Caught-On-Camera Kidnapping, Killing In Farmingdale Leads To Prison Terms For Three Relatives
Three men captured on video committing a brazen daylight killing on Long Island have been sentenced to multiple decades in prison, authorities announced Monday, March 30.
Gustavo Hernandez, 40, and his nephews, Walter Ramirez Jeronimo, 21, and Wilson Ramirez Jeronimo, 19, were each sentenced to 25 years behind bars, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Hernandez and the Ramirez Jeronimo brothers had pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the death of 48-year-old Juan Carlos Diaz Jeronimo, who is unrelated to the group, according to prosecutors.
“These defendants stal…
Deported Woman Slips Back Into Frederick, Pleads Guilty After Brutal Knife Attack: Feds
A woman who was deported from the United States, slipped back into Maryland, and was later accused of a brutal knife attack has now pleaded guilty in federal court.
The case came to light in Frederick, where authorities say Vanessa Yalixa Munoz-Baque, 31, was living after illegally re-entering the country, and before she was arrested in a violent attempted murder case.
Federal prosecutors say Munoz-Baque had already been removed from the US in August 2023.
But that wasn't the end of it.
She illegally re-entered the country again on November 3, 2023, then began residing in Frederick, accor…
Venezuelan National Arrested In Killing Of Yorktown's Sheridan Gorman, DHS Says
A Venezuelan national has been arrested in the killing of an 18-year-old Westchester, NY native and Loyola University Chicago student, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Sunday, March 22.
A detainer has been lodged for Jose Medina-Medina, who is accused of gunning down Sheridan Gorman in Chicago, Illinois, last week, DHS said. Gorman was a Yorktown High School graduate and a freshman at Loyola University Chicago, local officials confirmed.
Medina-Medina shot and killed Gorman Thursday morning, March 19, while she was walking in a park with friends. Medina-Medina ap…
Illegal Resident Gave Illegal Massages In Bellmore, Police Say
A Queens woman accused of living in the country illegally was arrested for giving unlicensed massages on Long Island, police announced on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.
Ji Chen, 30, of Flushing, was taken into custody during an inspection at King Foot Spa, located at 2785 Jerusalem Avenue in North Bellmore, Nassau County police said. Detectives conducted the inspection around 3:05 p.m. and found Chen performing massages without a valid license, according to the release.
She was charged with Unauthorized Practice of a Profession and released on an appearance ticket the same day, police said.
After…
Guatemalan National Lied To Gain Custody Of Children In NJ, Feds Say
A 57-year-old Guatemalan man living in New Jersey has been charged with lying to federal officials in an attempt to gain custody of two unaccompanied migrant children, authorities said.
Luciano Tinuar Quino, also known as Luciano Tinuar Guino, was charged with two counts of making false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba and Attorney General Pamela Bondi said on Tuesday, May 13.
The criminal complaint alleges that Tinuar Quino, who entered the U.S. illegally in 2016 and lived in the Orange, NJ area, submitted false sponsorship applications to the Department of …
Colombian National Broke ICE Officer’s Nose, Left Her With Concussion In NJ Assault: Feds
A Colombian national has been indicted for assaulting a U.S. immigration officer during a violent arrest attempt in New Jersey, federal prosecutors said.
Hector Villegas-Alvarez, 27, was identified by ICE deportation officers on Feb. 23, as being in the United States without legal immigration status, according to U.S. Attorney Alina Habba.
When officers attempted to arrest him, Villegas-Alvarez physically resisted and “forcefully elbowed one of the ICE deportation officers in the face,” according to court documents.
The officer, a woman, suffered a broken nose and a concussion, and continu…
