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Two men plead guilty to hacking federal law enforcement portal

June 20 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Two men plead guilty in Brooklyn’s federal court on Monday to hacking into a law enforcement portal and stealing sensitive personal information. Sagar Steven Singh, 20, from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and Nicholas Ceraolo, 26, from Queens, New York, confessed to conspiring to commit computer intrusion and aggravated identity theft in Brooklyn federal court. “The defendants […]

Earl Morgan was sentenced to 28 years to life by Judge Laura Johnson on Friday. Photo: SianStock/Adobe Stock

Brooklyn man sentenced to 28 years to life for murder in Fort Greene

June 18 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

Earl Morgan, 54, of Fort Greene, was sentenced on Friday to 28 years to life in prison for a 2020 shooting that left one man dead and another seriously injured.  Morgan was convicted of second-degree murder and first-degree assault after a jury trial in April. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Laura Johnson handed down the sentence. […]