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| 05-21-2012 |
Muttontown Man Charged With Illegally Dumping Thousands of Gallons of Hazardous Waste in Glen Cove - Doxey charged with 20 felonies for illegal dumping at salvage yard |
| 05-16-2012 |
Queens Insulation Company Pleads Guilty to Stiffing Workers Out of More Than $30K for Work Performed at Wheatley High School - DA's Labor Unit secures plea; company agrees to pay back wages to six employees |
| 05-15-2012 |
Westbury Man Sentenced to 32-and-a-Half Years to Life in Prison for Raping Girl, Then Murdering Her Father for Calling the Police - Bonilla was convicted of multiple felonies in December 2011 |
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| April |
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| 04-24-2012 |
DA Rice Authors New Legislation To Strengthen Animal Cruelty Laws and Punish Offenders More Severely - Reclassifying Animal Cruelty laws will allow judges to impose longer prison sentences, larger fines, and stiffer probation requirements - DA Rice: 'Animals are living things, not property, and I strongly believe that they deserve better protection under the law' |
| 04-20-2012 |
New Cassel Man Pleads Guilty to Animal Cruelty After Officers Discover Severely Emaciated Pit Bull - Miller will serve 6 months in jail for animal cruelty and resisting arrest |
| 04-16-2012 |
Queens Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Violently Attacking and Partially Blinding a Registered Nurse - Oakes was a patient at Franklin Hospital when he attacked victim with a broken chair leg |
| 04-16-2012 |
Bronx Man Sentenced to 4-to-12 Years in Prison for Fatal Syosset Drunk Driving Crash - Nieto was drag racing his landscaping truck when he crossed into oncoming traffic and killed an 86-year-old man |
| 04-11-2012 |
Hempstead Schools Groundskeeper Arrested for Stealing Playgrounds from Schools - Tyson scrapped metal for cash causing at least $50K in damage |
| 04-10-2012 |
Freeport Woman Pleads Guilty to Drugged Driving Crash That Killed Retired Doctor Mowing Her Lawn - Judge agrees to sentence Gerdes to 3-to-9 years in prison in exchange for guilty plea |
| 04-09-2012 |
Roosevelt Man Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for His Role in a December 2010 Murder in Hempstead - Henry acted as getaway driver in gas station murder |
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| March |
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| 03-27-2012 |
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, SAT, and ACT Executives Announce National Test Security Overhaul to Prevent Cheating - All test-takers will upload photos at registration, available to high school and college officials - DA Rice: These security upgrades will put an end to the cheating epidemic we uncovered and ensure that millions of honest kids get a fair shot in the college admissions process |
| 03-22-2012 |
Oceanside Woman Charged With Stealing $5K from Elementary School PTA - Sommer-Fleissig faces up to seven years in prison if convicted |
| 03-15-2012 |
Statement of Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice on the Passage of the All-Crimes DNA Databank Expansion |
| 03-12-2012 |
Rice Applauds Senate's Passage of Fuschillo-Sponsored Legislation to Strengthen Oversight of Conditional Licenses - Proposed law would require court's consent before DMV could grant a conditional license |
| 03-09-2012 |
DA Kathleen Rice Honored as One of "America's Top Ten Animal Defenders" by National Organization - Animal Legal Defense Fund recognized efforts of the Animal Crimes Unit created by Rice two years ago |
| 03-07-2012 |
Jury Convicts Brooklyn Man of Robbery for Attacking a Valley Stream Couple in Their Driveway - Wahhab was arrested in December 2010 after he was featured on America's Most Wanted; he faces up to 15 years in prison |
| 03-06-2012 |
New Cassel Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Cousin in Drunk Driving Crash - Ramirez-Mendoza had BAC of .18% more than an hour after the February 2011 crash |
| 03-02-2012 |
Roosevelt Man Sentenced to 4 to 12 Years in Prison for Killing Motorcyclist in Wrong-Way Drunk Driving Crash - McBride had a BAC of .14% four hours after the crash |
| 03-01-2012 |
Three Nassau County Police Officials Indicted on Charges That They Provided Special Treatment for Police Donor - Officials deliberately inhibited the arrest of wealthy benefactor's son |
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| February |
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| 02-28-2012 |
District Attorney Rice Releases Report on the Investigation Into the Deaths of Anthony DiGeronimo and Officer Geoffrey Breitkopf |
| 02-27-2012 |
Suffolk County Man Charged With Stealing More Than $240K from Hospice Care Network - Healthcare network provided end-of-life care for patients suffering from terminal illnesses |
| 02-17-2012 |
Hempstead Teen Sentenced to 10 Years to Life in Prison for Stabbing a Westbury Man to Death - Cifuentes stabbed victim six times with a knife; co-defendant Santos attacked victim with a machete |
| 02-16-2012 |
Hempstead Woman Charged With Stealing More Than $10K in Public Housing Assistance Benefits - Martin worked at Hempstead Housing Authority; used position to fraudulently alter her own file |
| 02-14-2012 |
Jury Convicts Hempstead Man of Robbing Baldwin Gas Station; Faces 7 to 14 Years in Prison - Peterson and two others were arrested blocks away after being unable to steal gas station customer's car |
| 02-10-2012 |
Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 4 to 12 Years in Prison for Stealing $5.3M in Mortgage Proceeds from Nassau Lenders - Goldberger stole from Jericho and Great Neck lenders; used dead attorney's signature for closing |
| 02-09-2012 |
Three Postal Employees Charged With Using Their Position to Steal Cash - Defendants worked in post offices in Massapequa Park, Hicksville, and Uniondale |
| 02-08-2012 |
Long Beach City Councilman Charged With Stealing More Than $14K in Unemployment Benefits - Grand jury indicts Fagen for never reporting his government job to Labor Department |
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| January |
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| 01-31-2012 |
Queens Man Convicted in Woodbury Home Invasion - Yusuf faces up to 25 years in prison for acting as driver |
| 01-30-2012 |
Glen Cove Man Sentenced to 2 1/3 to 7 Years in Prison for Killing Motorcyclist in Drugged Driving Crash - Uribe was under the influence of hydrocodone and alcohol when he caused a three-car crash in East Hills |
| 01-27-2012 |
Baldwin Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Attempting to Murder Girlfriend - Knudson beat and strangled the victim after putting a plastic bag over her head in February 2011 |
| 01-26-2012 |
Two Women Charged With Stealing Hundreds of Identities with Phony Craigslist Employment and Apartment Listings - Pemberton and Sibert used stolen identities to file for more than $500K in fraudulent tax refunds, bank loans and credit cards - DA Rice provides tips to prevent identity theft online |
| 01-25-2012 |
Jury Convicts Westbury Man for Hicksville Robbery - Oguntunji faces up to 2 1/3 to 7 years in prison for purse-snatching |
| 01-23-2012 |
Rice-Authored Bill to Create Felony Charges for Wrong-Way and Reckless Drives Passes Senate - Bill sponsored by Senator Fuschillo would create new charge of Aggravated Reckless Driving |
| 01-19-2012 |
Rice Applauds State Senate for Passing Bill That Closes DUI Loophole - Sponsored by Senator Fuschillo, bill now sent to Assembly for consideration |
| 01-17-2012 |
Long Beach Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Killing Neighbor - Fitzgerald shot victim in the face after an argument |
| 01-17-2012 |
Mangano and Rice Announce Local Pharmacist Security Summit |
| 01-05-2012 |
Hempstead Man Receives 3 ½ to 7 Years in Prison for DWI Crash That Killed Nurse - Davis was driving drunk when he struck and killed Uniondale man returning from work at a local nursing home |
