Crime and Courts

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

child abuse

Apr 30, 2013

Army Major, Wife Accused of Breaking Kids' Bones, Denying Water

A U.S. Army major and his wife are accused of torturing their three foster children for years, breaking their bones, force-feeding them hot sauce, denying them water and using one of their biological kids...

peekskill teacher arrest regents exam

Apr 29, 2013

DA: NY Teacher Changed Answer Sheets on Regents Exams

A department head at a New York high school has been accused of changing two students' answers on state tests to give them a passing grade.

arrests

Apr 24, 2013

Feds Name NJ Man in NY Kidnap-Murder Indictment

An indictment returned by a federal grand jury Wednesday named a New Jersey man previously charged in a cannibalism scheme and two men accused in a kidnap-rape plot, though the document in federal court...

nyc

Apr 24, 2013

NYU Student Had 5 Air Rifles in Dorm Room: Police

A New York University undergraduate student was arrested Monday after police found five air rifles in his dorm room, police said.

arrests

Apr 23, 2013

6 Pols Plead Not Guilty in Mayoral Ballot Bribe Case

State Sen. Malcolm Smith and five other politicians pleaded not guilty Tuesday to corruption charges in connection with an alleged plot to buy a line on New York City's mayoral ballot.

arrests

Apr 18, 2013

Indictment in Case Alleging NY Mayoral Race Bribes

A Democratic state lawmaker was formally indicted Thursday for plotting to bribe his way onto this year's New York City mayoral ballot — as a Republican.

arrests

Apr 17, 2013

NY Senate Group Removes Malcolm Smith After Arrest

A small group of Democratic New York senators who share majority control of the Senate with Republicans has kicked out one of its members who was charged in a federal corruption case.

organized crime

Apr 16, 2013

Gambling Ring Catering to NYC's High Rollers Busted: Sources

Teams of FBI agents are making arrests and executing federal search warrants throughout New York City, the metro area and elsewhere in the United States in connection with an extensive illegal gambling...

long island

Apr 11, 2013

2 Charged in Hit-Run Death on Long Island

Two people have been charged in connection with the death of a pedestrian killed in a Labor Day hit and run accident on Long Island last year.

arrests

Apr 10, 2013

NY Tax Dept. Announces Arrests of Tax Preparers

New York state tax officials are announcing the arrests and prosecutions of several tax preparers accused of cheating the state and federal governments out of millions of dollars in refunds.