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• Westchester County Grand Jury to Decide Ex-Cop Pileggi's Fate

  A Westchester County Grand Jury will be convened soon to determine whether there is enough evidence to indict former New Rochelle Police officer James Pileggi on a second degree manslaughter charge. The facts are both…

• Ex NYC Police Commissioner Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud

  Bernard Kerik, the former New York City Police Commissioner under Rudy Giuliani, pled guilty to eight felonies in federal court in White Plains on November 5, 2009. Kerik was facing potential jail time of 61…

• "Wrestler" Actor Takes Plea In White Plains Federal Court

  Scott Siegel, a 35 year old New Rochelle resident who gained notoriety last year for his role in the Oscar nominated "The Wrestler", pled guilty on October 2 to two counts of using a deadly…

• New York Illegal Weapons Possession Plea For Ex-Giant Burress

  Plaxico Burress, the 32 year old ex-New York Giant wide receiver who caught the winning touchdown pass in Super Bowl 42, pled guilty on August 20th to attempted weapons possession and will serve two years…

• Plaxico Burress Indicted By New York County Jury

  Plaxico Burress, the ex-New York Giants star wide receiver who caught the game winning pass in Super Bowl 42, was indicted on August 4th on New York gun possession charges. Burress was indicted on two…

• Ex-New York Giant Burress Testifies Before Grand Jury

  In a follow up to an article we published last December, former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress testified before a grand jury yesterday on a New York illegal weapons charge. Burress was charged…

• Extreme Speeders Emphasis For Many Westchester Courts

  In a study conducted by the Journal News and published this week, Westchester, Putnam and Rockland Counties have been targeting extreme speeders on I-684, I-87, the Palisades Interstate Parkway, and the Taconic Parkway, among others.…

• Stallworth To Serve Thirty Days In Jail For DWI Manslaughter Charge

  Donte Stallworth, the Cleveland Browns star wide receiver, began serving a 30 day jail term this week in Miami, Florida after his guilty plea to DWI manslaughter in connection with the death of 59 year…

• Putnam County Manslaughter Charge In Brewster DWI Crash

  Zacaria Conses-Garcia, the Southeast man who was behind the wheel of a Ford F350 pickup that killed a mother and daughter in Brewster on June 8th, has been charged with first degree vehicular manslaughter, a…

• New Rochelle Doctor Charged With Larceny

  Michael Palmieri, an orthopedic surgeon with offices in New Rochelle and the Bronx, was indicted last week on charges that he assisted a former Sing Sing correctional officer defraud the Workers' Compensation Board out of…