The Albany bill that would have allowed alleged sex abuse victims to bring forth decades-old cases has been killed, but New York Criminal Lawyers have learned politicians and advocacy groups intend to bring it back again. The bill died recently when it was voted down by a State Senate committee.…
A 50-year-old Bohemia man has been arrested after allegedy stealing money from the Make-A-Wish Foundation, according to a New York Criminal Lawyer. He used the routing and account numbers on a check that was written to fund a family trip to Hawaii for his sick son. Suffolk police sources and…
The former North Hempstead deputy commissioner of parks and recreation has pleaded guilty to petty larceny. He was charged with stealing $620 in quarters from parking meters stored at the Port Washington Parking District Office, according to a Nassau County Criminal Lawyer. After entering his plea, the then-deputy commissioner subsequently…
A thief got away with the theft of five precious Torah scrolls from a Brooklyn synagogue, authorities recently informed a Manhattan Criminal Lawyer. Police believe the pilferer snuck in through a rear window of the Khal Yirei Hashem Synagogue in Borough Park and took hand written Hebrew scriptures worth approximately…
A woman of Sag Harbor was charged with driving while under the influence after crashing into a utility pole in Bridgehampton, police sources told a Long Island Criminal Lawyer. Both the driver and her two young children were injured in the crash. The woman, 34, was charged with felony aggravated…
Two men attempted to rob a poker parlor in Manhattan. A New Jersey math teacher was one of the participants of the card game. The teacher’s wife said that her husband often played poker to relieve some of the stress he felt from raising a special needs son. The man’s…
In the Bronx, Theft of Services [PL 165.15] is an everyday occurrence for which police make arrests. Theft of services can include a wide group of offenses that are Class A misdemeanors in which the suspect is accused of intentionally not paying for services received, or intended not to pay…
In New York City and across the United States, Hate Crimes are carried out with the intent of harming or intimidating a victim The Community Relations Service (CRS), an arm of the U.S. Department of Justice, is a specialized Federal conciliation service available to State and local officials to help…
In New York, the crime of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property is defined as a person knowingly possessing stolen property, with the intent to benefit himself (or another person), other than the rightful owner of the property, or to impede recovery of the stolen property of the owner. This crime…
The crime of Rape and its many variations are in the rise not only in New York, but nationwide. Statutory Rape is generally defined as an individual having sex with a victim that is under the age of consent. The age of consent varies from state to state, in New…