Nov. 7, 2024 By Bill Parry A Rosedale man was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday to life in prison for murdering and dismembering a woman to collect $200,000 in life insurance proceeds after watching episodes of “Dexter” and “The First 48” for tips on disposing of the victim’s body and covering up…
Oct. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry Jamaica resident Rahlik Pinnock was sentenced to ten years in prison on Thursday for stabbing a man during an altercation shortly after Pinnock tried to solicit the victim’s girlfriend to engage in prostitution in front of a Sutphin Boulevard liquor store in February 2022. Pinnock, 35, of 115th…
Sep. 9, 2024 By Bill Parry A Richmond Hill man was sentenced Monday to seven to 21 years in prison for a drunk driving collision that killed two neighbors from South Ozone Park in June 2023. Tamir Khan, 23, of 117th Street, pleaded guilty in Queens Supreme Court in July to aggravated vehicular homicide…
Sep. 5, 2024 By Bill Parry A South Richmond Hill man was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison on Thursday for five counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of distributing child pornography while being a registered sex offender. Davis Burgos-Collazo, 45, of Atlantic Avenue, was convicted by a…
Aug. 8, 2024 By Bill Parry Two Hollis men were sentenced to 23 years to life in prison in Queens Supreme Court on Wednesday for murdering a dice game opponent from St. Albans in 2021. Mark Watson, 28, of 201st Street, and Rodney Dunn, 40, of 109th Avenue, were convicted after a two-week jury…
Jul. 15, 2024 By Bill Parry A Jamaica man was sentenced to more than three-and-a-half decades in prison Friday in Queens Supreme Court for killing a 39-year-old man in 2020 over a dispute over money and for fatally shooting another man outside a liquor store in South Ozone Park in 2021. Ashik Zaman, 23,…
Jun. 20, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Richmond Hill man was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court on Thursday to 4-12 years in prison for a drunken collision that killed a 36-year-old city worker during an early morning crash nearly a year ago.
Apr. 12, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Jamaica man was sentenced to five years in federal prison on Monday for his role in a wide-ranging bank fraud and money laundering conspiracy, which resulted in the misappropriation of approximately $4.5 million in victims funds.
Apr. 10, 2024 By Bill Parry
Jamaica gang member Sean Brown was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday for gunning down 14-year-old Aamir Griffin on a South Jamaica basketball court in a mistaken-identity shooting at the Baisley Park Houses in 2019.