Delta Airlines worker and friend acquitted of charges for stealing bag with more than $258,000 in cash Quincy Thorpe, 40, and Emmanuel Asuquo Okon, 32, were acquitted in Brooklyn Federal Court The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
Nicki Minaj’s husband tried and failed to get off the New York sex offender registry NEW YORK — Rapper Nicki Minaj’s husband tried and failed to get his name off the state’s sex offender registry, Brooklyn Federal court papers show. Tribune News Service · Jan 5, 2023
Queens man not guilty of phone threats against Donald Trump, says Brooklyn federal jury NEW YORK — A Brooklyn Federal Court jury acquitted a 72-year-old man of charges he threatened to kill former President Donald Trump in a series of rambling phone calls to the Secret Service in 2021. Tribune News Service · Nov 5, 2022
Lafarge cement company paid ISIS to run plant in Syria, will pay $778 million in fines A major international cement company will has pleaded guilty in Brooklyn Federal Court to giving financial support to ISIS, will forfeit $687 million and pay the U.S. government nearly $91 million in fines, prosecutors said. Tribune News Service · Oct 18, 2022
R Kelly labelled ‘pied piper’ who lured children with money and fame by victim at sentencing Powerful victim impact statements were read at the R&B singer’s sentencing in New York on Wednesday Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2022
Accused subway shooter Frank James pleads not guilty to terrorism charge NEW YORK — The man accused of spraying 33 shots on a crowded subway train last month pleaded not guilty Friday to federal terrorism charges. Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022
Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James must stay locked up pending trial, feds write NEW YORK — The accused Brooklyn subway shooter was held without bail Tuesday afternoon at a brief Brooklyn Federal Court hearing after prosecutors argued for his continued imprisonment in the “premeditated and carefully planned” rampage aboard a crowded N train. Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2022
R. Kelly slams his former lawyers for not getting rid of jurors who saw docuseries detailing sex abuse allegations NEW YORK — R. Kelly is slamming his former lawyers for failing to get jurors removed from his case who had watched the blockbuster docuseries detailing accusations of sexual abuse of minors against the R&B star. Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2022