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Two more suspects charged in Jontay Porter game rigging scheme — including one who made $1.1M
Two more suspects have been charged with encouraging disgraced former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter to influence NBA games — including a Pennsylvania man who made $1.1M off a slew...
Brooklyn 'poker shark' in $1M gambling scheme with banned NBA player has bail set at $750K: 'Trying to flee the country'
A self-described "poker shark" was busted for his role in pushing former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter — who is banned for life from the NBA — to leave games...
Brooklyn man arrested in sports betting scheme with banned NBA player
Long Phi Pham, 38, also known as “Bruce,” was nabbed Monday while trying to board a flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Australia on a one-way ticket.
Repatriated NYC woman charged with completing ISIS terror training in Syria, using an AK-47: feds
A US-born woman whose family was just repatriated from Syria is accused of completing ISIS training -- including how to fire an AK-47 assault rifle -- when she was just...
Jewish teacher sues DOE over antisemitism at NYC high school, shares abhorrent email: 'All Jews need to be exterminated'
A Jewish teacher at a Brooklyn high school laid bare in a new lawsuit the alleged antisemitism by students that officials allowed to run rampant, a new suit alleges.
Crew of NY specs offenders uses stolen bank accounts to buy thousands worth of eyeglasses: feds
A crew of Big Apple gangbangers were using phony credit card accounts to buy thousands of dollars worth of high-end eyeglasses and reselling them for a profit, Brooklyn federal prosecutors...
Reputed Genovese mobster has ‘no regrets’ about viral punch of NYC restaurateur: lawyer
“What would Jerry McMahon do? Knock him flat out."
El Chapo’s desperate pleas for more supermax prison visits, calls with wife, daughters rejected
A judge has rejected the pleas by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán for more contact with his wife and kids -- telling the him to take it up with prison.
FDNY skipper in fatal boat crash quietly retires with beefed-up, tax-free disability pension worth at least $110K annually
The pilot of the FDNY fireboat in a collision that killed a visiting Belgian firefighter has quietly retired on a boosted, three-quarter disability pension worth six figures, The Post has...
Vanity Fair writer kicked off jury in murder trial for social media post on 'hot FBI agent'
Cai wrote in a now-deleted X post on Monday: “didn’t get to see the eclipse bc I’m on federal jury duty but I did get to look at a hot...
OneTaste isn't an 'orgasm' sex cult — but a 'wellness' company like SoulCycle & Crossfit, attorney claims despite grooming allegations
Alleged "orgasm cult" OneTaste is actually just a "wellness" company like SoulCycle and Crossfit, an attorney for the controversial group's glamorous founder argued in Brooklyn federal court Thursday. Lawyer Julia...
NYPD cop once accused of spying for China fights to get his job back after firing
Former NYPD cop Baimadajie Angwang was accused of spying for China until the feds abruptly dropped the case against him -- but it still cost him his job, and now...
Chinese billionaire film mogul admits funneling illegal donations to NY pols, including Mayor Adams
A Chinese Billionaire admitted Monday to his role in a scheme to funnel straw donations reportedly to Mayor Adams and a New York congressman, without their knowledge.
Scammer targets George Santos, Danny Masterson as fake prosecutor that could dump their cases -- for cash: feds
George Santos, Danny Masterson and other disgraced public figures were targeted by a Texas scammer who posed as a prosecutor and suggested he could help get their cases tossed.
Jam Master Jay’s godson, childhood friend found guilty two decades after Run-DMC co-founder’s murder: ‘Greed and revenge’
Ronald Washington, 59, and Karl Jordan Jr., 40, were found guilty by a Brooklyn federal jury of murdering the 37-year-old Jason Mizell inside his Queens music studio in what prosecutors...
Jam Master Jay’s chilling final moments before fatal shooting revealed in haunting testimony at murder trial
The pioneering DJ for Run DMC -- whose real name was Jason Mizell -- died in what prosecutors said was a revenge killing after he became tied up in dealing...
Queens couple claims JetBlue bounced them from flight because they are Orthodox Jews in $40M lawsuit
A Queens couple contends their family was unfairly targeted and bounced from a Feb. 2021 flight from Aruba to JFK Airport because they are Orthodox Jews, according to a federal...
Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay was celebrating 50 Cent’s first record deal just one day before 2002 murder, slain DJ’s cousin says
Hip-hop pioneer Jam Master Jay was celebrating 50 Cent's new record deal just a day before he was murdered in what prosecutors say was a revenge hit, according to court...
Two men to stand trial in Brooklyn for cold case murder of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay
Ronald Washington, 59, and Karl Jordan, 40, face murder and narcotics trafficking charges after they were arrested in 2020 for the chilling, execution-style killing at Mizell's 24/7 Studio on Merrick...
Colombo underboss 'The Claw' catches break after attorneys argue he's too old, sick for long jail sentence
A reputed Colombo Crime Family underboss caught a break from a Brooklyn federal judge Monday — after his attorneys argued that he’s too old and sick to receive a lengthy...