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Progressive prosecutors around the country are increasingly declaring they just won’t enforce some GOP-backed state laws

A former NYPD cop pleaded guilty to narcotics distribution in and around Westchester County and New York City after trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine and a liquid version of the date-rape drug, prosecutors say.

Closing statements have begun in the sex abuse and trafficking trial fro R&B star R. Kelly. Erica Byfield reports.

Local prosecutors have reached a $2 million settlement with a New Orleans man who spent 23 years in prison before being cleared on charges including rape and manslaughter

R&B star R. Kelly will face an anonymous jury made up of seven men and five women when his New York City sex trafficking trial goes forward next week with opening statements. The panel was sworn in on Wednesday after dozens of potential jurors were screened by U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly in federal court in Brooklyn. The judge...

After several delays, the first phase of the sex trafficking trial of R&B star R. Kelly is set begin with jury selection in New York City.

Ghislaine Maxwell has lost her latest bail request, according to court documents. The 59-year-old multimillionaire British socialite had sought to be released into home confinement while she awaits her trial for allegedly grooming underage victims for financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Ghislaine Maxwell appeared in a federal courtroom to plead not guilty to new charges. Jonathan Dienst reports.

Authorities suggested for weeks in court hearings and papers that members of the Oath Keepers militia group planned their attack on the Capitol in advance in an effort to block the peaceful transition of power.

An attorney in New Jersey has been indicted with multiple counts of bank fraud and other crimes for allegedly obtaining, fraudulently, nearly $9 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), according to prosecutors. Jae H. Choi, 48 and of Cliffside Park, was indicted Tuesday with four counts of bank fraud, four counts of false statements on a loan application, one…

Former Trump campaign CEO and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon was indicted in New York on fraud charges related to a fundraising campaign to build a border wall, federal prosecutors said. Bannon is among four people indicted for allegedly defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors to the online “We Build the Wall” campaign.

Some employees in New York City say their companies got loans through the Paycheck Protection Program. But they got laid off anyway. Chris Glorioso.

A man was caught allegedly trying to steal over $20 million in government funds that were meant to help keep small businesses afloat. Jonathan Dienst reports.

A Manhattan resident has been charged for a fraudulent scheme to obtain over $20 million in government-guaranteed loans designed to provide relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Muge Ma, 36 and from Manhattan, is charged with one count each of bank fraud, wire fraud, and making false statements to a bank — each of…

Small businesses struggle to stay afloat, but hope the small business relief loan can help. Lynda Baquero reports.

A New Jersey man was indicted in connection to the brutal machete attack of his ex-girlfriend in the Bronx late last month — an attack that forced her to undergo “reconstructive and life-saving surgery,” prosecutors say. Hector de la Cruz, 27 and of Paterson, was arraigned Tuesday on attempted murder in the second degree, two counts of first-degree assault, two…

A New Jersey man faces luring charges after he was captured in an online child predator sting conducted by a private citizen, authorities said. Phillip Stone, 33, of Lacey Township, was also charged Monday with attempted sexual assault, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. It wasn’t known Tuesday if he’s retained an attorney. The charges came a day...

Police said the victim was in serious condition after getting stabbed multiple times inside a residential building in Fordham Manor. NBC New York’s Checkey Beckford reports.

A former NYPD cop — who remains at large — and four others have been charged with narcotics distribution in and around Westchester County and New York City, prosecutors say. Three of the defendants, Marco Caso, Eric Baker and Mathew Matteo were arrested Tuesday and presented in White Plains federal court.  Former NYPD officer John Cicero has not been arrested…

The high-profile lawyer was convicted of trying to get more than $25 million from Nike in what prosecutors called “an old fashioned shake down.” NBC New York’s Michael Avenatti reports.