Councilwoman Margaret Chin wants to criminalize purchase of counterfeit goods Hunting for a bargain handbag on Canal Street would be a risky endeavor if a bill proposed by a Manhattan councilwoman is approved. Councilwoman Margaret Chin has submitted a bill that would make it a Class A misdemeanor to purchase counterfeit merchandise, meaning that someone […]
DA’s Press Release Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe announced Monday that a total of $329,504 in grant money has been obtained from the United States Department of Justice to help plan and implement the county’s newly created misdemeanor drug court. “Under the grants, we have been able to launch and support our misdemeanor […]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on Monday announced an agreement on legislation to strengthen New York’s domestic violence laws. The agreement includes a series of measures to protect victims of domestic violence and crack down on repeat offenders. Provisions in the bill include increasing the penalty […]
BY MICHAEL CAHILL Aims to thwart addicts’ descent into felonious lifestyle County of Rockland and Village of Spring Valley officials announced Tuesday at the Spring Valley Courthouse the creation of the Rockland County Misdemeanor Drug Court Program. Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe joined Mayor of Spring Valley Normaie Jasmin, Judge Charles Apotheker, and Judge […]