The Rutgers freshman who jumped off a bridge apparently due to video voyeurism had faced the problem previously, New York Criminal Lawyers have learned. He had already complained to a dorm advisor and two other officials that his roommate spied upon his gay tryst and streamed it live with a…
A Brooklyn bartender died in a stabbing when he confronted an ex-con over a fight between their dogs, police sources told a New York Criminal Lawyer. The fight between the dogs occurred outside a country-and-Western bar on Vanderbuilt Ave. in Prospect Heights. The victim had his miniature black-and-brown pinscher tied…
Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards was caught driving under the influence when he was pulled over by police on the Westside. He had double the legal limit of alcohol in his system, authorities told a New York Criminal Lawyer. The 27-year-old pro football player was arrested early in the morning…
Two men and a woman breaking into a Manhattan gym locker to steal credit cards, a man trying to rob a bank with only a note, a gunman robbing a store in Queens – what do these three have in common? Yes, they’re all criminals, but these weren’t the same…
A federal judge barred prosecutors on Wednesday from using a witness in the first trial of a former detainee of Guantanamo Bay, sources told a New York Criminal Lawyer. The decision has sparked further debate in the issue over whether terrorist detainees should be prosecuted in civilian court. The trial…
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s internal watchdog has stated that the timing of a fraud lawsuit against Goldman Sachs was “suspicious”. The statement seems to imply SEC agents attempted to distract attention from a report criticizing the SEC for failing to detect an alleged Ponzi scheme, according to New York…
The defendant had already been convicted of manslaughter for killing his neighbor by the jury, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer. One of the key concepts in the case, included prominently in the jury instructions, was “prudence”. Specifically, they were asked to determine whether the defendant acted in prudence…
The family of a man who died in a tragic hunting accident in Keene in 2008 is now seeking civil action against the man who killed him, New York Criminal Lawyers have learned. The widow of the victim and her two daughters are plaintiffs in the suit against the shooter,…
A corrections officer who was brandishing a gun, seems to lead a charmed life. Cops shot at him 20 times and he was only shot in the arm once, sources told a New York Criminal Lawyer. The 35-year-old guard was shot at about 3:45 a.m. in the Bronx after he…
Federal authorities have arrested the suspect who allegedly killed the daughter of a Concord police chief, according to New York Criminal Lawyers. The 34-year-old suspect was in Niagara Falls when the U.S. Marshals caught him and brought him in. The arrest was without incident, the police chief of Charlotte-Mecklinburg told…