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Via Brooklyn Eagle — Heights PressInside the courtroom: Frank Carone pleads not guilty in Brooklyn federal court
Former mayoral chief of staff Frank Carone pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn federal court Wednesday to charges of bribery and money laundering involving a 2022 emergency shelter contract.
· 2 months agonewspoliticsfrank carone- Via Brooklyn Eagle — Heights Press
Bronx man indicted for hate crime, assault targeting gay victim on Brooklyn subway
Yeshayahuw Carraway was arraigned on Wednesday before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun on a five-count indictment.
· 3 months agonewssubway safetyhate crimes
Via Brooklyn Eagle — Heights PressEvidence piles up against ex-Knick Chauncey Billups in $9.5M poker fraud case
Former New York Knick Chauncey Billups appeared in Downtown Brooklyn federal court Thursday as prosecutors revealed massive evidence in a $9.5 million high-stakes poker fraud case.
· 3 months agonewssportsdowntown brooklyn federal court
Via Brooklyn Eagle — Heights PressNeo-Nazi leader gets 15 years for recruiting violent attacks, including a Santa poison plot
Michail Chkhikvishvili, leader of an international neo-Nazi group, was sentenced in Downtown Brooklyn to 15 years in prison for plotting violent attacks against Jewish communities and racial minorities.
· 4 months agobrooklyn federal courthate crimespublic safety
Via Brooklyn Eagle — Heights PressJury convicts man accused of running secret Chinese spy outpost in New York City
A jury in Brooklyn federal court convicted Lu Jianwang of acting as an illegal agent for China and obstructing justice for his role in establishing a secret police outpost in Manhattan.
Via Brooklyn Eagle — Heights PressBody found floating in East River off Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 5
Authorities are investigating after the body of an unidentified man was discovered floating in the East River near Brooklyn Bridge Park on Friday morning.
· 4 months agobrooklyn bridge parkpier 5east river