Tag: staten_island
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Media Monitor: CAIR Welcomes Repeal of Anti-Muslim Resolution, Hate Crime Charges in Separate Cases
CAIR is reporting that an Illinois county board rescinded an anti-Muslim resolution, that a hate crime charge was filed in a Denver park attack, and that anti-Islam vandalism hit Staten Island campaign signs.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementSocial IssuesState GovernmentsLegalElection CAIRLa Salle County BoardAhmed RehabDenverStaten Islandhate crimeIslamophobia
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Leader of Gorilla Stone Mafia Receives Life Sentence for Double Murder
John Pena, leader of the Gorilla Stone Mafia, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for two gang-related murders on Staten Island, following his conviction for racketeering and other charges.
Law EnforcementConflictPolitics and GovernmentLegalFederal GovernmentSocial Issues John PenaGorilla Stone MafiaStaten IslandMurderGangsLife ImprisonmentDrug TraffickingFBI
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New York Business Owner Sentenced for Laundering Health Care Fraud Proceeds
Elnar Zarbailov, a New York business owner, received a 37-month prison sentence for laundering nearly $1.5 million in health care fraud proceeds for a transnational criminal organization, part of a multi-billion-dollar scheme.
Law EnforcementBusinessHealthWorldLegalEconomyFederal GovernmentFinancial Markets Elnar ZarbailovMoney LaunderingHealth Care FraudTransnational Criminal OrganizationStaten IslandFBIDepartment of Justice
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Three Staten Island Men Plead Guilty to Bribing Juror
Afrim Kupa and two other Staten Island men have pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice after attempting to bribe a juror to secure a not-guilty verdict in an Eastern District of New York criminal trial.
Law EnforcementPolitics and GovernmentLegalFederal GovernmentState Governments Afrim KupaStaten IslandEastern District of New YorkObstruction of JusticeBriberyCrimeFBI