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1 month ago | nbcnewyork.com | Jonathan Dienst |Courtney Copenhagen

New York City is planning to host a ticker-tape parade up the Canyon of Heroes to thank and honor post-9/11 servicemembers and their families. Mayor Eric Adams is set to announce the planned celebration to commemorate the service and sacrifice of military members who fought in Afghanistan, Iraq and those who helped to fight Al Qaeda and Isis-linked terrorists overseas.

1 month ago | nbcphiladelphia.com | Jonathan Dienst |Courtney Copenhagen

Two defendants accused of bribing former Sen. Bob Menendez with cash and gold bars have reported to federal prison. Businessman Wael Hana and developer Fred Daibes surrendered to FCI Fairton in south New Jersey Monday morning. Daibes and Hana were convicted along with Menendez in July on 16 counts.  A third businessman, Jose Uribe, pleaded guilty and testified against his co-conspirators in the wide-ranging bribe scheme.

1 month ago | nbcnewyork.com | Jonathan Dienst |Courtney Copenhagen

Fred Daibes, the man convicted of bribing Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) with gold bars and cash, surrendered to the authorities Monday to begin his eight-year prison sentence. He'll be housed at FCI Fairton, the same New Jersey prison as another Menendez co-defendant, Wael Hana. Menendez is expected to surrender to FCI Schuylkill in Minersville, Pennsylvania, in mid-June to begin serving his 11-year sentence. He resigned from the Senate last August following his conviction.

1 month ago | telemundo47.com | Jonathan Dienst |Courtney Copenhagen

NUEVA YORK -- Agentes de la Administración para el Control de Drogas (DEA) allanaron lo que, según afirmaron, era una "granja ilegal de marihuana" en el norte del estado de Nueva York, que presuntamente abastecía de droga a tiendas ilegales en toda la Ciudad de Nueva York. Se descubrieron casi 30,000 plantas de marihuana en la propiedad ubicada en Walworth, cerca de Rochester, que incluía invernaderos para la presunta operación de cultivo, según informaron las autoridades.

1 month ago | nbcnewyork.com | Jonathan Dienst |Courtney Copenhagen

Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) raided what they said was an illegal "marijuana farm" in upstate New York that was allegedly supplying the drug to illegal smoke shops across New York City. Nearly 30,000 marijuana plants were discovered on the property in Walworth, near Rochester, which included greenhouses for the alleged cultivation operation, officials said.