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On May 6, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Jaime Rivera, 35, of Freeport, a member of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation street gang, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Denis R. Hurley to 220 months’ imprisonment for the 2005 murder of C.W. Post college student and basketball star, Tafare Berryman. more
A Lynbrook pizzeria was ordered to pay more than $178,000 in back wages, damages and civil penalties for failing to pay employees overtime after a federal investigation, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. more
An attorney adviser for the Internal Revenue Service was arrested and charged with distributing 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, according to court documents unsealed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Wednesday. more
A federal grand jury last week charged Luca DiMatteo, 70, of Merrick, with extortion, loan-sharking and racketeering conspiracy. The indictment accuses DiMatteo of serving as an acting captain in the Colombo crime family, one of New York’s five Mafia families. more
A federal judge will wait an extra two weeks to sentence Dave Denenberg, a former Nassau County legislator from Merrick, for defrauding a legal client of $2.3 million. His sentencing was scheduled for May 22, but the judge granted a requested delay until June 5. more
Paul Pagano of Bellmore recently joined the litigation practice group at East Meadow-based Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP, Long Island’s second-largest full-service law firm… more
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, attorneys have descended upon Long Beach offering to represent homeowners in recovering compensation from their insurance companies. Attorneys from all over the … more
Oceanside businesswoman Laurie Schneider was indicted by a federal grand jury last week on charges of running a Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded investors of more than $4 million. According … more
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