Saturday, May 18, 2024

NYC Council Calls for Budget Restorations and Greater Investments in Programs That Address Recidivism and Mental Health to Improve Public Safety and Advance Closure of Rikers ahead of Criminal Justice Executive Budget Hearing

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  Mayor’s FY25 Executive Budget fails to restore and provide funding for safety solutions that prevent cycles of crime and reduce jail popul...

Staten Island Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for $1.9 Million Baby Formula Scheme

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  A New York man was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison and ordered to pay approximately $738,000 in restitution and forfeit a...

Governor Hochul Announces More Than $8.7 Million Awarded Through the Office of Strategic Workforce Development

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11 Projects Across the State Will Leverage More Than $16.2 Million in Public/Private Funding to Support More Than 1,700 Trainees for Over 60...

NYS Office of the Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Analysis of SFY 2024-25 State Budget

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  Identifies Risks to Financial Plan in Years Ahead The estimated $237 billion Enacted Budget for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 increases ...

TWO NYPD OFFICERS INDICTED IN OFF-DUTY SEXUAL ABUSE OF UNCONSCIOUS WOMAN AFTER NIGHT OUT

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  Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that two NYPD officers were indicted on Criminal Sexual Act and Sexual Abuse charg...

Attorney General James’ Office of Special Investigation Releases Report on Death of Osiris Mercado

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  New York Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation (OSI) released its  report  on the death of Osiris Mercado, who d...

Former San Diego Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Civil Rights Violation for Fatally Shooting Unarmed Man

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  A federal grand jury in San Diego returned a two-count indictment charging former San Diego Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Russell for fatally sho...

Singapore Resident Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison For Soliciting Millions Of Dollars In Pre-IPO Stock Scheme

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  Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SHAMOON RAFIQ, a/k/a “Shamoon Omer Rafiq...