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A 28-year-old man pleaded guilty for the brutal 2019 sexual attack of a 74-year-old Queens woman in her apartment, prosecutors announced Friday. Rodrigo Escamilla, from Corona, pleaded guilty to criminal sexual act in the first degree Thursday, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said. Queens Supreme Court Justice Ushir Pandit-Durant said she looks to sentence Escamilla to 15 years in prison…

A Navy nuclear engineer has pleaded guilty to trying to pass information about American nuclear-powered warships to a foreign country

A former New Jersey police officer has admitted operating a methamphetamine lab at his home. Christopher Walls, 50, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to manufacturing a controlled dangerous substance and to causing a risk of widespread injury. Under terms of a plea agreement with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Walls faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced…

A New Jersey man is going to prison for his role in conspiring with a hate group to threaten and intimidate properties owned by Black people and Jews throughout the country. A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced Richard Tobin, 20, to one year and one day in prison. Tobin had pleaded guilty to conspiring against rights stemming from vandalized synagogues…

After vandalism outside a synagogue and a rabbi saying his life was threatened, the NYPD will increase patrols outside Jewish places of worship and other locations. But some say it’s not enough. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.

Chaim Deutsch has been removed from New York City Council after pleading guilty to tax fraud in Manhattan federal court

New York City Councilman Chaim Deutsch entered a guilty plea in federal court in Manhattan Thursday to an information charging him with tax fraud. Prosecutors said Deutsch filed false and fraudulent income tax returns to the IRS in 2016.  Deutsch admitted claiming personal expenses as business expenses totaling $82,000. Deutsch represents the 48th District which includes Brighton Beach, Gravesend, and…

Drug and alcohol-related overdoses have been on the rise since the onset of the pandemic. Addiction specialist Dr. Kevin Gilliland joins LX News to explain why talking about addiction is so important to help understand the root of the problem.