NEW YORK – An owner and operator of several New York City pharmacies has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for alleged multi-million dollar health insurance fraud, prosecutors announced Friday. The authorities allege that 49-year-old Sajid Javed of Queens used his pharmacies to collect more than $ 7.1 million in fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid … Read more
NEW YORK – Agents with the New York City Marshals Department stormed an alleged clandestine party at a Queens warehouse early Sunday morning. The events occurred on Sunday around 2:30 a.m., according to authorities, the alleged home bar located at 47-2 Metropolitan Avenue in Queens, did not have a liquor license, had several alcoholic beverage … Read more
NEW YORK – Members of a Queens mosque sprang into action after a teenager struck a taxi driver, stole his car and crashed into several others nearby, police say. It all started after the teenager ran over a taxi driver, stole his car and ran over several people nearby. Police say the incident occurred on … Read more
New York – Authorities have identified a suspected suspect of raping a 36-year-old woman in a Queens alley. According to authorities, Daniel Reyes Hernández alias “Maynor” allegedly raped a woman on August 21. The incident occurred at 90th Avenue and 171st Street in Queens around 11 p.m. According to the NYPD, Reyes approached the woman … Read more
NEW YORK – A man is facing murder charges for allegedly shooting and killing a NYCHA employee in Queens who was not the target of the shooting, the Queens office announced. Jerald Bethea, 19, appeared before Queens Criminal Court Judge David Kirschner and was charged with second degree murder and second degree criminal possession of … Read more
NEW YORK – Police are looking for a man who they say repeatedly hit and pushed an elderly woman, causing her to fall to the pavement, following some sort of confrontation on a Queens street earlier this year. month, authorities say. The 69-year-old woman was getting out of her vehicle on Ninth Street shortly before … Read more
What you should know From mid-September to mid-October, police say three teens robbed at least 12 different Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile phone stores. Police estimate that each of the thieves involved in the robbery series is between 16 and 18 years old. Police estimate the value of the stolen property to total more than $ … Read more