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Ethics
Albany, NY
News
NY State Employee Bagged Louis Vuitton, Michael Kors Gifts From Underling: Ethics Probe
A state employee received nearly $2,500 worth of illegal gifts, including Michael Kors and Louis Vuitton handbags, from one of her subordinates, according to a state investigation released Monday, March 9. Lolita Davis, who remains employed at the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, was suspended without pay during the probe last year and lost nearly $20,000 in pay, according to settlement documents. She was also demoted and prevented from seeking a future supervisor role. The illegal gifting began in February 2024, when the subordinate employee gave Davis a Michael Kors bag …
Arlington, VA
News
Retired Navy Admiral Headed To Prison After Swapping Contracts For Cushy Job: Feds
A retired US Navy admiral who once commanded operations across Europe, Russia, and Africa is heading to prison in connection with a federal bribery case. Admiral Robert Burke, 62, of Coconut Creek, FL, was convicted on Monday, May 19, in Washington, DC, after a five-day trial, the US Attorney’s Office said. On Tuesday, Sept. 16, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced that Burke has been sentenced to 72 months in prison for accepting future employment at a government vendor in exchange for awarding that company a government contract. "Integrity — not cash — is the currency of public servi…
White Plains, NY
Lifestyle
Here's Why Shoppers Turn Into 'Product Detectives'
From the coffee maker to the checkout line, more Americans are hitting pause before they choose. In findings released Tuesday, Sept. 2, a national survey of 2,000 US adults by Talker Research for Traditional Medicinals explores how often people second-guess daily choices and why shopping aisles can feel like obstacle courses. The study reports the average person makes about 50 decisions a day and second-guesses a large share of them. One in eight describe themselves as heavy overthinkers who scrutinize nearly every choice. Roughly one quarter say simple decisions often feel stressful…
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Deputy Threatens Tickets Over Lack Of Sex In Viral Video: 'Didn't Get Cracked Last Night'
A Houston deputy is under investigation after posting a video suggesting that she would ticket "everyone" because she didn't have sex the previous night, according to reports. The now-deleted video was posted by TikTok user @ms.escaleraaa and showed the Harris County, Texas, deputy appearing to write in a notepad while in uniform. Her badges were blurred, but her nametag remained visible. The caption on the video said, "Didn't get cracked last night so everyone is getting a ticket." While the deputy hasn't been formally named, the Houston Chronicle identified her as Jennifer Escalera,…
Foxborough, MA
News
Astronomer HR Chief Resigns After Viral Kiss Cam Moment At Coldplay Concert
The human resources chief at the center of a viral video from a Coldplay show has left her position. Astronomer has removed the biography of former chief people officer Kristin Cabot from its website. Cabot and the artificial intelligence firm's former CEO, Andy Byron, were shown cuddling on the "kiss cam" at the concert in Foxboro, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, July 16. A spokesperson confirmed Cabot's resignation to ABC News. "Kristin Cabot is no longer with Astronomer," spokesperson Taylor Jones said in a brief statement. "She has resigned." Byron, a married man, and Cabot were spotted …
Kensington, MD
Traffic
USPS Truck Hits, Kills Woman In Kensington—Police Slam Video Leaked Online (
Updated
)
A woman died after she was hit by a United States Postal Service truck in Maryland — and now, police are calling out the unauthorized release of disturbing footage that showed the crash online before the victim’s family was even notified. The fatal collision happened around 10:40 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Plyers Mill Road in Kensington, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Officers from the 2nd District were called to the scene for a report of a pedestrian-involved crash. Investigators said 64-year-old Mairi Nicola M…
Fairfield, CT
Politics
'Tool For Bribery': Sens. Blumenthal, Warren Want Rules For Trump’s Presidential Library Fund
Two high-ranking Senate Democrats have introduced legislation to tighten the rules for how sitting presidents raise and use donations for their presidential libraries, citing practices linked to President Donald Trump. Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren are backing the bill alongside Reps. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), according to CBS News. “Donald Trump is using his presidential library as a tool for bribery while he is still in office,” Warren told CBS. She added, “Many of the donations to Trump's …
Hicksville, NY
Business
Salesman's 'Crazy' Tactic To Lure LI Woman Outside Sparks Outrage: 'I'm Still Pissed' (
Video
)
A Long Island woman is putting a pest control company on blast after one of its salesmen used a disturbing tactic in an effort to lure her outside. In a now-viral TikTok video, the woman recounted how a door-to-door salesman from Ecoshield Pest Solutions in Hicksville stopped by her home in late May. A doorbell camera captured her repeatedly telling the man she’s not interested as he continues to stand firmly on her front lawn. He lingers, then suddenly says, “I was just gonna let you know your dog got out.” When she immediately replies that her dog didn’t get out, the man gestures toward …
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Ex-Harvard Morgue Manager Pleads Guilty In Gruesome Human Remains Trafficking Case
A former manager at the Harvard Medical School morgue has admitted to stealing and selling human body parts — including brains and faces — in a scheme that reached Pennsylvania and shocked communities nationwide. Cedric Lodge, 57, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, pled guilty in federal court to interstate transport of stolen human remains, the US Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said. Prosecutors say he worked at Harvard’s morgue from 2018 through March 2020, where he secretly took body parts from cadavers that had been donated for scientific study. According to investigators, L…
Arlington, VA
News
Retired Navy Admiral Convicted In $500K Federal Bribery Scheme, DOJ Says
A retired US Navy admiral who once commanded operations across Europe, Russia, and Africa is now facing prison time after being found guilty in a federal bribery case, officials announced. Admiral Robert Burke, 62, of Coconut Creek, FL, was convicted on Monday, May 19, in Washington, DC, after a five-day trial, the US Attorney’s Office said. Federal prosecutors say Burke abused his rank as a four-star admiral to steer a $355,000 Navy contract to a private company in exchange for a $500,000-a-year job with stock options after he retired. Burke, who retired in 2022, was found guilty of consp…
Hyde Park, NY
News
Man Admits Grabbing Resident By Testicles At Autism Center In Hyde Park: DA
A man has learned his fate after admitting to physically abusing two disabled adults while working at a center for autism in Dutchess County, prosecutors announced. Garnet Collins, of Poughkeepsie, was sentenced to one to three years in prison after pleading guilty in January to first-degree endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, May 7. The abuse took place at the Anderson Center for Autism in Hyde Park on June 5 and June 12, 2024, where Collins was responsible for the care of two …
Hoboken, NJ
Police & Fire
From Council Chambers To Nightclubs: Familiar NJ Faces Among 39 Charged In Mob Gambling Ring
The general manager of a Hoboken nightclub. The father of a prominent Paramus wrestler who was killed in a car crash. A Prospect Park councilman. It wasn't just mobsters among the 39 people arrested for their alleged roles in an underground gambling empire run by the members of the Lucchese Crime Family. It was familiar faces in the community. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced the arrests on Friday, April 11, following multi-agency raids at 12 locations across northern New Jersey earlier in the week. Among the sites: Four poker clubs operating out of Totowa, Garfield, an…
Cape May, NJ
News
Lucchese Mob Ran Illegal Gambling Ring Across NJ; 39 Arrested Including Councilman: AG
A two-year investigation into an underground gambling empire allegedly run by members of the Lucchese Crime Family has led to charges against 39 individuals, including mob leaders, poker club managers, sportsbook agents — and even a sitting Prospect Park councilman, authorities said. Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced the takedown on Friday, April 11, following multi-agency raids at 12 locations across northern New Jersey earlier in the week. Among the sites: four poker clubs operating out of Totowa, Garfield, and Woodland Park, including two hidden behind functioning restaurants,…
Harrisburg, PA
Politics
PA Lawmaker Pushes Suicide Bill, While Backing Death Penalty Repeal
A Pennsylvania bill to legalize medically assisted suicide was introduced on Friday, March 21, the third Jumu’ah of Ramadan, with Rep. Tarik Khan, listed as a co-sponsor — despite the practice being explicitly forbidden in his faith. The “Compassionate Aid in Dying” legislation was introduced by Rep. Carol Hill-Evans (D-York) and co-sponsored by Khan (D-Philadelphia) and several other progressive Democrats. It would allow terminally ill Pennsylvanians with less than six months to live to request life-ending prescriptions under a model similar to Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act. Advocates ca…
Mansfield-Storrs, CT
Police & Fire
State Senators Demand Probe After UConn Prof Accused Of Misusing $58K On Luxury Trips
State lawmakers are demanding answers after a University of Connecticut report and state warrant revealed a professor misused school resources to fund several high-cost trips for her and her family Sherry Zane, a professor-in-residence of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, is accused of misappropriating $58,000 over 187 travel days across 19 trips from June 2021 to December 2023, according to police. UConn authorities said Zane provided doctored receipts to justify the expenses. She was placed on leave in November. A joint statement from state Republican Sens. Rob Sampson, Henri Marti…
Hackensack, NJ
News
TikToking Bergen County Superior Court Judge Suspended
One of New Jersey's top judges has been suspended without pay over his TikTok accounts. A formal complaint by the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct was filed last year against Bergen County Superior Court Judge Gary N. Wilcox. The complaint cites Wilcox's 40 since-deleted videos posted under the pseudonym "Sal Tortorella" from April 2021 to March 2023. The complaint says that Wilcox recorded several TikTok videos in his chambers, including songs that contained profanity, graphic sexual references to female and male body parts, and/or racist terms. In o…
Middletown, NJ
Politics
Reporter From Middletown On Leave Over Alleged Personal Relationship With RFK Jr.
A prominent writer for New York Magazine and New Jersey native was placed on leave after engaging in a relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who recently ended his independent presidential campaign. Olivia Nuzzi, who was raised in Middletown and attended Middletown High School, is believed to have started her relationship with Kennedy after writing a profile on him in November 2023, the Washington Post says citing a vague memo to staff from David Haskell. “We learned about the personal nature of Olivia’s relationship a few days ago,” editor David Haskell wrote in the memo. “She told …
Arlington, VA
News
County Camera Zooms In On Reporter At Scene Of Arlington Water Main Repair: Reports
An investigation is apparently under way in Arlington into apparent misuse of a county camera. Fox5 had been watching Arlington County's camera system to observe repair work at the scene of a ruptured 16-inch pipe at South Walter Reed Drive, just north of South Four Mile Run Drive, last Friday, June 7, when employees notice something awry. One of the camera operators zoomed into a WDVM/DC News Now reporter at the scene, according to Fox5 and the reporter's employer. A county spokesperson issued the following statement to Daily Voice: Arlington County staff from multiple departments u…
Lewisboro, NY
News
Westchester Assistant Health Commissioner From South Salem Files False Financial Disclosure: DA
A Westchester County Department of Health Assistant Commissioner faces criminal charges after failing to disclose over $95,000 in income to the county's Board of Ethics, officials announced. South Salem resident Peter DeLucia, age 54, was arrested on Wednesday, March 20, and charged with three felony counts, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced. According to the DA's Office, as part of his job with the county, DeLucia was required to file Annual Statements of Financial Disclosure with the Westchester County Board of Ethics that disclosed the source and…
Massapequa, NY
Politics
Election Date Set To Fill George Santos' Vacant House Seat
Nearly three-quarters of a million New Yorkers will go unrepresented in Congress for months following former Rep. George Santos’ expulsion from office. A special election to fill the 3rd District seat – representing parts of Nassau County and Queens – won't be held until Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, according to a proclamation from Gov. Kathy Hochul. “As Governor, I have the solemn responsibility to call a special election to ensure the voters of Long Island and Queens once again have representation in Congress,” Hochul said. Earlier Report: US House Expels Nassau Rep. George Santos In …
White Plains, NY
News
Staffer Fired For Meeting With Teen Girl Leads To 'Witch Hunt,' Westchester BOL Chair Says
The Chair of the Westchester County Board of Legislators is responding to calls for her resignation after a county staffer was fired for attempting to meet up with a 14-year-old girl. The former legislative staffer, identified as Anand Singh, was fired on Thursday, April 13 after a video surfaced of him allegedly driving hours to try and meet up with a 14-year-old girl, according to the Westchester County Board of Legislators. The incident is now under investigation by the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, Board of Legislators Chair Catherine Borgia said in a statement on Tuesday, April 18. …
Brentwood, NY
News
Cuomo Ordered To Return More Than $5M From
Covid-
19 Leadership Book
Embattled former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is going down swinging after an ethics commission ordered him to pay back proceeds that he made writing his book about COVID-19 leadership during the pandemic. The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has voted to require Cuomo to return proceeds from his book “American Crisis,” for which he was paid more than $5 million by his publisher. Cuomo has come under fire for “American Crisis,” first for penning it during the peak of the pandemic when the state was struggling, and later when it was determined by the New York Assembly that he misused…
Brentwood, NY
Politics
Covid-
19: Schools Must Require Vaccines For All Personnel, Hochul Says
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out plans for her administration’s first days in office during her inaugural address after succeeding Andrew Cuomo in Albany. In her first address as governor, delivered on Tuesday, Aug. 24, Hochul addressed getting all school personnel vaccinated for COVID-19, improving the vaccination rate in the state, and getting New Yorkers back to work as the battle with the Delta variant of the virus rages. Related story - COVID-19: Info On Masks Among Students, Vaccines For School Personnel Outlined By Hochul “To the New Yorkers who are yet to meet me, I’ll …
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Board Of Ethics Chair In Westchester Facing Charges After Allegedly Attempting To Coerce Rival
A lawyer who chairs the Board of Ethics of one of Westchester’s largest municipalities is facing charges for allegedly attempting to coerce and threaten a potential political opponent, the District Attorney announced. Gregory Cannata, a lawyer in Mount Vernon who is the chair of the city Board of Ethics, who had hoped to make a Democratic primary run for City Council in June has been arrested and charged with attempted coercion after threatening a political opponent who challenged signatures on his nominating petitions. Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah said that the complai…
Newark, NJ
News
Judge In Essex Who Said 'Men Are In Control' Calls Remark 'Misguided'
A municipal court judge who sits in East Orange part-time and is an acting judge in Newark admitted Monday that comments he made to a defendant facing domestic violence charges were inappropriate, the Associated Press reported. In October, the state Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct posted the complaint against Judge Steven Brister alleging a breach of conduct. In February, Brister told the defendant that he can't go at women "like Mike Tyson" and "at best"the defendant should treat women "as if you're holding a feather, just to let them know you're the…
Englewood, NJ
Lifestyle
Poll
: Would You Try To Help Your Child Out Of Legal Trouble?
Caren Z. Turner admits in her public statement issued Wednesday that she let her emotions get the best of her while attempting to help her children out of a traffic violation Easter weekend. Some people say the fact that she interjected herself alone was out of line while others maintain they would have tried to help their own kids had they been in a similar situation. What would you do? Vote below or read on if you are unfamiliar with the story. Last month, Port Authority Commissioner and Tenafly mom Turner showed up at the scene of a traffic stop -- her daughter a backseat passenger. The…
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Watch
: Dashcam Captures NY Port Authority Commissioner Cursing Out Police
Video footage of former Port Authority New York Police Commissioner Caren Z. Turner cursing out two New Jersey police officers during a traffic stop involving her daughter surfaced just days after she resigned from the agency. The more than eight-minute video released by the Tenafly, N.J. Police Department shows the agency's former ethics chair berating the pair of police officers, who are being praised for their professionalism. Turner finally addressed the incident Wednesday, releasing a statement apologizing for her tone and emotions but denying that she violated the Port Authority Code …
Mount Vernon, NY
News
Report: Mount Vernon Mayor Violated State Education Laws As School Trustee
The hits reportedly keep on coming for embattled Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas, who is facing corruption charges and has now been accused of collecting more than $100,000 as a trustee for a city charter school, according to a lohud report released Thursday. Earlier this month, Thomas - who replaced former Mayor Ernest Davis, who pleaded guilty to federal charges against him during his tenure in office - was charged with multiple felonies by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who alleges he used tens of thousands of dollars in campaign funds as a “personal piggy bank.” Thomas h…
