New York’s Clean Slate Act: Will it Clear Away Your Past Conviction?
What if I told you that it was possible to petition the courts to completely erase your criminal past and history? Such a feat might seem impossible, but there is a legal avenue in which you can legally clear away a past crime. This process is called expungement, and former convicted criminals have been utilizing […]
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Mom With 5 Kids Attempts to Steal $4k From H&M
On Wednesday April 13th, a 31-year-old mother with five children entered into an H&M store in the Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst. Apparently, the mother came with a mission because she immediately began scooping up various hair accessories, clothes, and jewelry and putting them into a cart and a separate bag. In all, officials say […]
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Subway Crimes in New York Are At An All-Time High
At the same time that the governor and mayor have released safety plans for New York City subways focusing on homelessness, subway attacks continue. Hours after the mayor announced a new safety plan, six people were attacked in subway-related incidents. Over the past few weeks, we have seen the now notorious case of the human […]
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Wide-Scale No-Fault Insurance Fraud Takes Center Stage in Recent Sweeping Indictments
Fraud affects us all, especially when done on a wide scale and involving multiple conspirators and victims. A recent indictment of thirteen individuals shows that anyone is capable of fraud. In this case, the defendants include a law enforcement officer, healthcare employees, a paralegal, and even 911 operators who helped perpetrate a collective $100 million […]
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Mom’s Guilty Verdict Overturned in 1991 Murder
Just this week, a mother who had been convicted of murdering her five-year-old son in 1991 saw her conviction overruled by the New Jersey Supreme Court. Michelle Lodzinski was charged with her son’s murder after being depicted as a mother who wanted to be rid of her son because he was “a burden” to her, […]
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Suspect in July Hate Crime Apprehended and Charged
The man who dragged a woman to her death down subway stairs in Chinatown last July and left her in a coma was finally apprehended last week in Central Park. The suspect, 53-year-old David Robinson, was taken into custody after someone spotted him after seven months of eluding law enforcement. He has been charged with […]
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Can the Boldest Be Fired For Not Taking the Vaccine?
While many of New York City’s bravest heroes were the faces of the pandemic frontlines when we needed them most, these very workers could now find themselves without a paying job due to the current vaccine mandate in New York City. A sign at a recent protest may sum it up best for some of […]
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Clearing Auto Larceny Charges After the Arrest of the Wrong Man
The case of Edwin Hidalgo Estevez is one where the legal system went terribly wrong. Mr. Estevez, who was accused of being part of a gang of thieves responsible for stealing hundreds of motor vehicles throughout New York City and Westchester County, was finally exonerated, and all charges were dropped after prosecutors admitted to finding […]
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More CO’s on Rikers?
In New York, few are unaware of the reputation of Rikers Island for violence and abysmal conditions, but recently conditions inside the prison seem to have gotten out of control. Ten detainees have died there this year, at least five by taking their own lives. And yet, the majority of those who are held there […]
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How Social Media Led to the Arrest and Extradition of a Local Gang Shooting Suspect
In New York City, we know all too well the heartache of gang violence and how it affects families and the community. But the 2019 murder of Aamir Griffin was particularly heartbreaking. Griffin was well known by the South Jamaica community as a star athlete and all-around “good kid” who was senselessly gunned down on […]
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