Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe today announced that Dr. Hiten Lakhani (DOB 03/10/68) of 16 Pepperidge Drive, New City, New York has been convicted after a jury trial of: One count of Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree, a class “A” Misdemeanor District Attorney Zugibe said, “As a doctor, the defendant was keenly […]
Rockland County Office for the Aging (RCOFA) announced its next Senior Law Day, which will take place on Friday, April 20 at Dominican College in Orangeburg, NY. This event is the third iteration of this important two-hour program which is presented in partnership with Legal Services of the Hudson Valley. Senior Law Day is free to the public, […]
DA’S PRESS RELEASE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe this week announced that 34-year-old Eduardo Najera of Spring Valley was sentenced to 14 years in state prison and 20 years post-release supervision on his March 6, 2017 guilty plea to one count of rape in the first degree, a class “B” felony in connection with the repeated […]
Rockland County D.A.: Narcotics business linked to Puerto Rico BY BILL DEMAREST HAVERSTRAW – Tips from local residents fed up with open-air drug dealing in their neighborhood led to an investigation that has broken an alleged family-run cocaine ring that used the barbershop “Fine Line” as its base of operations, according to Rockland County District […]
Perps allegedly turned food stamps into money stamps BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe announced on Tuesday that 26 defendants were being charged with defrauding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) out of tens of thousands of dollars in food stamp benefits. “It appears that every time we look […]
BY MARIA MIRAKAJ BROWNSELL After the recent FBI investigation and arrest of Joseph J. Savino, Clarkstown residents have expressed many concerns to the town board. Although many questions came after the arrest, residents remind the town board of all those questions that came over a year ago. “I and other residents on several members of […]