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The Brooklyn Supreme Court, Criminal Term, at 320 Jay St. Eagle file photo by Rob Abruzzese

Prosecutors say Gravesend landlord exploited immigrants in rental scam

December 17 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

A Gravesend woman has been indicted on charges of grand larceny and...

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December 11 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Probation and imprisonment in a robbery, vacate a mandatory surcharge in a...

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City employee indicted for allegedly stealing $624,000 in pension funds

November 20 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

A Brooklyn man has been indicted for allegedly stealing $624,000 from...

Attorney General Letitia James announced that Frank Whittaker and Christine Ellsworth, a father-daughter duo, have been arrested and charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing over $280,000 from a 92-year-old woman in Ulster County, using the funds for personal luxuries, including a new truck and gambling at casinos. Photo: Brittainy Newman/AP

Father and daughter duo charged in elderly fraud scheme

August 13 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

A father and daughter have been arrested and charged with grand larceny...

Attorney General Letitia James announced the conviction and sentencing of Marcus Wilcher for his role in a deed theft ring. AP photo by Bebeto Matthews

Attorney General James announces conviction in major deed theft case

July 15 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Attorney General Letitia James announced the conviction and sentencing of Marcus Wilcher...

SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, the institution at the heart of the alleged $1.5 million scam by former Chairman of Emergency Medicine Dr. Michael Lucchesi. Photo courtesy of SUNY

Michael Lucchesi, former chairman of emergency medicine at SUNY Downstate, charged with allegedly stealing almost $1.5M

July 10 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Dr. Michael Lucchesi, 66, the former chairman of Emergency Medicine at SUNY...

Brooklyn man sentenced to eight years for burglary at historic Gargiulo’s restaurant in Coney Island

April 24 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

A Brooklyn man, Luis Mercado, 34, has been sentenced to up to...

District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, seen here, announced the indictment of a Long Island man charged with a $305,000 plumbing fraud.Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle

Long Island Man indicted for $305,000 plumbing fraud in Brooklyn

February 29 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the indictment on Tuesday of Amedeo...

To combat rising crime, we must stop the ‘How Many Stops Act’ and start legislating with common sense

January 19 | Joey Saban

Our communities are facing alarming spikes in violent crimes — a 6.3...

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    The “barge” part of Bargemusic — Brooklyn’ The “barge” part of Bargemusic — Brooklyn’s iconic floating concert hall — is no more.  On Monday, the rusting 19th-century barge was towed from its slip at Fulton Ferry Landing near the Brooklyn Bridge, to meet its end at a shipyard in Staten Island. More than 5,000 concerts — mostly classical, with American contemporary and jazz mixed in — had been performed inside the cozy, wood-paneled hall with its red-brick fireplace, delighting music lovers and launching musical careers since 1977. Read more at the link in bio. Eagle photos by Mary Frost
    The co-founder of the Bed-Stuy aquarium, a makeshi The co-founder of the Bed-Stuy aquarium, a makeshift goldfish pond that went viral, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Jan. 3, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced. Hajj Lovick, 48, was convicted last month of second-degree attempted murder for opening fire outside Lover’s Rock, a neighborhood bar, and striking a 51-year-old man in the leg early in the morning on June 15, 2023. Read more at the link in bio. AP Photo/Pamela Smith
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