Jonathan Dienst

2 weeks ago | nbcnewyork.com | Jonathan Dienst

More criminal charges have been filed against Paterson City Council President Alex Mendez in connection with an alleged voter fraud scheme dating the May 2020 election. Mendez and his wife face new charges in the 20-count superseding indictment including attempts to tamper with a witness to the alleged ballot stuffing scheme.

2 weeks ago | nbcnewyork.com | Jonathan Dienst |Courtney Copenhagen

Four men are charged with stealing checks from the mail and cashing in more than $50 million after changing the names and dollar amounts written on those checks, federal prosecutors said. The four men allegedly deposited the altered checks at banks using the altered names and dollar amounts on the once legitimate checks. Other stolen checks were sold on a messaging platform dubbed “White House Vibez," U.S. Postal Inspectors said.

2 weeks ago | nbcnewyork.com | Courtney Copenhagen |Jonathan Dienst |Marc Santia

The suspect accused of stealing a pricey handbag from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Washington, D.C., was also arrested for a similar theft in New York City earlier in the year, according to law enforcement sources. Mario Bustamante Leiva was arrested in NYC on March 2 after a man reported to NYPD that his bag — with his wallet inside — had been stolen from under the table where he was dining at a restaurant in Times Square, sources told NBC New York.

2 weeks ago | telemundo47.com | Marc Santia |Jonathan Dienst

NUEVA YORK -- El presunto pistolero que, según la policía, mató a una abuela de Harlem de 61 años, alcanzada por una bala perdida la semana pasada mientras corría a ver cómo estaba su nieto, se ha entregado. Ricky Shelby se entregó a las autoridades en el Tribunal Penal de Manhattan el lunes por la mañana, según informó su abogado, Alberto Ebanks, a nuestra cadena hermana NBC New York.

2 weeks ago | nbcnewyork.com | Marc Santia |Jonathan Dienst

The alleged triggerman responsible for killing a 61-year-old Harlem grandmother struck by a stray bullet last week as she rushed to check on her grandson has turned himself into police, his attorney said Monday. Ricky Shelby surrendered to authorities at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on Monday morning, attorney Alberto Ebanks told NBC New York.