing young girls under the guise of a medic...Read on...

Former Plainview-Based Plumber Charged with Stealing From Nine Long Island Homeowners

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced grand jury charges today against a Floral Park plumber who stole thousands of dollars from nine Long Island homeowners mostly to perform work in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. ...Read on...

Joseph Beer Sentenced for Killing Four of His Friends in 2012 Crash on Southern State Parkway

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a 19-year-old Queens man was sentenced today for killing Neal Rajapa, 17, and Darian Ramnarine, Peter Kanhai, and Christopher Kahn, all 18, in a high-speed, impaired crash on the...Read on...

Freeport Man Pleads Guilty to All Counts in Garage Fire that Killed 13 Pit Bulls

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Freeport man pleaded guilty today to all charges in connection with a residential garage fire in February that killed 13 pit bulls and revealed paraphernalia used for the breed...

Glen Cove Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Releasing Toxic Chemicals into LI Sound

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the plea and sentencing today of a Muttontown man who illegally released toxic chemicals into the ground at his business located just yards away from a Glen Cove waterway that leads i...Read on...

Identity Thief Pleads Guilty to Stealing from Jewish Charity and Suffolk County Resident

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Westbury woman pleaded guilty yesterday to stealing the identity of a Suffolk County resident in order to cash thousands of dollars in stolen checks from a Nassau County-based...Read on...

Uniondale Man Found Guilty of All Charges in Fatal Shooting Near Church

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Nassau County Judge found a man guilty today of all charges related to a 2013 shooting that left another man dead near a Uniondale church where parishioners were gathered for S...Read on...

Nassau Correction Officer Arrested in Amphetamine Case

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced charges today against a Nassau County Correction officer for possessing amphetamines with the intention of selling them. Daniel Lanigan, 29, of Levittown, was arraigned today an...Read on...

Syosset Man Pleads Guilty to Top Charge in Hit-and-Run that Left Teenage Girl Dead

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Syosset man indicted in a hit-and-run accident that left 13 year old Bryanna Soplin dead has pleaded guilty to the top charge against him and will be sentenced to up to four ye...Read on...

Queens Driver Pleads Guilty to Top Charge in High-Speed Crash that Killed Four

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Queens teenager pleaded guilty today to the top charge against him in a high-speed crash that resulted in the deaths of four young people on the Southern State Parkway in Octob...Read on...

Nassau Jury Finds Queens Man Guilty on All Counts of Killing Policeman and Motorist

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Nassau County jury today found a Queens man guilty of intentionally murdering Nassau County Police Officer Arthur Lopez and Brooklyn motorist Raymond Facey at two separate loca...Read on...

Lynbrook Nanny Indicted by Grand Jury for Leaving Toddler in Hot Car

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced grand jury charges – including an additional misdemeanor reckless endangerment charge – against a Lynbrook woman who left a 3-year-old girl unattended in a hot car parked in a lot out...Read on...

Unlicensed Contractor Ordered to Make Full Restitution to Scammed Nassau County Victims

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a former Wantagh resident who lives in Pennsylvania was ordered as part of his plea today to make full restitution to the Nassau County homeowners he scammed by charging them for...Read on...

New Tip Line for Human Trafficking, Corruption, Abuse, and Tax Fraud in Nassau County

MINEOLA, N.Y. – A tip line for the Nassau County District Attorney’s office was unveiled today making it easier for members of the public to make a complaint, report a crime, or give information about human trafficking, corruption, child abuse, elder abus...Read on...

Driver Sentenced to Prison in 2013 Crash that Killed Franklin Square Father of Three

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the prison sentencing of a Valley Stream man for causing the death of 46-year-old Christopher DeCrescito in a high-speed crash in February 2013. Brian Daly, 26, was sentenced by Na...Read on...

Doctor Who Stole Personal Information of Nearly 100,000 Patients Arrested as Result of Joint NCDA-N

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice and the Nassau County Police Department announced the arrest of a Great Neck doctor responsible for stealing the protected personal and health information of tens of thousands of patients of NR...Read on...

Officials, Advocates and Victims Call for Long-Overdue Boating Safety Measures

OYSTER BAY , N.Y. –Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice and Acting Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter were joined on the Oyster Bay waterfront today by safety advocates and victims of boating accidents to push for the adoption of l...Read on...

Plainview Attorney to be Disbarred After Pleading Guilty to Stealing Thousands from Clients

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Plainview attorney will no longer be able to practice law after pleading guilty today to stealing client funds to pay off personal and professional expenses and obligations ins...Read on...

Ringleader of Child Modeling Scam Gets Prison Time

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen M. Rice New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2014 MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice and New York State Attorney General Eric Schnei...Read on...

Bronx Teen Sentenced to 18 Years to Life For Shooting and Killing Freeport Man

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing today of a Bronx teen for shooting and killing a Freeport father of one in January 2013 in Hempstead. Jazz Murphy, 19, of the Bronx, was sentenced today by Nassau ...Read on...

Nassau Jury Finds Brooklyn Man Guilty in 2012 Jail Killing

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Nassau County jury returned a guilty verdict today in the trial of a Brooklyn man accused of strangling a fellow inmate in the Nassau County jail in January 2012. Charles Cr...Read on...

Unlicensed Contractor Sentenced for Scamming Over $582K from Nassau County Home and Business Owners

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a former Suffolk County man was sentenced today for scamming 13 Nassau County residents for a total of $582,340 by charging for work he never performed, and collateralizing an in...Read on...

Financial Planner Indicted for Stealing Over $1.6 Million from Special Needs Camp & Other Victims

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Drew Morgan, a Rockville Centre financial planner charged in October 2013 with stealing more than $1.6 million from the Camp ANCHOR special needs camp and other victims, was arraigned on a grand jury indictment on the same charges today. ...Read on...

Freeport Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Brutal 2012 Stab-Slay

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing today of a Freeport man for brutally stabbing a 21-year-old man to death during a fight in October 2012. Henry Martinez-Ramos, 26 of Freeport, was sentenced today by...Read on...

East Meadow Man Charged with Possession of Child Pornography

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced a joint federal and state investigation leading to charges against an East Meadow man for downloading and possessing videos of young children engaging in sexual acts. Daniel Sherlo...Read on...

Truck Driver Sentenced for Killing Bus Driver, Seriously Injuring Attendant, and Injuring 4 Students

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing today of a Mineola man who crashed his cement truck into an overpass and a school bus in Matinecock in July 2012, killing the bus driver as well as seriously injuring a...Read on...

DiNAPOLI AND RICE HALT PENSION SCAM

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice today announced the guilty plea of retired Suffolk County Police Detective Sergeant Terrance Hoffman for taking $465,647 in illegal pension payments from the N...Read on...

Bookkeeper Sentenced to Prison and Restitution for Stealing More Than $316K from Great Neck Employer

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing today of a Suffolk County woman for stealing more than $316,000 from the Great Neck contracting company where she worked as a bookkeeper, using the money to buy clothin...Read on...

Valley Stream Man Charged with Animal Cruelty for Leaving Pit Bull Boxer in Hot Car for Hours

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice today announced animal cruelty charges against a Valley Stream man for causing the death of a mixed-breed pit bull boxer by leaving the animal in a hot car for hours with only one window open a...Read on...

DA Rice Funding In-Car and Body Camera System to Aid Police Department and Protect Citizens

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice and the Freeport Police Department today announced funding to equip patrol officers and supervisors with in-car video systems and body cameras. DA Rice’s office will provide $108,000 in Asse...Read on...

Queens Man Gets 55 Years for Valley Stream Home Invasion

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing today of a Queens man who was convicted by a Nassau County jury for tying up and robbing members of a Valley Stream family – including four children aged 3, 5, 9, and 1...Read on...

East Meadow Man Gets 25 to Life in Hempstead Murder

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced today that an East Meadow man has been sentenced to prison for the fatal shooting of a stranger on a Hempstead street in 2012. Herber Guzman, 42, of East Meadow, was sentenced toda...Read on...

Employee Returns $292K to Plainview Company

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Merrick woman was sentenced today for stealing more than $450,000 from a Plainview building maintenance and real estate firm where she worked as a bookkeeper by forging her bos...Read on...

Long Beach Official & Accomplice Charged with Stealing $14k Worth of Equipment

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said that after a joint investigation with City of Long Beach officials, a Long Beach Highway Department supervisor and a former Highway Department employee have been charged with stealing equi...Read on...

Hempstead Man Charged with Attempting to Rape Sex Worker at Knifepoint in Westbury Motel

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced new grand jury charges against a Hempstead man in the July 2013 attempted rape of a sex worker he agreed to meet at a motel in Westbury. He also faces charges in three other attacks a...Read on...

Nassau Jury Finds Queens Driver Guilty in Crash that Killed Four of His Friends

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Nassau County jury found a Queens man guilty today in a high-speed crash in 2012 on the Southern State Parkway that killed all four of his passengers. After four days of del...Read on...

DA Rice Warns Public About New Phone Phishing Scam

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice seeks the public’s assistance in helping spread the word about a phone phishing scam by cybercriminals looking to get personal information with offers to help solve computer problems. “Crimi...Read on...

Queens Teenager Pleads Guilty to Burglarizing Homes in Valley Stream and North Woodmere

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Queens teenager pleaded guilty today to several Nassau County burglaries – including an incident involving a Valley Stream woman discovering the teen inside her home. Onyx A...Read on...

Education Program Announced for Defendants Who Patronize Prostitutes

MINEOLA, N.Y. – The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office has partnered with The Safe Center LI and Sanctuary for Families, two leading organizations dedicated to the fight against human trafficking, to create a program designed to educate defendants c...Read on...

Queens Man Gets Max Sentence for Fatal Elmont Shooting

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that Wilfred Labossiere, 33, of Far Rockaway, received the maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison – the prosecution’s recommendation – from Nassau County Court Judge Phillip G...Read on...

Former Suffolk Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $582K from Nassau County Residents

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a former Suffolk County man pleaded guilty to scamming 13 Nassau County residents and business owners for a total of $582,340 by charging for work he never performed, and collate...Read on...

Baldwin Man Sentenced for Burning Car in Insurance Fraud Scheme

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing of a Baldwin man for having a luxury car torched in Queens in 2012 so that the owner could file and pursue a bogus insurance claim. Henry Flores, 28, was sentenced b...Read on...

Brooklyn Woman Charged with Stealing Identities of Hospital Patients

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arraignment Thursday of a Brooklyn woman on grand jury charges related to her involvement in an identity theft ring that netted thousands of dollars by using the stolen identities...Read on...

DA Rice, Mangano and Police Launch Aggressive Anti-DWI Initiative

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced a new and aggressive Stop-DWI initiative known as DWI Alcohol-Related Incident Team (DART) - that reestablishes the Selective Enforcement Team (SET) wh...Read on...

DA Prosecution Leads to Payment of $335K Owed to Taxpayers

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said that the Queens owner of two Great Neck auto body repair shops paid $335,000 owed to taxpayers for his failure to remit sales taxes. Joseph Caraccia, 68, of Whitestone, and his two comp...Read on...

All Defendants Getting Jail Time In Case Against LIRR & Metro-North Card Skimmers

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a joint case involving ticket machine card skimmers at Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North stations investigated and prosecuted by her office and the MTA Police Department conc...Read on...

Queens Man Gets Prison Time in LIRR Card Skimming Case

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing today of a Queens man for his involvement in a scam involving the use of hidden cameras and bank card “skimmers” to steal money from commuters’ bank accounts and financ...Read on...

Woodbury Woman Pays Back $231K Stolen from Manhasset Employer

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that the former office manager of a Manhasset medical practice paid back $231,000 that she stole from her employer after pleading guilty last December. Hillary Hudesman, 55, of Woo...Read on...

President of Hicksville Child Modeling Agency Pleads Guilty to Scamming $236K from Families

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice and New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that a Suffolk County man and the corporation of which he is president pleaded guilty today to scamming clients of more than $236...Read on...

Freeport Man Pleads Guilty to Burglarizing Homes Damaged by Superstorm Sandy

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a man pleaded guilty today to breaking into three Freeport homes that had suffered damage from Superstorm Sandy, stealing TVs and other valuables, and ruining repairs that had be...Read on...

Two Dozen Cats Rescued from Apparent Hoarding House in Westbury

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said that 24 cats in various states of poor health were rescued from a home in Westbury today, with the structure condemned and the owner of the cats now facing animal cruelty charges in the on...Read on...

Three Men Charged with Illegal Fishing Causing Environmental Damage and Threatening Industry

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arraignment today of three Suffolk County men on felony charges stemming from illegal fishing activity that has endangered the environment of Long Island’s South Shore and put the...Read on...

Retired Officer Convicted on 75 Counts of Official Misconduct; Forfeits $195K Termination Package

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced today that a retired Nassau County police officer pleaded guilty and was sentenced on charges that he lied about his work activity to cover up dozens of hours spent at two women’s hom...Read on...

Oyster Bay Woman Sentenced to Jail for Animal Neglect Leading to Leg Amputation

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing yesterday of an Oyster Bay woman for failing to provide proper veterinary care for a severe injury suffered by her dog, a pit-bull mix named “Snowball,” that was left u...Read on...

Unlicensed Contractor Sentenced to Jail and Over $1 Million in Restitution for Repair and Tax Scams

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the jail and restitution sentencing today of an unlicensed East Rockaway contractor in scams that cheated clients – mostly seniors – out of more than $300,000 in payments, and deprive...Read on...

Inwood Man Arraigned on Grand Jury Charges in Bogus Check Scam

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arraignment today of an Inwood man on new charges from a Grand Jury indictment for stealing over $206,000 from three check processing businesses and two national technology and of...Read on...

Queens Man Ordered to Pay Full Restitution in Home Depot Charity Scam

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Queens man working at the Elmont Home Depot was sentenced today for using his employer’s donation-matching program to steal thousands meant for charity for his own personal gai...Read on...

DA Program Providing ID Cards For Children Coming to Community Events in April and May

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that her groundbreaking program to help law enforcement get quick and accurate information on missing children will be coming to Long Beach’s Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 27...Read on...

Queens Woman Sentenced in LIRR Card Skimming Case

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing today of a Queens woman for her involvement in a scam involving the use of hidden cameras and bank card “skimmers” to steal money from commuters’ bank accounts and fina...Read on...

Queens Man Sentenced for Poisoning Child in Lawrence

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing today of a Queens man in the 2011 poisoning of a child in a vehicle parked in Lawrence. Khemchan Sulaiman, 48, of Jamaica, was sentenced by Nassau County Court Judge...Read on...

Massapequa Man Who Faked His Own Death for Insurance Money Sentenced to Prison

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing today of a Massapequa man for his involvement in a scheme to defraud a life insurance company by faking his own death in the ocean off Jones Beach in July 2012. The man...Read on...

DA Rice on ‘Swatting’: ‘We Will Hold Any Perpetrators Accountable’

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice issued the following statement on Tuesday’s “swatting” incident in Long Beach: “Incidents like this are a dangerous and outrageous waste of law enforcement resources and taxpayer dollars. Th...Read on...

Bayville Man Sentenced for Sexual Intercourse with Teenager in Glen Cove

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that Tereso Ruiz-Hernandez, 25, of Bayville, was sentenced today by Nassau County Court Judge Angelo Delligatti to one year in jail for having sexual intercourse in July 2013 with a 1...Read on...

Former LIRR Employee Sentenced for Stealing Copper From Railroad

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing today of a Suffolk County man for stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of copper wire belonging the Long Island Rail Road, selling it to a scrap yard and keeping the ca...Read on...

Attorney Arrested for Stealing from Clients

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrest today of a Plainview attorney who has been charged with stealing from a Brooklyn couple who hired him to represent them in a lawsuit. Kogan, Matthew Matthew Kogan, 40, w...Read on...

DA Rice Announces Arrests in Tax Evasion Cases

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrest and arraignment of defendants, in three unrelated cases, charged with failing to pay taxes that help maintain parks, repair roadways, and fund other vital government servic...Read on...

DA Rice, Advocates Call on NYS Legislature to Pass Sweeping Animal Crimes Reform Bill

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, president of the District Attorneys Association of the State of New York, was joined by national, statewide and local advocates today to urge the New York State Senate and Assembly to pass a w...Read on...

Hempstead Man Sentenced for Assaulting Police Officer

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing today of a Hempstead man for assaulting a police officer with a knife during an incident in March 2012. Christopher Sargeant, 34, of Hempstead, was sentenced by Nass...Read on...

Suffolk County Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $316K from Great Neck Employer

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Suffolk County woman pleaded guilty today to stealing more than $316,000 from the Great Neck contracting company where she worked as a bookkeeper by inflating her salary, creat...Read on...

Elmont Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Truck that Knocked Down Dozens of Utility Lines

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that an Elmont man pleaded guilty today to causing a mile-long path of destruction stretching from Elmont to Valley Stream by driving a stolen truck with an exterior boom extended in ...Read on...

Valley Stream Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Crash that Killed Father of Three

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Valley Stream man pleaded guilty today to charges stemming from a fatal crash that claimed the life of a Franklin Square father of three in February 2013. Brian Daly, 25, of...Read on...

Jury Finds Queens Man Guilty in Violent Valley Stream Home Invasion

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the conviction today by a Nassau County jury of a Queens man for tying up and robbing members of a family in their Valley Stream home in January 2012. Levy Robinson, 46, of Jamaica...Read on...

Jury Convicts Queens Man in Fatal Elmont Shooting

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that Wilfred Labossiere, 33, of Far Rockaway, was found guilty on all counts by a jury today for a 2012 shooting in Elmont that left a man dead and a grandmother seriously injured. Af...Read on...

Great Neck Man Arrested for Stealing $22,000 in Medicaid Benefits

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrest and arraignment today of the owner of a Manhattan rug gallery charged with stealing over $22,000 in Medicaid benefits by underreporting income from his business and a renta...Read on...

LIRR Workers Charged with Stealing Copper from Railroad Communications Network

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrest and arraignment today of three Long Island Rail Road employees on charges of stealing thousands of dollars of copper belonging to the Rail Road and then scrapping the stole...Read on...

Highway Racer Sentenced to Jail

MINEOLA, N.Y. -- Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that Jonathan Lopez, 22, of East Meadow, was sentenced today by Nassau County Court Judge Tammy Robbins to 10 months in jail for his role in a race on the Southern State Parkway in 2...Read on...

Brothers Face New Charges in Major Counterfeiting Operation Takedown

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced new grand jury charges against two brothers stemming from a major counterfeit operation involving more than $2 million worth of health and beauty products seized earlier this month fr...Read on...

Lido Beach Attorney Arrested for Stealing $16,000 in Escrow Funds from Mother and Daughter

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrest today of a Lido Beach attorney charged with stealing more than $16,000 placed in an escrow account by a mother and daughter for taxes that were never paid on an apartment s...Read on...

DA Rice Announces Sentencing of International Fugitive Who Spent a Dozen Years on the Run

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing today of a man who was captured after an almost 12-year international and multi-agency manhunt. He was the driver in a 2001 hit-and-run incident that killed an 80-year-...Read on...

DA Rice and Mayor Hall Celebrate 3rd Anniversary of Groundbreaking Youth Court Program

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, Hempstead Village Mayor Wayne Hall, approximately 30 volunteers and their family members celebrated the 3rd anniversary of Nassau County Youth Court at an event on Thursday, March 13 that al...Read on...

Suffolk Woman Charged in Craigslist Shelter Dog Sale Scheme

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrest today of a Suffolk County woman for filing false paperwork and making false representations to local animal shelters, including those operated by the Town of North Hempstea...Read on...

DA Rice Announces Guilty Pleas in Scam Against Long Island Railroad Ticket Vending Machine Users

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that two men pleaded guilty today to a scam involving the use of hidden cameras and bank card “skimmers” at commuter rail ticket vending machines to gather bank card information to st...Read on...

Disbarred Attorney Charged with Stealing from Clients

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrest of a disbarred attorney who is accused of stealing money meant to pay settlements for two clients she represented in June 2013. Urena de Checo, 39, of Freeport, was arre...Read on...

Suffolk Man Arrested for Stealing $172K from Employer

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrest today of a Suffolk County man who stole more than $172,000 from the Great Neck business where he worked as a salesman. Thomas Holt, 65, of Nesconset, was arrested today ...Read on...

Over $500K in Stolen Medicaid & Public Assistance Funds Ordered Repaid to Taxpayers

MINEOLA, N.Y. - Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the sentencing today of the last defendant arrested in a countywide Medicaid and Public Assistance fraud sting involving eight people who collectively have been ordered to repay more ...Read on...

Bookkeeper Sentenced for Stealing More than $866K from Nassau County Architectural Firm

MINEOLA, N.Y. –Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced today that a Huntington woman has been sentenced for using her position as a bookkeeper to steal more than $866,000 over a six-year period from a Nassau County architectural firm. L...Read on...

DA Rice to Address Danger of Heroin Usage Among Young People at Local School Presentation

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice is scheduled to appear at HB Thompson Middle School in Syosset on Tuesday, March 18 at 7 p.m. to speak at a presentation of “Not My Child,” a program she created to address the epidemic of hero...Read on...

DA Rice Announces Takedown of Major Counterfeiting Operation

MINEOLA, N.Y. -- Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the takedown of a large-scale, sophisticated counterfeiting operation in which more than $2 million worth of health and beauty products was seized yesterday from five locations acros...Read on...

Queens Janitorial Company Ordered to Pay More than $94K in Back Wages and Unemployment Insurance

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that a Queens janitorial company was ordered on March 6 to pay six employees back wages totaling more than $38,000 and more than $56,000 in unemployment insurance to the New York Stat...Read on...

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NY Post: Docs struggling for answers as flesh-rotting ‘zombie drug’ tranq grips NY

Travis Eddy was no stranger to the drug game: The 33-year-old mechanic from Long Island had been hooked on heroin off and on for nearly half his life. But late last year, he unwittingly began smoking crack laced with xylazine — the powerful anim...

PIX 11: NYC heroin users testing for skin-eating drug ‘tranq’: ‘It destroys your body’

Outside a building on East 126th Street in East Harlem, one of two safe injection sites in New York City, Ryan R. confirmed he has found Xylazine, known as ‘tranq,’ in his illicit drugs.

NYU: More Than 80% of People Who Inject Drugs Test Positive for Fentanyl—Only 18% Intend to Take It

Study reveals widespread use of fentanyl among people who inject drugs in New York City, despite overwhelming preference for heroin

NY Post: Inside the grim reality of the fentanyl plague

Inside a hip Lower East Side cocktail bar, late on a recent Saturday night a crowd of young party-goers formed a line outside the bathroom as punk music blared in the background.

CBS: "Fentanyl Kills" billboard unveiled in Times Square

A group of activists and grieving family members who've lost loved ones to fentanyl are putting their pain on full display at one of the most iconic landmarks in the country.

Associated Press: US backs study of safe injection sites, overdose prevention

For the first time, the U.S. government will pay for a large study measuring whether overdoses can be prevented by so-called safe injection sites, places where people can use heroin and other illegal drugs and be revived if they take too much.

Washington Post: How the opioid epidemic evolved

A new analysis of overdose data shows when and where the three waves of drugs took hold

WCBS: Memorial Honoring Opioid Crisis Victims On Display At LI Mall

The exhibit puts a face on the worst drug crisis in recorded United States history, personalizing an issue that has been declared a public health emergency.

CNN: Odds of dying from accidental opioid overdose in the US surpass those of dying in car accident

The grim finding comes from the National Safety Council which analyzed preventable injury and fatality statistics from 2017.

CBS News: Drug overdose deaths skyrocket among middle-aged women

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that drug overdose deaths among females aged 30 to 64 have skyrocketed in recent years.

NY Times: Learning With: ‘Heroin Addiction Explained: How Opioids Hijack the Brain’

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Fox 5/Good Day NY: NCDA Fights Heroin Crisis

WRHU 88.7 FM: DA Singas talks with Islanders radio about Nassau County's heroin crisis

Newsday: Islanders' Matt Martin records PSA to fight heroin crisis

After Nassau DA Madeline Singas reached out to team for assistance, Isles brought students to game as part of Singas' initiative.

NPR: Fentanyl Surpasses Heroin As Drug Most Often Involved In Deadly Overdoses

Fentanyl is now the drug most frequently involved in overdose deaths in the U.S., according to a National Vital Statistics System report published Wednesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

WABC: Heroin epidemic hitting families hard

Stacey Sager reports on one family's struggle in Nassau County, Long Island

NY Times: ‘The Numbers Are So Staggering.’ Overdose Deaths Set a Record Last Year.

A class of synthetic drugs has replaced heroin in many major American drug markets, ushering in a more deadly phase of the opioid epidemic.

Newsday: Cocaine-heroin ring operating on LI taken down, Nassau DA says

“We collaborated with law enforcement agencies in those jurisdictions to make sure we crushed these supply chains.”

PIX 11: The Hooked Generation: Fighting the opioid crisis on the front lines

DA Singas spoke with Pix 11 to share what the NCDA is doing to combat drug use on Long Island.

Man Pleads Not Guilty in Deadly Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Long Island Teens - NBC New York

The man accused in a wrong-way crash that killed two teens on Long Island pleaded not guilty. Amandeep Singh is facing a number of charges including vehicular homicide, DWI, and leaving the scene of an accident, all stemming from a May 3 crash in Jericho.

Man Sentenced to 50 Years for Deadly 2021 NY Stop & Shop Shooting - NBC New York

Fifty years to life in prison. That's the sentence handed down to the man convicted in the deadly shooting inside a Long Island grocery store in 2021 that wounded three workers, one of which died.

Gabriel Wilson Convicted of Murder in 2021 Shooting of Stop & Shop Manager - CBS News New York

A guilty verdict came down Wednesday in a shooting at a Long Island supermarket two years ago.

Up Close with Bill Ritter: DA Donnelly Discusses 'Deepfakes'

We also talk about "deepfakes" and fentanyl overdoses with Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.

Long Island Man Sentenced for Sharing Deepfake Porn of Underage Women - FOX 5 NY

A Long Island man has been sentenced to six months in jail and 10 years of probation for sharing sexually explicit "deepfake" images of more than a dozen underage women on a pornographic website.

Prosecutors Unseal 59-count Indictment Against 8 Gang Members on Long Island - CBS News New York

Prosecutors unsealed a 59-count indictment against eight members and associates of the Insane Crip Gang, or IGC, from Hempstead.

Nassau Officials Laud "Historic Seizure of Pure Fentanyl" - CBS News New York

A Bronx man is under arrest on Long Island for allegedly transporting three kilos of "pure fentanyl."

Tyler Flach Sentenced in Oceanside High School Murder - NBC New York

A 22-year-old Long Island man will spend decades behind bars for stabbing a 16-year-old high school student -- at the time, his classmate -- in the heart at a strip mall several years ago, killing him.

Nassau Police: Multiple People Arrested in Connection to South American Crime Ring - News 12

Nassau police arrested eight men, believed to be part of an organized theft group from South America, for a rash of burglaries and larcenies.

Richard Cottingham Confesses to 1968 Killing, 4 other murders on LI - CBS 2

Monday, the books closed on five Long Island murders after Richard Cottingham, an admitted serial killer, claimed responsibility.

Female veterans honored for service in Mineola before Veterans Day - News 12

A special salute was given in Mineola two days ahead of Veterans Day to females who served in the military.

Families of 4 homicide victims, Nassau County ask for public's help in unsolved cases - CBS 2

There's a new effort to solve murders on Long Island. Law enforcement joined victims' families Thursday to urge the public to help close the books on four unsolved homicides, CBS2's Carolyn Gusoff reported.

Man to serve jail for repeated animal abuse - ABC 7

A Long Island man has been sentenced to a year in jail for killing two puppies and nearly killing a third.

Keith Dillon sentenced for 2nd time in 2018 drunk driving crash - CBS 2

A Nassau County police officer nearly killed by an admitted drunk driver almost five years ago finally got justice Wednesday.

Long Island Woman Allegedly Faked $40M Worth of Gucci, Chanel Labels in Nationwide Scheme - NBC 4

A 31-year-old Long Island woman has been arrested in an alleged $40 million counterfeit goods scheme, manufacturing fake Gucci, Chanel, Prada and other high-end labels out of the boutique she owns, Nassau County police said Tuesday.

Benjamin Lopez sentenced to life in prison for brutal 2017 murder of Long Island grandma - CBS 2

A Levittown man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole for the murder of a Long Island grandmother exactly five years ago.

Nassau County mayors unite to call for changes to bail reform - CBS 2

There was a rare gathering Tuesday of mayors from Nassau County villages speaking in a unified voice, calling on New York state leaders to reconsider their sweeping 2019 bail reform.

Search for man who abandoned severely injured dog at rescue in Freeport - ABC 7

The Nassau County SPCA and other animal authorities wants to find the person who abandoned a severely injured dog.

Judge Sentences Roosevelt Man to 20 Years to Life in Fatal Stabbing of Beloved Deacon - CBS 2

A Roosevelt man who admits he murdered a Roman Catholic deacon who was helping him turn his life around was sentenced on Wednesday.

Long Beach increases police patrols - News 12 Long Island

Extra police patrols searching for drunk drivers are expected this summer on Long Beach.

Infamous Serial Killer Indicted in Brutal 1968 Mall Murder - NBC 4

A 75-year-old serial killer serving a life sentence in New Jersey state prison for murdering women over a decades-long span now is accused of strangling a woman in a Long Island mall parking lot more than 50 years ago, Nassau County prosecutors say.

Operation Long Island Wave: U.S. Marshals Arrest 116 Alleged Criminals - ABC 7

The U.S. Marshals arrested 116 alleged criminals on Long Island in an effort to get them off the streets before the summer months.

Counterfeit Jacket Donation Project on Long Island - NBC 4 New York

NCDA and AHRC Nassau announce donation of final 100,000 seized counterfeit jackets to charity.

Police: Massapequa dentist found with arsenal of weapons in basement - News 12 Long Island

A Long Island dentist was arrested for allegedly having dozens of illegal weapons in the basement of his Massapequa office.

Teacher gives COVID vaccine to teen, Long Island prosecutors say - FOX 5 NY

A Long Island teacher was arraigned on a felony charge after she was accused of illegally giving a coronavirus vaccine to a teenager.

Man sentenced to 25 years to life for attempted murder of 4 Nassau County police officers - WABC

A man from Long Island was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for opening fire on police officers in Nassau County.

MS-13 ‘serial killer’ sentenced in Nassau for involvement in 4 slayings - News 12 Long Island

An MS-13 gang member who admitted to being involved in four murders in Nassau County was sentenced Tuesday to 32 years to life in prison.

Veteran prosecutor Anne Donnelly sworn in as Nassau DA - Newsday

Nassau District Attorney Anne Donnelly pledged, as she took her ceremonial oath of office Wednesday, to keep the county "one of the safest places in the world"

Lindenhurst Man Indicted for Quadruple Vehicular Homicide

Michael DeAngelo was allegedly speeding and impaired by both fentanyl and cocaine when he crashed into vehicle and killed four family members

Victim Patrice Huntley was out celebrating a new job offer with children and step-grandchild 

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New Hyde Park Woman Sentenced to Up to Six Years in Prison for $750,000 Theft

Elizabeth Reilly stole money from elderly woman; bought airline tickets, beauty products

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a New Hyde Park woman was sentenced today to up to six years in prison for st...

Twelve People Indicted for Alleged Roles in Narcotics Trafficking Ring Operating Along South Shore

Indictment is the result of an extensive nine-month investigation with DEA Long Island District Office Task Force; search warrants uncovered narcotics trafficking operation involving cocaine, crack and fentanyl

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County Distr...

Glen Cove Paving Company & President Charged in Prevailing Wage Kick-Back Scheme

Angelo Stanco and American Paving & Masonry Corp. are charged with allegedly demanding kickbacks and stealing prevailing wage restitution checks totaling more than $42,000 from employees 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorn...

Freeport Men Plead Guilty to September 2021 Murder & Robbery

Corey Grier and Eric Baldwin stole cash at gunpoint; victim James Diamond had just cashed $55,000 settlement check

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that two men have pleaded guilty for their roles in the ...

Elmont Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for 2018 Attempted Murder that Left Victim a Quadriplegic

Carlos Spielfogel-Lopez approached victim’s car, placed firearm to his ear, pulled the trigger and severed victim’s spinal cord

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that an Elmont man was ...

Alleged Bloods Gang Member Sentenced to 22 Yrs to Life in Prison for 2020 Murder & Attempted Murder

Christopher Anderson shot and killed a 21-year-old man and shot another victim in a Freeport park; in a separate incident, fired on police

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that an alleged Bloods gang member was sen...

Hempstead Man Indicted for October 2022 Drunk Driving Crash that Killed Passenger

Donnell Hill, an MTA bus driver at the time of crash, allegedly drove drunk and hit tree, killing 26-year-old passenger and injuring others in car   

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced tha...

Alleged Gang Members Indicted for 2019 Hempstead Drive-By Murder

Taiquan Cullum and Deion Barros allegedly shot and killed 36-year-old Paul LaRue after an earlier attempt on Cullum’s life

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that two alleged gang members were ind...

Freeport Man Pleads Guilty to Charges for Drunken Fatal Pedestrian Strike on Babylon Turnpike

Tyshaun Johashen was at least three times the legal limit for alcohol when he struck a 24-year-old woman as she crossed street in March; Defendant expected to be sentenced to six to 18 years in prison

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorn...

Levittown Man Sentenced to 50 Yrs to Life in Prison for Murdering Wife & Attempting to Kill Brother

Thomas DiNapoli was convicted at trial in June; jury deliberated for an hour

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Levittown man was sentenced today to 50 years to life in prison for the murder of his w...

Freeport Man Indicted for Fatal Wrong-Way DWI Crash in Massapequa Park

Juan De Leon Collado was allegedly intoxicated and driving the wrong way on Sunrise Highway when he crashed into another vehicle, killing the victim driver and his own passenger

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly ann...

Long Beach Man Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for March 2022 Murder of Uber Driver

Shaun Teemer also sentenced for 2021 hit-and-run that severely injured a 73-year-old woman

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Long Beach man was sentenced today to 20 years to life in prison for the ...

St. James Man Convicted of Murdering Pregnant Estranged Wife in January 2020

Michael Owen used rope-like object to strangle Kelly Owen   

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a St. James man was convicted Friday after a jury trial for the strangling murder of hi...

Wantagh Motorist Indicted for Killing Pedestrian Outside Woodbury Diner

Willem Specht was allegedly intoxicated when he reversed his car in parking lot and struck 61-year-old Joseph Devito

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Wantagh man has been indicted for allegedly dri...

Westbury Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Selling Illegal Firearms

Gerald Pierre sold rifles, pistols, and revolvers, many with large-capacity magazines 

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Westbury man was sentenced today to eight years in prison for selli...

Freeport Man Indicted for Trafficking Large Quantities of Cocaine

Elson Forestier allegedly possessed nearly 2.5 kilograms of cocaine; drugs were allegedly concealed in toy packaging and boxes covered in birthday wrapping paper in his Freeport residence

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Do...

Crips Gang Member Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Fatal 2020 Hempstead Shooting

Jayden Woods pleaded guilty to Manslaughter in May for the death of 17-year-old Omarion JacksonMINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Crips gang member was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for s...

Valley Stream Man Indicted for Criminally Negligent Homicide in Skateboarder’s Death

Mactyme Michel allegedly ran a stop sign and struck 18-year-old Gerrin Hagen causing his death

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Valley Stream driver was arraigned yesterday on a charge of Criminally Negligen...

New York State DOT Employee Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing More Than $3800

Anthony Agornyo, a Traffic Services Technician, allegedly stole the scrap metal from a NYSDOT yard in Hauppauge and sold it for cash in Freeport

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a New York State Depa...

Alleged Bloods Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Murder & Attempted Murder Charges

Christopher Anderson shot and killed a 21-year-old man and shot another surviving victim in Freeport; Defendant, in a separate incident, fired shots at police

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that an alle...

Elmont Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Stabbing Death of Woman at Belmont Racetrack

Jose Franco-Martinez stabbed his ex-girlfriend multiple times, killing her, as she tended to horses

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that an Elmont man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the ...

North Carolina Man Convicted of Murder in 2021 Hempstead Ambush Shooting

Ruben Diego Avila Huicab planned and carried out the murder of 40-year-old Ricardo Cardona because of a work dispute

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a North Carolina man was convicted by a jury yest...

Levittown Man Convicted of Murdering Wife and Attempting to Kill Brother-In-Law in August 2020

Thomas DiNapoli shot wife with rifle and brother-in-law with shotgun; jury returned verdict after hour of deliberation  

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Levittown man was convicted at tri...

Freeport Man Indicted for Fatal DWI Pedestrian Strike on Babylon Turnpike

Tyshaun Johashen was allegedly intoxicated when he struck a 24-year-old woman as she crossed Babylon Turnpike in March

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Freeport man was arraigned on aggravated vehi...

Roslyn Man Indicted for Wrong-Way Fatal DWI Crash that Killed Two Teenagers in Jericho

Amandeep Singh was allegedly speeding and intoxicated when he crashed his pickup truck into car with four teenagers in May, leaving two dead and two injured 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that...

Long Beach Man Pleads Guilty to March 2022 Murder of Uber Driver

Shaun Teemer also pled to a 2021 hit-and-run in Long Beach that severely injured a 73-year-old woman

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Long Beach man pleaded guilty today to the March 2022 shooting ...

Dix Hills Man Convicted of Murder in Stabbing of Elderly Uncle

70-year-old William Cahoon was found dead in his Levittown home in January 2019 with approximately 16 stab wounds; Defendant David Cahoon faces 25 years to life in prison at sentencing

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announ...

Hempstead Man Sentenced to 50 Years to Life in Prison for April 2021 Shooting at Stop & Shop Store

Employee Gabriel DeWitt Wilson was convicted of killing 49-year-old manager Ray Wishropp and attempting to murder two other workers in May

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a former supermarket employ...

Queens Man Indicted for Murder of Man After DWI Collison in Baldwin

Patrick Destine allegedly followed the victim, 54-year-old David McKenzie, after their vehicles collided and kicked him in the head multiple times, killing him

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Quee...

Jericho Man Sentenced to Up to 15 Years in Prison for Deadly DWI Collision with Motorcycle

Jordan Solomon was nearly three times the legal limit for alcohol when he crashed into Stanley Soobrian’s motorcycle, killing him

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Jericho man was sentence...

DA Donnelly Announces $55,000 Grant Funding for Summer DWI Enforcement

Grants Awarded to Freeport and Long Beach Police Departments will enhance DWI patrols on weekends and holidays from May through September

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly, Freeport Police Department Chief of Police...

West Hempstead Man Sentenced to 32 Yrs to Life in Prison for Murder & Attempted Murder in March 2019

Sharayda Washington fired ten shots, striking and killing a 16-year-old and injuring another

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a West Hempstead man was sentenced today to 32 years to life in prison fo...

Hicksville Couple Arraigned on Charges of Stealing More Than $12,000 in COVID Relief Funds

Michael Arbassio and Eileen Dantini allegedly fraudulently obtained rental assistance funds from Town of Oyster Bay program

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a couple from Hicksville were arraigned ye...

Two People Charged with Submitting False Paperwork to Satisfy Plea Agreement with NCDA

Nocianie Joseph and Travis Troiano allegedly drafted and submitted falsified paperwork from the Yes We Can Community Center stating that Joseph had completed required community service after DWI plea

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorne...

Man Sentenced to 14 Yrs in Prison for Att. Murder & Selling Narcotics from Unlicensed Daycare Center

Lex Lloyd used daycare center to mix drugs; Defendant was arrested as part of Operation Honeycomb; Tried to kill girlfriend’s former partner in February 2021 

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly an...

Long Beach Brothers Indicted for Large-Scale Black-Market Trafficking of Stolen Catalytic Converters

Alan and Andrew Pawelsky allegedly trafficked stolen converters from several states

Alan’s company, Ace Auto Recycling, allegedly received $170 million from refinery that processed the precious metals inside the converters

MINEOLA, N.Y. &ndash...

Alleged MS-13 Member Indicted for Murder and Gang Assault

Gerson Hernandez allegedly participated in two killings in 2022

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that an alleged MS-13 member has been indicted on murder charges for a July 2022 killing in Uniondale and g...

Sea Cliff Woman Indicted for Drunk Driving Crash that Led to Motorcyclist’s Death

Susannah Smith was allegedly drunk and texting when she crashed into a utility pole, sending powerlines into the roadway, and caused the death of 34-year-old Milton Diaz

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced t...

New Hyde Park Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Nearly $750,000 From Elderly Woman

Elizabeth Reilly wrote herself checks and used victim’s credit card information to buy airline tickets, beauty products

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a New Hyde Park woman pleaded guilty...

Centereach Man Indicted for Fatal Hit-and-Run Collision in Island Park

Corey Henson was allegedly intoxicated when he struck and killed 30-year-old Dodanim Emanuel Chavez and fled the scene

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Centereach man has been indicted on charges h...

Hempstead Man Convicted of Killing Grocery Store Manager During April 2021 Mass Shooting

Employee Gabriel DeWitt Wilson killed 49-year-old manager Raymond Wishropp and attempted to murder two other workers

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a former supermarket employee was convicted today...

Glen Head Woman Sentenced to Up to Six Years in Prison for $600,000 Theft from Local Yacht Club

Anna Maria Restrepo used employee credit cards to steal from the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club between 2010 and 2017; was previously convicted of $100,000 theft from day care facility

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Don...

Disbarred Attorney Arraigned for Stealing More Than $21,000 from Client

Alfred DiGirolomo, Jr. allegedly stole attorney fees and settlement funds from purported client; previously pled guilty to felony Grand Larceny charges with automatic disbarment for two separate schemes

Mineola, N.Y. – Nassau County District Atto...

Glen Cove Man Pleads Guilty to Grand Larceny Charge for $1 Million Ponzi Scheme

Rand Heckler duped friends and neighbors into investing with him and used their money to pay his mortgage, country club membership and other expenses

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a former investm...

Lake Success Attorney Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing Client’s Insurance Settlement Funds

Sean O’Leary represented client in personal injury claim after car accident; allegedly stole $60,000 of negotiated settlement

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Lake Success attorney was ar...

Seaford Man Sentenced to Jail and 10 Years’ Probation as Sex Offender for ‘Deepfaked’ Sexual Images

Patrick Carey posted altered images of more than a dozen women on a pornographic website; DA Donnelly unveils proposed legislation creating new statutes to protect New Yorkers from ‘deepfake’ pornography

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau...

Long Beach Man Arraigned for DWI Motorcycle Strike that Killed Pedestrian

Christopher Flores was allegedly drunk and high when he struck 42-year-old Scott Brower as he crossed Merrick Road in Rockville Centre

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Long Beach man was arraigned ...

Hicksville Man Charged with Aggravated Vehicular Homicide for Fatal DWI Collision in Hempstead

Oscar Argueta was allegedly drunk and driving at excessive speeds when he T-boned another vehicle, killing passenger

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Hicksville man was arraigned today on aggravate...

Levittown Woman Arraigned for Allegedly Fraudulently Collecting $112K in Public Assistance Benefits

Terry Ann Powell-Bajwa allegedly submitted paperwork for SNAP, Day Care Services, and Medicaid benefits omitting she owned company with government contracts, including $2 million contract with Lockheed Martin

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County Distric...

Hempstead MS-13 Leader Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for January 2017 Murder

Carlos Portillo ordered the murder of 19-year-old Julio Cesar Espantzay-Gonzales in the Massapequa Preserve; Portillo was high-ranking member of Indios Locos Salvatrucha clique of MS-13 at the time of the killing

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County Dis...

West Hempstead Woman Arraigned for Failing to Pay Personal Income Taxes for Four Years

Cynthia Ciaccio allegedly failed to pay income taxes from 2017 through 2020; had a total tax liability of $49,792 over three-year period and income of more than $400,000 in each tax year

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Do...

Elmont Man Convicted of Murder for Stabbing Woman to Death at Belmont Racetrack

Jose Franco-Martinez drove from Kansas to stab his ex-girlfriend multiple times as she tended to horses

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that an Elmont man has been convicted for the June 17, 2018, murder...

Westbury Man Charged in 61-Count Indictment for Selling Illegal Firearms

Gerald Pierre allegedly sold more than a dozen rifles, pistols and revolvers; fled Nassau County in February 2022 and was arrested in Philadelphia in January 2023

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a ...

Attorney Sentenced for Schemes Defrauding Victims of Nearly $300K in Real Estate Transactions

Bret Votano acted as agent and attorney in multiple property sales and stole escrow funds; has since been disbarred

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a former attorney from East Rockaway was sentenced...

Alleged MS-13 Member Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for Two Hempstead Incidents in 2020

Denis Gutierrez-Marcos killed man after taxi dispute in September 2020; fired into crowd, striking two, in October 2020

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that an alleged MS-13 member was sentenced today t...

Jericho Man Pleads Guilty for Deadly DWI Collision with Motorcycle on Jericho Turnpike

Jordan Solomon was highly intoxicated and driving 100 mph when he crashed into 29-year-old Stanley Christopher Soobrian’s motorcycle, killing him

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Jericho ...

Waiter Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Killing Busboy at Hicksville Restaurant

David Jimenez-Salazar stabbed 37-year-old Elvin Padilla in the neck with broken liquor bottle after an argument over tips

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a waiter at a Hicksville restaurant was sent...

Alleged MS-13 Member Sentenced to 23 Years to Life in Prison for Murder and Attempted Murder Charges

Marvin Moralez pleaded guilty in February for 2021 Freeport murder and for pointing gun at police officer

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that an alleged MS-13 member was sentenced today to 23 years to ...

Barred Investment Broker Indicted for Alleged $520,000 Stock Fraud Scheme

Peter Quartararo allegedly defrauded victims who believed they were investing in Peloton, WeWork, Airbnb & Petco

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a barred investment broker from Glen Cove was in...

Former Law Firm Employee Indicted for Allegedly Stealing More than $500K from Seven Trusts

Michelle Byrd charged in 181 count indictment for allegedly stealing money from trusts that service adults with Cerebral Palsy, stroke victims, and woman who lost her limbs due to medical malpractice 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County Distri...

Brooklyn-Based Rapper Indicted for Shooting at Exclusive Glen Cove Pool Party

Remy Marshall, also known as Fetty Luciano, was arraigned on weapon and assault charges for July 2022 shooting that injured three

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Brooklyn-based rapper was arraigne...

Lido Beach Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Murdering Oceanside High School Student

Tyler Flach stabbed recent transfer student Khaseen Morris in the heart at a strip mall in 2019

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced today that a Lido Beach man was sentenced today to 25 years to life in pris...

Alleged MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to Murder and Attempted Murder Charges

Marvin Moralez expected to be sentenced to 23 years to life for March 2021 Freeport murder and for pointing gun at police officer 

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that an alleged MS-13 member p...

Rosedale Man Sentenced to Up to 7 Years in Prison for Drunken High-Speed Trooper Chase

Bentley Butler was speeding while drunk and high and crashed on Southern State Parkway

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced a Rosedale man was sentenced Tuesday to up to 7 years in prison for leading New York...

Alleged MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to Murder & Attempted Murder Charges for Two Hempstead Incidents

Denis Gutierrez-Marcos killed man after taxi dispute in September 2020; fired into crowd, striking two, in October 2020

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that an alleged MS-13 member pleaded guilty to mur...

Waiter Convicted in Stabbing Death of Busboy at Hicksville Restaurant After Argument Over Tips

David Jimenez-Salazar stabbed 37-year-old Elvin Padilla in the neck with broken liquor bottle and killed him

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a waiter at a Hicksville restaurant was convicted at tria...

Hempstead MS-13 Leader Convicted of Murder for January 2017 Hacking

19-year-old Julio Cesar Espantzay-Gonzales was lured into Massapequa Preserve with the promise of drugs and sex; Defendant Carlos Portillo ordered murder and provided co-defendants with gun and machete; Portillo was high-ranking member of Indios Locos Sal...

Uniondale Woman Sentenced to 7-15 Years in Prison for Drunk Driving Crash that Killed Man

Tasha Brown hit 29-year-old Nelson Fuentes’ parked car at more than 90 mph 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Uniondale woman was sentenced to seven to 15 years in prison for Aggr...

Manhattan Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for DWI Crash that Paralyzed Passenger

Lumumba Woods, with a BAC of .12, crashed vehicle on Sunrise Highway; passenger was ejected 20 feet from car

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced a Manhattan man, previously convicted of murder in 1992, was s...

Valley Stream Man Indicted for Father’s Day DWI Crash that Killed Half-Brother

Joshua Pena, allegedly intoxicated and driving at excessive speeds, crashed on the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway, killing his half-brother

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced a Valley Stream man was arraigne...

MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty, on Eve of Trial, to Roles in Queens and Nassau Murders

Carlos Guerra – a member of Normandie clique of MS-13 – participated in December 2018 killings of Ian Cruz in Far Rockaway and Harold Sermeno in Lawrence; victims allegedly disrespected gang before their deaths 

MINEOLA, N.Y. &...

Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1 Million Winning Lotto Ticket & Prize Money from Relative

Iris Amador Argueta stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from cousin by misleading him about the value of the winning ticket

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Texas woman pleaded guilty today to s...

East Northport Man Charged for Allegedly Fraudulently Receiving More Than $50,000 in Public Benefits

Otari Bater allegedly claimed his family earned little to no income on Medicaid and SNAP applications; was president of two companies, leased luxury vehicle, and owned home during same period

MINEOLA, NY – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. ...

Oceanside Man Indicted for July 2019 High-Speed Boating Collision that Killed 18-Year-Old

Christopher Palma was allegedly traveling at a high rate of speed when he collided with 18-year-old Caitlin McDonald’s jet ski near Baldwin

MINEOLA, NY – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that ...

Manhattan Man Convicted of Assault for DWI Crash that Paralyzed Passenger

Lumumba Woods, with a BAC of .12, crashed vehicle on Sunrise Highway; passenger was ejected 20 feet from car

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced a Manhattan man, previously convicted of murder in 1992, was c...

Levittown Woman Indicted for Allegedly Stealing More Than $150,000 from Ward Through Guardianship

Luigia “Gina” D’Amore allegedly siphoned money from victim’s bank accounts and failed to pay utility, tax, and other bills as the victim’s legal guardian

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Att...

Valley Stream Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Weapon & Drug Possession

Jackson Metellus was found guilty of multiple weapon and drug charges in November

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced a Valley Stream man was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in prison on weapon and drug cha...

Elmont Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Hempstead Shooting

Floyd McNeil was found guilty of Attempted Murder, Assault, and weapons charges in June

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced an Elmont Man was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison for a September 2019 shoo...

Richard Cottingham Pleads Guilty to 1968 Cold Case Murder

Richard Cottingham Pleads Guilty to 1968 Cold Case Murder; Admits in Court to Killing Four Additional Women in Nassau County in Early 1970s

Diane Cusick, 23, went to shopping mall to buy a pair of shoes, was found strangled in mall parking lot; Br...

Hempstead Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder

Jermaine Grant shot at running victim seven times outside Baldwin nightclub 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Hempstead man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for firing seven shots...

Dentist and TOBAY Worker Charged in 136-Count Indictment for Opioid Prescription Scheme

Dr. Jason DiBlasi and Marco Cotto allegedly sold opioid prescriptions to people without medical need; in some cases patients were never met or examined; nearly 7,000 opioids prescribed   

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District A...

North Bellmore Man Indicted for Wife’s Murder

Anthony Paruolo is charged with stabbing his wife to death while eight-year-old child was in the home

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a North Bellmore man was indicted on murder charges for the stab...

Roosevelt Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Assaulting Gas Station Worker

Vernon Lowe robbed and assaulted gas station attendant in 2018; Defendant has multiple violent felony convictions, including conviction for Murder in 1994

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Roosevelt...

Lido Beach Man Convicted for Murder of 16-Year-Old During Oceanside Melee

Tyler Flach stabbed Khaseen Morris in the heart, killing him, at a strip mall in 2019

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced today that a Lido Beach man has been convicted of the murder of an Oceanside teenager...

Dog Abuser Sentenced to Jail Time and 50-Year Animal Ban

Defendant Ellie Knoller killed two puppies and nearly killed a third in less than three weeks in 2019 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that an animal abuser was sentenced to one year in jail for...

Massapequa Man Sentenced to Up to 15 Years in Prison for Fatal Drunk Driving Crash

John Cappello struck 74-year-old Manuela Brugueras’ vehicle head-on, killing her

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced a Massapequa man was sentenced to up to fifteen years in prison for a fatal drun...

Uniondale Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Brutal 2021 Stabbing

Oscar Rios-Perez stabbed housemate, dumped body on curb in plastic garbage bags

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Uniondale man was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for brutally stabbing his 27...

Hempstead Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for 2020 Attempted Murder

Arem Rodgers fired 11 rounds, striking a 26-year-old victim seven times in the vestibule of a Terrace Ave. building

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Hempstead man was sentenced yesterday to 12 year...

New Hyde Park Man Sentenced for 2018 Drunk Driving Crash that Seriously Injured Police Officer

Keith Dillon was driving at three times the legal limit when he crashed head-on into Police Officer Willard Gomes’ vehicle

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a New Hyde Park man was sentenced...

MS-13 Clique Leader Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for 2017 Hempstead Murder

Ramon Martines, A/K/A, Cruzito, was leader of Hempstead clique of MS-13; ordered killing of 39-year-old victim 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that an MS-13 leader was sentenced today to 25 yea...

Uniondale Woman Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Vehicular Homicide for Fatal Hempstead Crash

Tasha Brown was driving while intoxicated when she hit several parked cars at more than 90 mph, killing the 29-year-old occupant of one of the vehicles

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Uniondale wo...

Queens Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Burglary Spree on North Shore

Andres Zapata and accomplices stole more than $1 million in cash and items from homes on the North Shore

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced today that a Queens man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for hi...

Hewlett Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Fatal 2020 Hempstead Stabbing

Keith Pooler was convicted in May of stabbing 49-year-old Andre Garry in the heart on a street corner, killing him

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced a Hewlett man was sentenced today to 25 years to life in...

Maryland Man Arrested for Email Scam that Bilked Garden City Home Buyer out of $45,000

Defendant allegedly conspired with others who pretended to be a real estate attorney and had money wired to fake escrow account

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly and Garden City Police Commissioner Kenneth O. Jackso...

Former Pharmaceutical Company Employee Pleads Guilty in $1.38M Embezzlement & Tax Fraud Scheme

Former office manager Maria Porras used bookkeeping access to steal money between 2015 and 2020

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that the former office manager for a pharmaceutical company in Port Washing...

New Hyde Park Man Pleads Guilty in 2018 Drunk Driving Crash that Seriously Injured Police Officer

Keith Dillon was driving at nearly three times the legal limit for alcohol when he crashed head-on into Police Officer Willard Gomes’ vehicle

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a New Hyde Par...

Elmont Man Arraigned on Murder Charges for Shooting in Penthouse Apartment in Mineola

Mark Small allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend, Marivel Estevez, in her luxury apartment in July 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the indictment of an Elmont man on murder and weapons charg...

Hempstead Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for 2019 Brierley Park Stabbing

Jose Ortiz-Trochez stabbed a 34-year-old man to death in March 2019

MINEOLA, N.Y. – District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced a Hempstead man was sentenced to 19 years in prison for the stabbing death of a man in Brierley Park in Hempstead in ...

Levittown Man Sentenced to Life in Prison without Parole for Brutal Murder of 73-Year-Old Woman

Benjamin Lopez was convicted of viciously attacking a 73-year-old grandmother, killing her with a machete

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced a Levittown man was sentenced today to life in prison without par...

Floral Park Man Charged in Fatal High-Speed Crash on Jericho Turnpike

Arhum Tanveer, allegedly driving over 100 mph, crashed into 30-year-old Maricela Donaire’s vehicle, killing her

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the indictment of a Floral Park man on charges in...

Freeport Man Sentenced to 29 Years in Prison for Firing Gun at a Police Officer

David Serrant was convicted of attempted assault and weapons charges in May 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Freeport man was sentenced today to 29 years in prison for firing at a Freepor...

Former Bookkeeper for Local Trade Union Charged with Embezzling More Than $120,000 in Union Funds

Jennifer Jira allegedly issued hundreds of checks to herself from the bank accounts of Local 713 International of Brotherhood of Trade Union

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Westbury woman and for...

Roosevelt Man Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for 2017 Murder of Church Deacon

Andre Patton stabbed Deacon Patrick Logsdon more than 20 times at a halfway house in Roosevelt and fled the state

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Roosevelt man was sentenced today to 20 years to ...

Two MS-13 Members Sentenced for 2017 Homicide in Uniondale

Defendants hacked 22-year-old Carlos Rivas-Majano to death with machete 

MINEOLA, N.Y. –Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that two MS-13 members have been sentenced for their roles in the August 2017 machete murd...

Freeport Man Indicted on Dog Fighting Charges

Lonnie Poindexter allegedly bred and sold animals for dogfighting

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Freeport man who allegedly bred and sold pit bulls for use in dogfighting has been indicted by a N...

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for 2019 Fatal Shooting

James Wilson shot and killed 28-year-old Matthew Gilreath at 100 Terrace Avenue in Hempstead

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced a Brooklyn man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for a fatal shootin...

Sirius XM DJ and Mail Carrier Indicted for Narcotics Trafficking

Lance Holmes, aka DJ Love Dinero, allegedly received kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl in mail from California; Mail carrier Adrianna Lewis allegedly facilitated deliveries on her postal route in Hempstead 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County ...

Uniondale Man Indicted for September 2021 Freeport Murder & Robbery

Defendant and others allegedly lured the victim to Freeport to steal cash at gunpoint; victim James Diamond just cashed $55,000 settlement check

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the indictment of a fifth ...

Freeport Man Arraigned for Crash that Killed Three Family Members Leaving Sweet Sixteen

Dante Lennon was allegedly speeding and intoxicated when he broadsided a Lincoln Town Car in New Hyde Park

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Freeport man was arraigned today on grand jury indictment...

West Hempstead Man Who Allegedly Abandoned Emaciated Dog Outside Freeport Animal Rescue Arrested

Severely malnourished dog, Athena, had open wounds and was left in crate outside Bobbi and the Strays on July 7; NCDA and Nassau SPCA asked for public’s help after dog was abandoned 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attor...

West Hempstead Woman Arraigned for Crash that Killed Two Teenagers in October 2021

Nylah Frazier was allegedly driving more than 100 MPH when she crashed BMW and killed two passengers 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a West Hempstead woman was arraigned today on grand jury indictme...

Long Beach Man Arraigned for Alleged March 2022 Murder of Uber Driver

Shaun Teemer was also arraigned today in a 2021 hit-and-run in Long Beach that severely injured a 74-year-old woman

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Long Beach man was arraigned today for the March...

Alleged Bloods Gang Members Arraigned on Murder, Attempted Murder Charges

Christopher Anderson and Floyd McNeil allegedly gunned down a 21-year-old man and shot another surviving victim in Freeport

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that two alleged Bloods gang members were arrai...

Huntington Station Man Pleads Guilty in Serious Crash in Laurel Hollow

Rafael Melara, driving while highly intoxicated, struck a car and bus on Northern Boulevard; victim sustained life-threatening injuries

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced today that a Huntington Station man...

Syosset Man Sentenced for Role in $12 Million Ponzi Scheme

Matthew Eckstein sentenced to up to 10-1/2 years in prison; nearly $5.6 million in restitution returned to victims 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced a Syosset man was sentenced today to up to ten...

Valley Stream Man Indicted for Allegedly Using Forged Prescriptions to Acquire Opioids

James Cosentino has pending case for allegedly using forged prescriptions to acquire more than 13,000 opioid pills over the course of nine months

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Valley Stream man ...

Massapequa Dentist Charged with Possession of More than Two Dozen Firearms, “Ghost Guns” Recovered

Paul Carey was allegedly in possession of 30 firearms, including so-called “ghost gun” assault weapons

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced a Massapequa dentist was arraigned today on a se...

Levittown Man Convicted of Murder in Brutal Slay of Grandmother During Robbery

Benjamin Lopez viciously hacked a 73-year-old grandmother to death with a machete during robbery in Levittown

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the conviction of a Levittown man in the brutal machete killi...

Syosset Man Sentenced to Three to Nine Years in Prison for DWI Crash that Injured 3-Year-Old Girl

Varun Datt jumped sidewalk while driving drunk, striking and injuring a man and child

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced a Syosset man was sentenced to three to nine years in prison for striking a man and h...

DA Donnelly, Long Beach Officials Announce Enhanced DWI Patrols for Fourth of July Weekend

Fourteen people have been killed on Nassau roadways since May 21^st 

LONG BEACH, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly and Long Beach Police Commissioner Ronald J. Walsh, Jr., announced a new enhanced drunk driving progr...

Two MS-13 Members Plead Guilty in 2017 Homicide in Uniondale

Defendants hacked 22-year-old Carlos Rivas-Majano to death with machete 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that two MS-13 members have pleaded guilty in the August 2017 machete murder of Carlos Ri...

West Hempstead Man Arraigned in Deadly 2021 Peninsula Boulevard Crash

Arlin Aguilera was allegedly intoxicated and driving at high rate of speed when he collided with an Audi Q5, killing a 15-year-old female passenger

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a West Hempstead m...

Richard Cottingham Indicted for 1968 Murder Outside Green Acres Mall

Diane Cusick, 23, went to shopping mall to buy a pair of shoes, was found strangled in mall parking lot; Breakthrough in case came from DNA match

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a New Jersey man was...

Manorville Man Indicted for Allegedly Sending Sexually Graphic Text Messages to a Minor

Andrew Quattrone allegedly sent sexual images and messages to teenager in Wantagh

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Manorville man was arraigned today on charges he allegedly sent sexually graphic t...

Queens Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Pattern Burglary Spree on North Shore

Brayan Castano and accomplices stole more than $1 million in cash and items from homes on the North Shore

MINEOLA, N.Y. –Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Queens man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role...

MS-13 Member Sentenced to 23 Years to Life in Prison in 2017 Massapequa Park Preserve Murder

Kevin Granados-Coreas and co-conspirators killed victim after luring him into Preserve

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Hempstead man was sentenced today to 23 years to life in prison for his role...

Former NYC Police Officer Sentenced to Up to Four Years in Prison for Firing Weapon in Long Beach

David Afanador was drinking alcohol on a beach and fired several shots into the ocean

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a former New York City Police Officer was sentenced today to up to four years in...

Roosevelt Man Pleads Guilty to 2017 Murder of Church Deacon at Halfway House

Andre Patton stabbed Patrick Logsdon more than 20 times and fled home; Was arrested in Tennessee more than six months later

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Roosevelt man pleaded guilty to murder ...

East Rockaway Man Indicted for Possession of Ghost Guns

Thomas Saxton allegedly had seven handguns, two assault rifles and 60 high-capacity magazines in his home; Defendant was arrested at Queens children’s hospital in February for allegedly threatening to kill wife

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau Co...

Former School Official and Local Restaurateur Indicted in Kickback Scheme

Former Director of Food Services for Hempstead Public Schools Alleged to Have Steered More than $1 Million in Contracts to a Preferred Vendor in Exchange for Kickbacks 

An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Central Islip charging Sh...

Hempstead Man Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison in Violent Robbery of Housemate

Johnny Shorter was convicted in April of Robbery, Burglary and Assault charges

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced today a Hempstead man who pistol-whipped and robbed a woman and later ran from police with a...

Hewlett Man Convicted in Fatal 2020 Hempstead Stabbing

Keith Pooler stabbed 49-year-old Andre Garry in the heart on a street corner, killing him

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the conviction of a Hewlett man on murder charges for stabbing a man in the heart...

Bay Shore Man Arraigned in Murder of Former Girlfriend

Quay Sean Hines allegedly shot and killed 33-year-old Amelia Laguerre as she walked in the parking garage of an office building in New Hyde Park

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Bay Shore man was a...

Hempstead Bloods Gang Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison in May 2020 Shooting

Trevor Ford shot victim after altercation at Bedell Street and Terrace Avenue 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Hempstead gang member was sentenced today to 20 years in prison on assault a...

Major Trafficker Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Role in Hempstead Narcotics Ring

Able McTootle was one of forty defendants indicted as part of “Operation Honeycomb” joint investigation with NCDA, FBI Long Island Gang Task Force, ATF Task Force, NCPD, Postal Service, DEA, & State Police

MINEOLA, N.Y. – ...

NCDA & Partners Mark End of Project Donating Nearly 100K Seized Counterfeit Jackets to NY Charities

Final 1,000 jackets distributed; 600 jackets donated to humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly today announced the completion of a six-year long effort to donate nearly 100,000 coun...

Massapequa Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Head-On Drunk Driving Crash

John Cappello struck 74-year-old Manuela Brugueras’ vehicle on Stewart Avenue, killing her

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the guilty plea of a Massapequa man in a fatal drunk driving collision...

Sewanhaka High School Teacher Indicted on Charges of Using Fraudulent COVID-19 Vaccination Card

Tricia Manno allegedly submitted forged COVID-19 vaccination card to school district

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced today a Sewanhaka High School teacher was indicted on charges she allegedly submitted ...

MS-13 Leader Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy

The Defendant Directed and/or Participated in Murders in Maryland and Virginia 

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced El Salvadorian national Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, a/k/a “Reaper,”...

MS-13 Gang Leader Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy

Directed and/or Participated in Five Murders in Maryland and Virginia 

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis today sentenced El Salvadorian national Junior Noe Alvarado-Requeno, a/k/a “Insolente&rdq...

Two Men Indicted on Murder Charges in 2021 Baldwin Slay

Darin Semple and co-defendant Devin Obleanis are charged with murder in the shooting death of 23-year-old victim

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the indictment of two men for their alleged roles in the m...

Syosset Man Pleads Guilty in DWI Crash that Injured Man and 3-Year-Old Girl

Varun Datt drove his car onto sidewalk while intoxicated, striking and injuring a man and child

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the guilty plea of a Syosset man charged with driving drunk onto a resident...

MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to Murder for 2017 Massapequa Park Preserve Attack

Kevin Granados-Coreas used machete to kill victim after luring him into preserve

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Hempstead man pleaded guilty to murder and other charges for his role in the 2017 ...

Queens Man Convicted in North Shore Burglary Spree

Andres Zapata and co-defendants stole more than $1 million in cash and items from gated communities on the North Shore

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced today that a Queens man was convicted for his role i...

Hempstead Man Convicted in Violent Assault and Robbery of Housemate

Johnny Shorter pistol-whipped female victim, stole money before running from police with loaded firearm

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the conviction of a Hempstead man who pistol-whipped and robbed a w...

Uniondale Woman Indicted in Fatal Hempstead Drunk Driving Crash

Tasha Brown was allegedly driving while intoxicated when she hit several parked cars at more than 90 mph, killing the 29-year-old occupant of one of the vehicles

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the indic...

Bay Shore Man Arraigned for Attempted Murder of Two Police Officers

Jonathan Vazquez allegedly attempted to murder one man, robbed a woman at gunpoint, and shot at two Nassau County Police Officers during three-week crime spree 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Bay Shor...

New Hyde Park Woman Indicted in Theft of Almost $750,000

Elizabeth Reilly allegedly wrote herself checks and used PayPal with victim’s credit card information to make personal purchases

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a New Hyde Park woman was a...

Hempstead Man Indicted for Murder in January Point-Blank Shooting & Five Additional Robberies

Deshawn Martin charged in 20-count indictment, including the murder of 49-year-old Santos Valeriano Argueta outside Antojitos Express on Peninsula Boulevard in Hempstead

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced t...

Suffolk County Man Indicted for Woodbury Rape and Robbery

Isaih Giles allegedly attacked woman at Days Inn hotel, raped her and stole valuables

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the indictment of a Suffolk County man for allegedly attacking a woman at a Woodbury ...

Former Nassau University Medical Center Payroll Director Indicted in $121,000 Embezzlement Scheme

Arlena Mann allegedly directed payments from NUMC to six bank accounts she controlled between 2019 and 2021

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that the former payroll director of Nassau University Medical C...

Brooklyn Man Convicted in Deadly 2019 Shooting in Hempstead

James Wilson convicted of murder and other charges in the shooting death of 28-year-old Matthew Gilreath

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced a Brooklyn man was convicted of murder and other charges in a fata...

Queens Man Indicted for Manslaughter in Death of Passenger in Drunk Driving Crash

Kwesi Williams allegedly drove at high rate of speed while intoxicated and crashed into utility pole, killing his female passenger

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the indictment of a Queens man on charge...

Hempstead Bloods Gang Member Convicted at Trial for May 2020 Shooting

Trevor Ford shot victim after altercation at Bedell Street and Terrace Avenue; Defendant has multiple open cases in Nassau 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Hempstead gang member was convi...

Queens Man Sentenced to Jail Time for Scheme Targeting Immigrants Seeking Legal Assistance

Edier Alberto Alvarez stole $74,000 from more than 40 victims seeking assistance with their immigration cases

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Queens man, who misrepresented himself as an immigrati...

District Attorney Donnelly Announces Creation of Firearms Suppression and Intelligence Unit

New unit will concentrate on long-term investigations into gun-running in Nassau County; Unit will share intelligence with local and federal partners  

Law Enforcement in Nassau County has seized 94 guns – including 28 ghost guns &nd...

Hempstead Man Sentenced to 50 Yrs to Life in Prison in Attack that Killed Mother, Sister & Friend

Bobby Vanderhall attacked his mother, sister, and two of his sister’s friends with a hammer in the family home

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Hempstead man was sentenced today to 50 yea...

Huntington Sta. Woman Sentenced in $143,000 Fraud Targeting Children’s Therapeutic Service Provider

Patricia Sales deposited checks from then employer, All About Kids, into her personal bank account

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced today the sentencing of a Huntington Station woman who stole more than $...

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 23 Years to Life in Prison for Floral Park Jewelry Store Heist

Justice Brunson and co-defendants stole more than $80,000 in jewelry at gunpoint

MINEOLA, NY – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Brooklyn man was sentenced today to 23 years to life in prison for his role in the ro...

Home Health Aide Charged in Death of Garden City Senior

Gail Godwin allegedly struck client in the head and let him bleed to death, failing to call 911 for hours

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a home health aide was arraigned on manslaughter and other c...

Brooklyn Man Indicted for Christmas Day Shooting of Mother, Father

Dino Tomassetti allegedly shot his mother and father after an argument in their Hewlett home

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Brooklyn man was arraigned today on attempted murder and other charges ...

Uniondale Man Sentenced for Attempted Murder of Four Nassau County Police Department Members

Duane Costa received sentence of 25 years to life in prison

MINEOLA, N.Y. – District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a Uniondale man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the attempted murder of four Nassau County Police Office...

MS-13 Member Sentenced to 32 Years to Life in Prison

Raul Ponce pled guilty to two counts of murder and two counts of manslaughter in four separate slayings

MINEOLA, N.Y. – District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced a Hempstead MS-13 member was sentenced today to 32 years to life in prison after ...

Four Indicted for September 2021 Freeport Murder & Robbery

The defendants allegedly lured the victim to Freeport to steal cash at gunpoint; victim James Diamond just cashed $55,000 settlement check

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced the indictment of four individua...

Utility Worker Sentenced in Fatal August 2020 Crash that Killed Bicyclist

Matthew Mummaw was high on meth, amphetamines, and fentanyl when he struck a 38-year old man riding home from work

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that a utility worker from Jacksonville, Florida wa...

Mineola Man Indicted for Leaving the Scene of Deadly Pedestrian Strike

Charles Polevich allegedly exited his vehicle, saw victim injured on the ground, re-entered his car and drove off

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced the indictment of a Mineola man charged with strikin...

Uniondale Man Convicted of Attempting to Murder Four Nassau County Police Department Members

Duane Costa fired at the officers following a traffic stop

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith announced that a Uniondale man was convicted at trial for attempting to murder four NCPD officers by firing a gun at the...

Seaford Man Indicted on Charges of Sharing Sexually Explicit Images of More Than 12 Underage Women

Patrick Carey allegedly posted and altered images of women taken when they were in high school and middle school on a pornographic website; encouraged users to harass and threaten women

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith ...

Former Town of Hempstead Commissioner of Public Safety Indicted for Ticket Fixing

Thomas DeMaria allegedly instructed subordinate to void ticket issued to another Town of Hempstead employee’s daughter

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced the indictment of the former Commissi...

Former Pharmaceutical Company Employee Indicted for Allegedly Embezzling More than $1.38 Million

Office manager Maria Porras allegedly stole money between 2015 and 2020

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that a Massapequa Park woman who worked as an office manager for a pharmaceutical company was ...

East Setauket Man Sentenced to Up to Six Years in Prison in 2020 Crash

William Byrus was driving while high on a combination of marijuana and Xanax when he crashed in Long Beach; his female passenger suffered serious physical injuries

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that an East...

Former NYS Dept. of Taxation and Finance Employee Indicted for Alleged Sick Leave & Time Schemes

Sabine Alexis charged in 19-count indictment for allegedly falsifying extended sick leave paperwork and collecting salary while employed full-time at another job; certifying work hours while operating a daycare and completing bachelor’s and mast...

MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty for Role in Four Homicides; Expected to be Sentenced to Life in Prison

Raul Ponce pled guilty to two counts of murder and two counts of manslaughter

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced a Hempstead MS-13 member pled guilty today to murder and manslaughter charges in four se...

Hempstead Man Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for Strangling Girlfriend to Death

Sixto Tapia-Angeles also slit his girlfriend’s throat and cut his own wrist to claim they attempted a double suicide 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that a Hempstead man was sentenced today to...

Texas Woman Charged with Stealing $1 Million Lotto Prize from Relative

Iris Amador Argueta allegedly claimed cousin’s prize money and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from him by misleading him about the value of the prizeMINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith and the ...

Massapequa Woman Sentenced to Up to 7 1/2 Years in Prison for Striking Elderly Pedestrians

Joanne Dooher was driving with a blood alcohol concentration nearly three times the legal limit

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith announced today that a Massapequa woman was sentenced to up to seven and a half yea...

Hempstead Man Sentenced for Stabbing Death of Sister’s Boyfriend

Roy Christmas punched his sister and later stabbed her boyfriend after fight about misplaced cellphone

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that a Hempstead man was sentenced today to 19 years in prison for the stabbi...

Hempstead Man Pleads Guilty for 2017 Bludgeoning Attack that Killed Mother, Sister & Family Friend

Bobby Vanderhall attacked his mother, sister, and two of his sister’s friends with a hammer in the family home

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that a Hempstead man pleaded guilty today to murder and attempted murder charge...

Queens Man Convicted of Pattern Burglary Spree on North Shore

Brayan Castano and accomplices stole more than $1 million in cash and items from gated homes on the North Shore

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced today that a Queens man was convicted for his role in ...

NCDA, LEGAL AID & ADVOCATES CALL FOR INCREASE IN STATE AND FEDERAL JUROR PAY TO $15/HOUR TO PROMOTE

New York’s sub-minimum wage $40 daily stipend makes jury service unaffordable for low-wage and self-employed workers without employer-paid time off

Acting DA Joyce A. Smith: “Fairness demands that our juries reflect the diversity of our...

Former Deputy Comm. for Hempstead Buildings Dept. Sentenced for Stealing $59K from Republican Cmte.

John Novello was also sentenced in a separate commercial loan scheme to finance renovations on his family home

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that the former Deputy Commissioner for the Town of Hem...

Two Men Charged in Deadly Fourth of July Roosevelt Shootout

Michael Wright and Lawrence Sims were indicted by a grand jury for the incident which left one man dead and two injured

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced the indictment of two men who are charged for ...

Garden City Massage Therapist Indicted for Forcibly Touching Clients and Operating Unlicensed

Sut-Ho Leung is charged with forcible touching, sexual abuse, and 14 counts of unauthorized practice of profession

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced the indictment of a New Hyde Park man on charges h...

Glen Cove Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murdering Coworker at Repair Shop

Lawrence Grammer was convicted in June of shooting Bashir ‘Bobby’ Ward in the back of the head in 2018

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that a Glen Cove man was sentenced to 25 y...

Copiague Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison on Narcotics Possession and Conspiracy Charges

Allen Evans is the second major supplier to be sentenced to 10 years in prison as part of Operation Honeycomb investigation

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that a Copiague man was sentenced today to...

Freeport Woman Sentenced to up to 18 Years in Prison in Fatal 2020 Crash

Crash on Meadowbrook Parkway killed a 39-year-old mother and injured her eight-year-old sonMINEOLA, N.Y. – The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office announced that a Freeport woman was sentenced today to six to 18 years in prison fo...

Statement of NCDA Communications Director Brendan Brosh

The Nassau County Conviction Integrity Unit investigates all allegations of wrongful conviction. The Conviction Integrity Unit began investigating claims of the wrongful conviction of Christopher Ellis in August 2019. Mr. Ellis was convicted after trial i...

Merrick Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison in Wife’s Strangulation

John Gerges strangled his homebound wife to death in February 2020

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that a Merrick man was sentenced today to 21 years in prison for the strangling death of his wife i...

Nassau DA and Partners Announce Pre-Arraignment Diversion Program

Proven public safety initiative will reduce backlog of low-level, nonviolent offenses, decrease recidivism, and spare participants a criminal conviction

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith today announced a new program to...

Barred Investment Broker Re-Arrested for Additional Fraud Schemes

Peter Quartararo allegedly defrauded victims who believed they were investing in DoorDash, Airbnb & Petco; Defendant was arrested in April for similar investment fraud charges

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. S...

MS-13 Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Two Teenagers

Kevin Lopez-Morales participated in murders of Josue Amaya Leonor in 2016 and Angel Soler in 2017

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith announced that an MS-13 member was sentenced today to 24 years to life in prison ...

MS-13 Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Massapequa Preserve Murder

Samuel Ponce took part in the Machete killing of 18-year old Bryan Lemus

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced a Hempstead MS-13 member was sentenced today to nine years to life in prison for his role in ...

Correction Officer Indicted for Allegedly Taking Bribes & Smuggling Contraband into Jail

Harris Ferro charged in 22-count indictment; allegedly sold cigarettes and lighters to inmate at Nassau County Correctional Center

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced the indictment of a correction offi...

Great Neck Man Indicted on Rape and Sex Abuse Charges

Yossef Kahlon allegedly raped and tortured victim in his Great Neck home

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced the indictment of a Great Neck man for allegedly striking, raping, and forcing his victim to ...

MS-13 Member Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for December 2018 Murder in Lawrence

Elmer Gutierrez pled guilty in June to murder and conspiracy charges

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith announced that an MS-13 member was sentenced yesterday to 20 years to life in prison for his role in a Decembe...

MS-13 Member Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison in 2017 Massapequa Park Preserve Murder

Antonio Cullal used machete to kill victim after luring him into Preserve

MINEOLA, N. Y. – The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office announced that a Hempstead man was sentenced today to 20 years to life in prison for his role in the...

Statement from NCDA Communications Director Brendan Brosh

The Nassau County Conviction Integrity Unit investigates all allegations of wrongful conviction. The Conviction Integrity Unit began investigating claims of the wrongful conviction of Christopher Ellis in August 2019, who was convicted after trial in 1993...

Hempstead Restaurant and Bar Owner Sentenced to Jail Time in Extortion Scheme

William Mendez targeted Hispanic-owned businesses, soliciting more than $150,000 in bribes

Related public corruption cases against three high-ranking Hempstead Police Department members are currently pending

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County Di...

DNA Profile Match Leads to Arrest in Elmont Restaurant Burglary

Riqui Rodriguez allegedly threw brick through window of Elmont Seafood restaurant; Defendant suspected of other burglaries in New York City

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced the arraignment of a Brook...

Statement from Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith

“We are reviewing the deeply disturbing findings of the Attorney General’s report regarding the Governor’s alleged conduct. We have requested the Attorney General’s records related to any incidents that occurred in ...

Hempstead Man Sentenced to 37 Years to Life in Fatal 2018 Shooting

Defendant and co-conspirator shot and killed man in broad daylight

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Acting District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced today that a Hempstead man was sentenced to 37 years to life in prison for the 2018 murder of a 30-year old man ...

Merrick Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Wife’s Strangulation

John Gerges strangled his homebound wife to death after an argument over the condition of their home

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that a Merrick man pled guilty today to manslaughter for the stra...

Syosset Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison in Mother’s Killing

Ian Kazer stabbed his mother 47 times and assaulted father after fight over work place theft

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that a Syosset man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his mother&...

Alleged Bloods Gang Member Indicted for Fourth of July 2020 Murder in Massapequa

Thomas Massenburg allegedly shot and killed Rashawn Cummings after fight at Massapequa home; Co-defendant Learyk Jarvis allegedly shot Massenburg in groin

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that two me...

Five Alleged MS-13 Members Arraigned on Conspiracy Charges for 2017 Homicide

Defendants allegedly hacked 22-year old with machete; Deceased’s body was uncovered near Meadowbrook Parkway one year later 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith announced that five alleged MS-13 m...

Bloods Gang Member Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison on Sex Trafficking Charges

Defendant trafficked victim in Nassau and Suffolk County hotels and motels

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that a Bloods gang member was sentenced today to 7 years in prison for sex trafficking, phy...

MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty in 2016 Machete Murder in Massapequa Preserve

Ponce expected to receive life sentence for his role in the murder 

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced the guilty plea of an alleged MS-13 member for his role in the brutal murder of a Unionda...

Seaford Luxury Boat Broker Charged with Allegedly Stealing More Than $35K from Client

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced that a Seaford man, acting as a broker for individuals looking to buy and sell boats, allegedly stole more than $35,000 of the proceeds from the sale of a boat belon...

MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty for December 2018 Murder in Lawrence

Elmer Gutierrez also conspired with co-defendants to murder perceived gang rival in Far Rockaway

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith announced today that an MS-13 member pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in a De...

Freeport Woman Pleads Guilty in Fatal Crash that Killed Mother and Injured Son

MINEOLA, N.Y. – The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office announced that a Freeport woman pleaded guilty today to aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges in a 2020 high-speed crash that killed a 39-year old woman and injured the victim’s eight-...

MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to 2017 Murder in Massapequa Park Preserve

Victim was lured to park with promise of sex and drugs; Antonio Cullal stabbed victim multiple times

MINEOLA, N. Y. – The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office announced that a Hempstead man pleaded guilty today for his role in the 2...

Ronkonkoma Woman Charged with Defrauding Undocumented Immigrants Who Sought Assistance

Defendant allegedly misrepresented herself as an immigration attorney; stole $30,000 from victims  

MINEOLA, N.Y. – The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office announced today the arrest of a Ronkonkoma woman who alle...

CFO Allegedly Embezzled Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Former Great Neck Condiments Company

Defendant allegedly used the funds on golf and a beach cabana

MINEOLA, N.Y. – The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office announced today that an East Rockaway certified public accountant, employed as the chief financial officer and co...

Employee Arrested for Stealing more than $143,000 from Children’s Therapeutic Service Provider

Patricia Sales allegedly deposited checks from All About Kids into her personal banking account

MINEOLA, N.Y. – The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office announced today the arrest of a Huntington Station woman who allegedly stole mo...

Bayville Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for 2019 Crash on Wantagh Parkway

Defendant was convicted in April on top charge of assault in the first degree  

MINEOLA, N.Y. – The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office announced that Anthony Chiantella was sentenced today to 17 years in prison f...

Hempstead Man Indicted for Grocery Store Shooting Spree that Left Manager Dead

Gabriel DeWitt Wilson is charged with murder in the second degree and four counts of attempted murder in the second degree

MINEOLA, N.Y. – The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office announced today that a Hempstead man has been indicted on murder, attemp...

Syosset Man Convicted of Killing His Mother After Being Fired from Job

Ian Kazer had argument with his parents after losing his job and getting criminal summons; stabbed mother 47 times later that evening

MINEOLA, N. Y. – The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office announced that a Syosset man was convict...

Glen Cove Man Convicted of Murdering Coworker at Repair Shop

Lawrence Grammer shot Bashir ‘Bobby’ Ward in the back of the head at Glen Head shop after men had argument the day before

MINEOLA, N. Y. – The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office announced that a Glen Cove man w...

Nurse Arrested for Allegedly Stealing more than 1,400 Vials of Fentanyl from North Shore Hospital

Melissa Frame allegedly used fingerprint and unique ID number to access medication more than 50 times

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Do...

Hempstead Man Convicted in Fatal 2018 Shooting

Defendant and previously sentenced co-conspirator shot and killed man in broad daylight

MINEOLA, N. Y. – District Attorney Madeline Singas announced today that a Hempstead man was found guilty in the murder of a 30-year old man in a 2018 Hempstead shooting...

Glen Cove Private Investigator Indicted for Allegedly Attempting to Extort Client

Client employed the defendant as part of defense team in double-murder exoneration

MINEOLA, N. Y. – District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the indictment of a private investigator from Glen Cove for allegedly attempting to extort his client ...

Bayville Man Convicted on All Counts in 2019 Near-Fatal Crash on Wantagh Parkway

Defendant was convicted on top charge of Assault in the First Degree in crash that left his front seat passenger a quadriplegic

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that Anthony Chiantella was convicted yester...

Disbarred Attorney Arrested for Alleged Theft of $372,500 in Escrow Funds

Attorney accused of fraudulently representing client in the sale of $7.4 million Manhattan apartment building

MINEOLA, N. Y. – District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that an attorney who was disbarred from practicing law in New York was arre...

Massapequa Man Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for 2019 Murder

Ryan Lindquist stabbed victim more than 150 times

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Massapequa man has been sentenced today to 20 years to life in prison for the vicious murder of a man in June 2019...

Barred Investment Broker and Co-Conspirator Charged in Alleged $436,000 Fraud Scheme

Defendants allegedly defrauded investors who believed they were investing in Peloton, WeWork, & Airbnb Stock

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a barred investment broker from Glen Cove and his bus...

Statement of District Attorney Madeline Singas on Labor Law Enforcement

The incredible skill and perseverance of Nassau’s workers has never shone brighter than during the COVID-19 pandemic. The men and women of Long Island’s labor community have done their jobs with dedication even in the most trying conditions. They have pro...

Disbarred Attorney Sentenced to 1-1/3 Years to Four Years in Prison

Alfred DiGirolomo, Jr. pleaded guilty in April 2019 to stealing nearly $230,000 from client; Stole $675,000 from two other clients to pay restitution on first case 

Mineola, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a d...

Hempstead Restaurant and Bar Owner Pleads Guilty to Receiving Bribes

William Mendez allegedly targeted Hispanic-owned businesses in scheme; Co-defendant, former Village of Hempstead Trustee Perry Pettus, sentenced to 2-1/3 years to Seven Years in 2020

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas...

Nine Major Traffickers Indicted in 18-Month Investigation into Hempstead Narcotics Ring

Forty defendants indicted as part of Operation Honeycomb in joint NCDA, FBI Long Island Gang Task Force, ATF Task Force, NCPD, Postal Service, DEA, State Police Investigation 

Two defendants allegedly conducted narcotics business from illegal &...

Nassau Doctor Charged with Five Counts of Murder for Depraved Prescription Abuse

Dr. George Blatti allegedly ignored repeated warnings and prescribed massive quantities of opioids and other drugs that killed five patients and endangered lives of six others

Case marks first doctor charged with depraved indifference murder for prescribin...

Valley Stream Soccer Coach Charged in 50 Count Indictment with Raping Underage Player

Sean Johnsen allegedly had sexual contact with player in his car and at Nassau County hotel

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Valley Stream soccer coach was arraigned on Tuesday on a 50-count grand j...

Freeport Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole After Retrial for 1998 Double Murder

John Pierotti shot and killed two men outside of a Baldwin tavern after an argument

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Freeport man was sentenced today to life without the possibility of parole after ...

Former Library Employee Sentenced to 1 to 3 Years for Embezzling More than $260,000

Sheila Seward added compensation to her paychecks in amounts from $39.00 to $6,900.00

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a former employee of the Elmont Memorial Library was sentenced today for stealing...

Valley Stream Man Sentenced to Five to 12 Years in Prison for Fatal Crash

For Immediate Release

January 27, 2021

Dana King, Jr. waited outside his ex-girlfriend’s house, followed her as she entered another car and instigated a high-speed chase that killed 22-year old driver

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County Distric...

Locust Valley Man Sentenced to Six to 12 Years in Prison for Fatal Ambulette Crash

For Immediate Release

January 19, 2021

Alvaro Gutierrez-Garcia was drunk when he crashed into the ambulette, killing patient inside, a retired NYPD Detective

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Locust Va...

Home Health Attendant for Nonverbal Child Indicted on Endangerment Charges

For Immediate Release

January 15, 2021

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Commack man was arraigned on grand jury indictment charges for allegedly masturbating in front of a six-year old nonverbal chi...

Roosevelt Man Indicted for Fatal Stabbing

For Immediate Release

January 15, 2021

MINEOLA, N. Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Roosevelt man and his girlfriend have been arraigned for their roles in the stabbing death of a man in October. 

&...

Yaphank Man Arrested for Allegedly Selling Anabolic Steroids on the Dark Web

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and United States Postal Inspectors announced that a Yaphank man was arrested yesterday by NCDA investigators as part of Operation Jerome for allegedly selling anabolic steroids on ...

Valley Stream Man Arrested for Allegedly Using Doctor’s Rx Pad to Acquire Thousands of Opioid Pills

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that a Valley Stream man was arrested today for allegedly using a doctor&rsqu...

Valley Stream Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter for Fatal Crash

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Valley Stream man pleaded guilty today to the top count of manslaughter for a high-speed chase and ramming that ended in a fatal crash.

Dana King, Jr., 24,...

Locust Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Vehicular Homicide for Fatal Ambulette Crash

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Locust Valley man pled guilty today to the top count of aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges for driving drunk and crashing into an ambulette in 2019, ki...

Levittown Man Indicted for Allegedly Murdering Wife and Attempting to Kill Brother-In-Law

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Levittown man was arraigned on grand jury indictment charges today for the murder of his wife and attempted murder of his brother-in-law in August at their Cord Lan...

Backstretch Employee Accused of Stealing Horse and Causing Its Death at Belmont Park

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a backstretch employee was arraigned on a grand jury indictment and charged with allegedly knowingly releasing a racehorse onto blacktop, causing it to fall and suffe...

Statement Of Nassau County DA Madeline Singas Regarding The Investigation Into Long Beach Payouts

My office has completed our investigation into payouts for accrued vacation and sick leave time made to certain former employees of the City of Long Beach. As Comptroller DiNapoli’s audit found, these payments were excessive and inconsistent with the appl...

Huntington Man Charged with Stealing More Than $45,000 in Investment Scheme

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Huntington man was arraigned today for allegedly stealing $45,450 from a former friend in an investment scheme.

Craig Stone, 64, was arraigned before Judge...

Lynbrook Woman Sentenced to 13 Years for Role in Murdering Mother

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Lynbrook woman was sentenced today to 13 years in prison for her role in planning her mother’s murder.

Francesca Kiel, 23, pled guilty before Judge Christo...

Elmont Woman Sentenced to Seven to Ten Years in Prison for Fatal Elmont Crash

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that an Elmont woman was sentenced today to seven to ten years in prison for a fatal crash in Elmont that killed a 65-year old man in February 2019.

Julie Debrosse, 31, ple...

Baldwin Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Baldwin man was arraigned yesterday on a grand jury indictment for allegedly sex trafficking a teenage victim across Nassau, Suffolk, Queens and Brooklyn from Septe...

Former Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More than $260,000 from Elmont Library

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a former employee of the Elmont Memorial Library pled guilty today to grand larceny charges for stealing more than $260,000 from the Library between 2012 and 2018.

She...

Statement from District Attorney Madeline Singas on the Resentencing and Release of Mulumba Kazigo

“Mulumba Kazigo and his siblings experienced decades of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of their father, Dr. Joseph Kazigo. In 2005, after being beaten for forgetting to mow the lawn, Mulumba learned that his mother, too, was a victim ...

Paving Company Owner Sentenced for Paying Oyster Bay Official to Approve Housing Development

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced today that the owner of a prominent Long Island paving company was sentenced to a three-year conditional discharge for bribing an Oyster Bay commissioner to help facilitat...

South Floral Park Man Sentenced to 20 Years-Life for Murder & Attempted Murder Charges

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a South Floral Park man was sentenced today to a combined 20 years to life in prison and five years’ post-release supervision for his role in a broad daylig...

Hempstead Accountant Arrested for Allegedly Stealing More than $320,000 from Two Clients

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that an accountant with a practice in Hempstead was arraigned today for allegedly stealing more than $320,000 from two clients.

Francisco Esquivel, 65, of Baldwin, was arra...

Long Beach Woman Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Centre Island Killing

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Long Beach woman was sentenced to 22 years in prison and five years post-release supervision for the killing of a Centre Island man on November 20, 2018.

Jennifer Gr...

Alleged Serial Rapist Charged in Three Attacks

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Queens man was arraigned on a grand jury indictment today for allegedly raping three women in three separate attacks between 2015 and 2020.

 Adell Hardwick,...

Valley Stream Couple Charged with Throwing Feces and Shooting Pellet Gun Across Neighbor’s Yard

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a couple from Valley Stream was charged with harassment, criminal tampering and criminal mischief for allegedly throwing feces and shooting a pellet gun, causing a ne...

Mineola Man Indicted for Aggravated Animal Cruelty After Dead Kittens Found in Garbage Chute

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Mineola man was arraigned on a grand jury indictment today for allegedly mutilating four kittens and throwing their bodies in a garbage chute.

Justin Visconti, 38, w...

Hempstead Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Murdering Romantic Rival

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Hempstead man was sentenced today to 25 years to life in prison for the March 2018 murder of a romantic rival.

Shavon Goins, 27, was convicted at trial on December 5...

NCDA Defendant Allegedly Faked Death to Avoid Sentence on Cases

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Huntington man has been charged with faking his own death and using his attorney to provide an NCDA prosecutor with a false death certificate to allegedly avoid bei...

Former Employee Charged with Embezzling More than $111,000 from Syosset Public Library

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a former employee of the Syosset Public Library was arraigned today on grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing more than $111,000 from the Library over seven yea...

Employees of Nassau County Institutions Targeted by Unemployment Fraud Rings

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that nearly 400 employees of Nassau County Institutions have had their identities stolen and used to file false unemployment claims.

To date, the identities of 380 individu...

Lynbrook Woman Pleads Guilty for Role in Murdering Her Mother

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Lynbrook woman pled guilty today for her role in her mother’s murder.

Francesca Kiel, 23, pled guilty before Judge Christopher Quinn to Manslaughter in the...

Statement of District Attorney Madeline Singas Regarding the Dec. 3, 2019 Arrest of Akbar Rogers

On December 3, 2019, Freeport police arrested Akbar Rogers on bench warrants for failure to pay traffic violation fines. He was also wanted for a harassment violation stemming from an incident in which he allegedly pushed a pregnant woman to the ground re...

MS-13 Member Sentenced to 34 Years-Life in Prison for Role in Dec. 2018 Murder Spree

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced today that an MS-13 member was sentenced to 34 years to life in prison for his role in a December 2018 murder spree in Queens and Nassau.

Yonathan Sanchez, 24, a/k/a Turbo,...

Former New York City Correction Officer Sentenced to 22-Life In Prison for Murder

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Lynbrook man was sentenced today to 22 years to life in prison for a 2016 attack on his girlfriend’s mother that led to the woman’s death in 201...

Community message from Nassau County DA Madeline Singas

Please click here to read a message to the community from Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas.

Locust Valley Man Arraigned on Aggravated Vehicular Homicide Charges for Fatal Ambulette Crash

MINEOLA, NY – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Locust Valley man was arraigned on aggravated vehicular homicide, manslaughter and other charges for allegedly driving drunk and crashing into an ambulette in 2019, k...

South Floral Park Man Pleads Guilty to Murder and Attempted Murder Charges for October 2018 Slaying

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a South Floral Park man pleaded guilty on Wednesday for his role in a broad daylight murder and attempted murder that occurred in Hempstead in October 2018.

Brian Mars...

Merrick Man Arraigned on Murder Charges for Strangling Wife

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Merrick man was arraigned on murder charges for allegedly strangling his wife in February.

John Gerges, 60, was arraigned today before Judge Tammy Robbins on charges...

Defendant Arraigned on Murder Charges for March Stabbing Death of Stranger

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced today that a defendant has been arraigned on murder charges for stabbing a stranger to death on North Franklin Street in Hempstead in March 2020.

Westley Witts, 30, undomic...

NCDA Announces Creation of Coronavirus Scam Hotline

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced today the creation of a Coronavirus scam hotline.

As communities across New York battle the coronavirus epidemic, NCDA has received reports of new identity theft scams and ...

Two Long Island Men Indicted for Plainview Murder

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that two Long Island men have been arraigned for the murder of a Plainview man in January following a possible road rage incident.

Kenneth Regan, 21, of Centereach, was vir...

MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to Role in December 2018 Murder Spree in Queens and Nassau

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced today that an MS-13 member pled guilty to murder for his role in a December 2018 murder spree in Queens and Nassau.

Yonathan Sanchez, 23, a/k/a Turbo, pled guilty before Ju...

Long Beach Woman Pleads Guilty to Centre Island Murder

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced today that a Long Beach woman pled guilty to manslaughter for the murder of a Centre Island man on November 20, 2018.

Jennifer Gross, 54, pled guilty today to Manslaughter ...

Freeport Woman Indicted for Fatal Crash that Killed 39-Year Old Mother on Meadowbrook Parkway

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Freeport woman was arraigned today on 13 grand jury indictment charges for a high-speed crash that killed a 39-year-old woman and injured the victim’s eig...

Freeport Man Convicted of 1998 Double Murder

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Freeport man was convicted today of a 1998 double murder outside of a Baldwin tavern.

John Pierotti, 65, was convicted by a jury of two counts of Murder in the First...

Elmont Woman Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter for Fatal Elmont Crash

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that an Elmont woman pled guilty today to manslaughter and other charges for a fatal crash in Elmont that killed a 65-year old man in February 2019.

Julie Debrosse, 31, ple...

Nassau County Accounting Firm Accused of Submitting False NYS Tax Returns

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Nassau County accounting firm was arraigned today on a felony complaint for allegedly submitting false New York State Tax Returns on behalf of 267 clients.

Kenneth E...

Glen Head Father and Daughter Convicted of Neglecting Handicapped Dog

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a father and daughter from Glen Head were convicted at trial on Thursday of neglecting a handicapped dog leading to open and infected wounds, emaciation and other sev...

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Prison Time for Role in Multi-State Heroin and Cocaine Smuggling Ring

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Brooklyn man was sentenced today to 10 to 12 years in prison and five years’ post-release supervision after a trial conviction for his role in a multi-sta...

High-Ranking MS-13 Lieutenant Sentenced to 23 Years to Life in Prison for Murder

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a high-ranking MS-13 gang member was sentenced to 23 years to life in prison for murder and related charges for the July 2017 killing of a 15-year old in Roosevelt.

Vi...

Hempstead Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Fatal Christmas Day Shooting

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Hempstead man sentenced to 20 years in prison today for the fatal 2017 Christmas Day shooting of a Valley Stream man who was walking to pick up his daughter at the ...

Leader of MS-13’s Hollywood Clique Sentenced to 24 Years to Life for Murder and Conspiracy

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that the leader of MS-13’s Hollywood Clique on Long Island was sentenced today to 24 years to life in prison on murder and conspiracy charges.

David Sosa-Guevara,...

Married Couple from The Bronx Indicted for Allegedly Mailbox Fishing in Atlantic Beach

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a couple from The Bronx was arraigned on a grand jury indictment on January 23 for allegedly mailbox fishing in Atlantic Beach.

Yoli Gomez Osoria, 27, and Andrea Rose ...

Four Alleged MS-13 Members Indicted for Roles in 2016 Massapequa Park Preserve Murder

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that four MS-13 members have been indicted for their roles in the machete murder of a Uniondale teenager in Massapequa Park Preserve in 2016.

Christian Rodriguez, 22, also ...

NCDA and SPCA Seek Information on Malnourished Dog Found with Burn Marks

MINEOLA, N.Y. – The Nassau County District Attorney’s Office announced today that the Nassau County SPCA is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who abandoned a malnourished dog wi...

Paving Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Bribery

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced today that the owner of a prominent Long Island paving company has pleaded guilty to bribing an Oyster Bay commissioner to help facilitate the construction of the Cantiagu...

Former Hempstead Village Trustee Sentenced to Prison Time for Bribe Receiving & Grand Larceny

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a former Hempstead Village Trustee was sentenced today to 2-1/3 to seven years in prison for extorting business owners, ticket fixing, and submitting false paystubs t...

Hempstead Drug Ring Leader Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that the leader of a Hempstead drug ring was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in prison and five years’ post release supervision for his role in a drug ring that ...

Merrick Attorney Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Nearly $300,000 from Two Clients

MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that an attorney from Merrick who currently lives in Arizona was arraigned on an indictment today for allegedly stealing nearly $300,000 from two clients.

Arnab Bhukta, 38,...