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Albany Extremist Wanted FBI Agents Fed Through Woodchipper, Paid ‘Hitman’ For Job: Feds
A New York man with ties to an extremist group tried to hire a hitman to kill two FBI agents and feed their bodies through a woodchipper, according to federal investigators.
Aaron Corey, 23, was behind bars on a child porn charge but now faces more serious counts for his plot against the two feds and an assistant U.S. attorney prosecuting the case, the Justice Department said Tuesday, June 30.
Corey, of Albany, first spoke about his plans to a fellow prisoner, but the other man talked to his attorney, who informed the feds, according to charging documents. Corey even described himself as an…
Shirley Murder Victim May Have Teased Killers Online Before Death, Third Suspect Arrested
A third man — accused of being a Bloods gang member — has been arrested in connection with the beating death of a Long Island man in mid-June.
Benjamin Sheppard, 33, was scheduled to make his first court appearance on Wednesday, July 1, according to online records.
Sheppard is now charged alongside Korey Sammarco, 36, and Melissa Fawcett, 50, of beating Christopher Martin to death on Sunday, June 14 in Shirley, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Cops said Martin, 48, was attacked with dumbbells, a sledgehammer, and a television after five people kicked down his door around 7:30 p.m…
Six Raids, Eight Arrests: LI Police Target Alleged Prostitution Hot Spots In Hicksville
Eight women were arrested across six different locations in a Long Island prostitution sweep on Tuesday, June 30, police said.
The suspects were identified by Nassau County Police as:
Yanzhu Ma, 42, of Flushing
Noralba Alvarez, 50, of Elmhurst
Sufeng Yue, 50, of Flushing
Vigniero Batista, 57, of Plainview
Minying Xin, 47, of Jericho
Suxia Jie, 51, of Oakland Gardens
Liu Zhongfeng, 52, of Flushing
Junge Zhang, 53, of Flushing
The final three women were all arrested at the same location, Serenity Foot Spa in Hicksville, police said. They were each charged with unauthorized practice of a prof…
Feds Crack $10M Cargo Theft Operation, NJ And NY Men Among Suspects
A $10 million cargo theft ring with operations in New Jersey, New York, and across the country has been busted after three years of operation, federal investigators said Tuesday, June 30.
Two Brooklyn residents — Sevak Kocharian and Arkadiy Pastin — and one New Jersey man, Jashanpreet Singh, were among the eight people charged in the wide-ranging scheme, which stole everything from electronics to liquor to clothing, the Justice Department said. Singh was nabbed in Pennsylvania and will initially face charges there, authorities said.
Beginning in March 2023, the crew operated with a relative…
1,000 Child Sex Abuse Images Found On Lindenhurst Man’s Devices: Cops
More than 1,000 images of child sex abuse material were found on a Long Island man’s computer, leading to his arrest, police said.
Richard Enstad, 68, was charged with promoting and possessing child porn, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Enstad, of Lindenhurst, was arrested Thursday, June 25 at his home after cops executed a search warrant at the residence, authorities said.
Officers were investigating following a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children hotline, police said. Cops seized Enstad’s devices and found the massive collection of illegal images, according to invest…
Investors Swindled Out Of $100K By Rockville Centre Man Who Targeted Latinos: Prosecutors
A Long Island real estate broker stole $100,000 from multiple victims after fooling them into false property-related schemes, authorities said.
Arnulfo Castillo, of Rockville Center, convinced people to invest in properties on Long Island, took their money, then pocketed it for himself, and ghosted the would-be investors, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said Tuesday, June 30.
Castillo “preyed on the trust of the Latino community, using local organizations as a smokescreen to exploit families looking for legitimate investment opportunities,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said.…
Double-Dipping Brightwaters Clerk Gets Prison For Stealing From Boss And Taxpayers: Authorities
A Long Island woman who stole from her employer and from taxpayers has been sentenced to prison time, authorities announced Tuesday, June 30.
Christa Ramos, 57, of Brightwaters, got three to six years behind bars for swiping $230,000 from her company and $40,000 through unemployment fraud, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Ramos worked as a clerk for Northeast Electrical Contractors from December 2018 to June 2023 and was responsible for paying company bills, authorities said.
But in addition to that, she also wrote numerous checks to herself, which she deposited into he…
