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Crime And Punishment
what we know
Jan. 20, 2025
Everyone Biden Has Granted Presidential Pardons and Commutations
On the last day of his presidency, Biden preemptive pardoned numerous people who faced possible reprisals from Trump.
By
Chas Danner
trump on trial
May 30, 2024
What Happened in the Trump Trial Today: Guilty On All Counts
The jury has found Donald Trump guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
By
Nia Prater
trump on trial
Apr. 16, 2024
The Who’s Who of Trump’s Trial
A president, a porn star, a tabloid king, and more.
By
Nia Prater
the city politic
July 1, 2023
London Breed and Eric Adams Built Their Own Doom Loop
Both mayors may end up paying a price for telling voters that crime was worse in their cities than it actually was.
By
Ross Barkan
jeffrey epstein
June 2, 2023
Jeffrey Epstein Once Had Chlamydia and Tried to Contact Larry Nassar From Jail
And other revelations from the latest report on the sex criminal’s final days in jail.
By
Matt Stieb
politics
Mar. 19, 2023
Trump Says He Will Be Arrested Next Week in Manhattan’s Hush-Money Case
The former president also called for his supporters to protest and “take our nation back.”
By
Justin Miller
and
Chas Danner
crime and punishment
Aug. 18, 2022
The Death Penalty Case That Went Too Far
Oklahoma is set to kill Richard Glossip, but he’s almost certainly innocent. Even Republicans there are in revolt.
By
Lara Bazelon
crime and punishment
Mar. 4, 2022
Supreme Court Reinstates Death Penalty for Boston Marathon Bomber
The decision creates a dilemma for Joe Biden, who opposes the federal death penalty even as his Justice Department sought it for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
Nov. 6, 2021
FBI Raids James O’Keefe’s Apartment Amid Probe Over Ashley Biden’s Stolen Diary
Agents raided the Project Veritas founder’s home, as well as two other two locations linked to people who worked for the group.
By
Chas Danner
crime and punishment
Oct. 22, 2021
Giuliani Ally Lev Parnas Convicted of Making Illegal Campaign Donations
The one-time major player in Trump’s Ukraine scandal is going to prison on unrelated campaign-finance charges.
By
Chas Danner
veepstakes
May 20, 2020
The ‘Law and Order’ Trap
Some Democrats are agitating for Biden to try to get to the right of the Republican Party on crime. They shouldn’t.
By
Zak Cheney-Rice
rule of law
May 19, 2019
Trump Wants to Make War Criminals Great Again
The pardon-happy president seems set to celebrate Memorial Day by disregarding core principles of service and military justice.
By
Chas Danner
international affairs
Mar. 6, 2016
Iranian Billionaire Sentenced to Death for Embezzlement
He allegedly stole billions in oil revenue from the Iranian government.
By
Chas Danner
crime and punishment
Oct. 15, 2015
Civil Suit to Be Filed Against The Jinx’s Durst
“He did it, and we can prove it.”
By
Lisa DePaulo
crime and punishment
Oct. 9, 2015
Bratton Snatches Joint From Woman on the Street, Throws It in the Sewer
“I thought, “What the hell — 8:30 on Wall Street?’”
By
Carl Swanson
wrongful convictions
Sept. 10, 2015
8 Exonerated Prisoners on Their First Week Out
What does it feel like to get out of prison after serving a sentence for a crime you didn’t commit?
By
Jada Yuan
wrongful convictions
Sept. 10, 2015
8 Exonerated Prisoners on Their First Week Out
What does it feel like to get out of prison after serving a sentence for a crime you didn’t commit?
By
Jada Yuan
wtf
Sept. 1, 2015
New Jersey Day-Care Staff Accused of Running a Fight Club
Two women have been charged with child abuse after being accused of instigating fights among 4- to 6-year-old kids.
By
Chas Danner
crime and punishment
Aug. 7, 2015
Man Gets 30 Years in Jail for Facebook Posts
A woman was sentenced to 28 years for seven Facebook posts insulting the monarchy.
By
Jaime Fuller
crime and punishment
July 22, 2015
Rikers Inmates Given Allowance, Pizza Parties
But only if they’re on their best behavior.
By
Adam K. Raymond
crime and punishment
July 13, 2015
New York City Settles Eric Garner Case for $5.9 Million
Days before the first anniversary of his death.
By
Margaret Hartmann
crime and punishment
July 13, 2015
Officer Who Put Eric Garner in Fatal Choke Hold Would Like His Old Job Back
As the first anniversary approaches, the case is still unresolved.
By
Margaret Hartmann
investigations
June 28, 2015
Inside Rikers Island, Through the Eyes of the People Who Live and Work There
What everyday life is really like inside the troubled jail, in the words of inmates, correction officers, and the man tasked with fixing it.
By
Dana Goldstein,
Simone Weichselbaum,
and
Christie Thompson
investigations
June 28, 2015
Inside Rikers Island, Through the Eyes of the People Who Live and Work There
Jail has a smell. Worse than a sewer. People on the outside could never understand.
By
Dana Goldstein,
Simone Weichselbaum,
and
Christie Thompson
crime and punishment
June 23, 2015
Woman Gets Slashed With Machete in Bryant Park After Yoga Class
The suspect has 23 prior arrests, including one for menacing with a machete.
By
Jaime Fuller
crime and punishment
June 23, 2015
City Agrees to Sweeping Reforms at Rikers Island
Including the appointment of a federal monitor.
By
Margaret Hartmann
crime and punishment
May 28, 2015
Will Republicans Follow Nebraska and Give Up the Death Penalty?
Nebraska just became the first red state in 40 years to ban capital punishment, a sign that conservative rationale against the practice may be taking hold.
By
Chas Danner
May 26, 2015
Baltimore Is Having Its Deadliest May in Over 15 Years
Thirty-five people have been killed this May, the most since May 1999.
By
Jessica Roy
crime and punishment
May 22, 2015
Quadruple Murder Suspect Captured in Washington, D.C.
He was traveling with four others in Washington.
By
Jaime Fuller
crime and punishment
May 18, 2015
192 People Arrested After Waco Biker-Gang Brawl
The Sunday incident left 9 people dead and 18 hospitalized.
By
Jessica Roy
crime and punishment
Mar. 17, 2015
Wall Street Whiz Kid Actually Just Fraudster With Bad Taste
Mark Malik is being held at the Tombs on charges of fraud.
By
Jessica Roy
crime and punishment
Mar. 13, 2015
Man Attempts to Avoid Arrest by Rolling in Dog Poop
Sure, why not.
By
Jessica Roy
crime and punishment
Mar. 12, 2015
Rikers Island Inmates Claim They Were Served Poisoned Meatloaf
It contained blue and green specks, which they believe was rat poison.
By
Margaret Hartmann
crime and punishment
Mar. 11, 2015
Teen Steals Goat So He Can Ask Girl ‘Will You Goat With Me to Prom?’
“Will you goat with me to prom?”
By
Jessica Roy
crime and punishment
Feb. 25, 2015
State Dept. Official Allegedly Solicits Minor
Director of Counterterrorism Daniel Rosen was arrested at his home in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
By
Jessica Roy
crime and punishment
Feb. 9, 2015
A Third of Rikers Island Guards Gave Themselves a Snow Day
Hundreds of inmates had to be put on lockdown during a recent snowstorm.
By
Margaret Hartmann
crime and punishment
Jan. 28, 2015
Ex-Vanderbilt Football Players Guilty of All Charges in Rape Case
Brandon Vandenburg and Corey Batey were found guilty on all charges in their rape cases.
By
Jessica Roy
crime and punishment
Jan. 15, 2015
Guy Accused of Killing Dad May Get Inheritance
“Inheritance in the face of patricide is a real gray area.”
By
Jessica Roy
crime and punishment
Jan. 15, 2015
Many Rikers Island Guards Hired Despite ‘Significant Red Flags’
Such as gang affiliations, criminal histories, and relationships with inmates.
By
Margaret Hartmann
crime and punishment
Jan. 14, 2015
Use of Force in NYC Jails Is at a Record High
Though the de Blasio administration has promised reforms.
By
Margaret Hartmann
crime and punishment
Jan. 13, 2015
New York City to Stop Putting Under-21-Year-Olds in Solitary Confinement
Progress.
By
Caroline Bankoff
crime and punishment
Jan. 8, 2015
Guy High on PCP Reportedly Tries to Run Down Cops Outside Holland Tunnel
The Pennsylvania man “slammed his car into a police cruiser in the fire lane, jumped out and announced he was high on PCP.”
By
Jessica Roy
crime and punishment
Jan. 5, 2015
Man Allegedly Killed His Rich Father for Reducing His Allowance
Seems a little extreme.
By
Jessica Roy
crime and punishment
Jan. 5, 2015
Hedge-Fund Founder Fatally Shot in NYC Apartment
Sources told the
Daily News
the prime suspect is Thomas Gilbert Sr.’s son.
By
Jessica Roy
crime and punishment
Nov. 7, 2014
You’ll Never Guess What This Woman Was Arrested For
It’s a mystery.
By
Jessica Roy
crime and punishment
Nov. 5, 2014
Ex-NFL Cheerleader Indicted for Allegedly Raping Teen She Met on Instagram
Molly Shattuck was indicted on two counts of third-degree rape, four counts of unlawful sexual contact, and three counts of providing alcohol to minor.
By
Jessica Roy
crime and punishment
Sept. 28, 2014
Rikers Island Will Stop Putting Teens in Solitary Confinement
It’s part of the “first round of changes” at the embattled facility.
By
Margaret Hartmann
crime and punishment
Sept. 26, 2014
Woman Beheaded by Co-worker at Oklahoma Food Plant
The attacker is a disgruntled former employee.
By
Jessica Roy
crime and punishment
Sept. 25, 2014
Teen’s Violent Rape Shared on Snapchat
One suspect is still missing.
By
Jessica Roy
crime and punishment
Sept. 23, 2014
Man Confesses to Murder From 1997 After Getting a Bunch of Texts From Walmart
Somebody was feeling a little guilty …
By
Jessica Roy
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