Chief Investigative Reporter Jonathan Dienst on crime, corruption and terrorism.

May 21, 2013

Ex-Queens Teacher Pleads Guilty to Raping Former Student, 14

Ex-Queens Teacher Pleads Guilty to Raping Former Student, 14

A former sixth-grade English teacher is facing jail time after pleading guilty to the statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl.

May 21, 2013

NJ Ex-Priest Jailed After Working With Kids

NJ Ex-Priest Jailed After Working With Kids

A judge has ordered a New Jersey priest wait behind bars while a grand jury considers whether he violated a legal agreement to stay away from children.

May 18, 2013

Man, 25, Arrested in Brooklyn Alley Rape, Robbery

Man, 25, Arrested in Brooklyn Alley Rape, Robbery

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the February attack on a 22-year-old woman who was forced into a Brooklyn alley and raped.

May 20, 2013

Man Charged With Hate Crime in Fatal Village Shooting

Man Charged With Hate Crime in Fatal Village Shooting

A 33-year-old Manhattan man who allegedly made anti-gay remarks to a 32-year-old man he's accused of fatally shooting in Greenwich Village overnight has been charged with murder as a hate crime, police said

May 16, 2013

Fake Utility Worker Sought in 18 Burglaries Across NYC

Fake Utility Worker Sought in 18 Burglaries Across NYC

Police are looking for a man who posed as a utility worker and burglarized at least 18 homes in four boroughs over the last year and a half.

May 16, 2013

16 Arrested in Cigarette Smuggling Ring

16 Arrested in Cigarette Smuggling Ring

Sixteen people, including known associates to overseas terrorists, face charges in connection with a cigarette smuggling ring that flooded New York with more than a million carts of untaxed cigarettes...

May 17, 2013

Pizza Worker Accused of Delivering $40K in Cocaine

Pizza Worker Accused of Delivering $40K in Cocaine

A Papa John's delivery worker has been arrested for allegedly selling more than $40,000 in cocaine hidden in pizza boxes to undercover police officers he met near his home and outside the Brooklyn...

May 16, 2013

BK Teen Murder Suspect Thought Victim Was Pregnant: Sources

BK Teen Murder Suspect Thought Victim Was Pregnant: Sources

A 20-year-old Maine man arrested in the death of a 14-year-old girl whose naked, charred body was found on a Brooklyn beach in January allegedly told police he smothered her with a pillow in his...

May 15, 2013

Manslaughter Indictment Tossed in Cop Shooting

Manslaughter Indictment Tossed in Cop Shooting

A judge has thrown out the indictment against an NYPD officer charged in the fatal shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old in his Bronx home last year, but said prosecutors can present the case again, NBC 4 New York...

May 15, 2013

Judge Says Etan Patz Slay Case Can Proceed

Judge Says Etan Patz Slay Case Can Proceed

A judge has decided that a trial can proceed for a man charged with murder in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz. Pedro Hernandez of Maple Shade, N.J., is accused of abducting and killing Patz,...

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Mets Bullpen Catcher Arrested for DUI

Mets Bullpen Catcher Arrested for DUI

Mets bullpen catcher Eric Langill was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence in Florida after crashing into a fountain at a traffic circle and flipping his car.

Hacker Ringleader Worked from NYC Projects

Hacker Ringleader Worked from NYC Projects

A group of expert hackers that attacked governments and corporations around the globe has been busted after its ringleader — one of the world's most-wanted and most-feared computer vandals — turned against...

EXCLUSIVE: Accused Cop Killer Speaks

EXCLUSIVE: Accused Cop Killer Speaks

News 4's I-Team has obtained a videotape in which Lamont Pride confesses to firing the bullet that struck NYPD Officer Peter Figoski point-blank in the face. His attorney declined to comment.

Accused Cop Killer: It Went Wrong, I'm Sorry

Accused Cop Killer: It Went Wrong, I'm Sorry

Accused cop killer Lamont Pride told detectives the day after the shooting of Officer Peter Figoski that he was sorry for what happened and that he didn't want to kill a cop, according to police documents.

The Accused Killer in His Own Words

The Accused Killer in His Own Words

NBC New York's Jonathan Dienst has exclusively obtained a partial transcript of the confession that police say Levi Aron gave authorities during questioning for allegedly killing an 8-year-old boy.

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Mob Busts
Mob Associate Arrested After Mobster-Turned-Informant Kills Self

Mob Associate Arrested After Mobster-Turned-Informant Kills Self

A mobster-turned-FBI-informant who is believed to have carried out a killing while helping the FBI track Mafiosos from Boston to Philadelphia was found dead in a New Jersey hotel last

Vinny Gorgeous Avoids Death Penalty

Vinny Gorgeous Avoids Death Penalty

A well-groomed New York City mobster has avoided getting the death penalty for ordering a gangland hit.

Feds: Mob Recruited Immigrant Strippers

Feds: Mob Recruited Immigrant Strippers

Federal prosecutors say they've broken up a mob-run ring that recruited women from Russia and other Eastern European countries to dance at Long Island and Queens strip clubs.

Four Bonanno Mobsters Busted in NYC: Feds

Four Bonanno Mobsters Busted in NYC: Feds

DEA and FBI agents arrested four members of the Bonanno organized crime family early Friday for alleged crimes that include racketeering, gambling and drug sales. The father of a "Mob Wives" reality show star wa...

FBI Rounds Up 100 Mobsters in Biggest NY Mafia Bust Ever

FBI Rounds Up 100 Mobsters in Biggest NY Mafia Bust Ever

Epic bust marks "largest single day operation" against organized crime.

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