President Donald Trump would have us believe that crime has reached epidemic proportions and is related to so-called sanctuary cities (a term that has no definition and is therefore of limited value anyway). Neither view is right. Now, a substantial ...

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Law enforcement officials are frustrated in their efforts to bring killers and other criminals to justice because witnesses are reluctant to speak up. A culture of anti-snitching has become so prevalent that Sen. Charles E. Schumer is sponsoring legislation that, ...

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ATLANTA — Prosecutors are forced to ignore misdemeanor violations to pursue more serious crimes. Judges are delaying trials to cope with layoffs and strained staffing levels. And in some cases, those charged with violent crimes, even murder, are set free because caseloads are too heavy to ensure they receive a speedy trial.

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Michael Israel, 37, of Rochester, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Charles J, Siragusa to two years in prison and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine after pleading guilty to making false claims and false impersonation of a United ...

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More than 2,000 people were charged in the first 15 weeks of the state’s new law that singles out strangulation as a specific crime. Figures from Nov. 11, 2010 (when the law took effect) until Feb. 22 were released last week by the state Division of Criminal Justice Services.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire collector and yachtsman William Koch has lost a lawsuit against Christie’s alleging the auction house had sold vintage wine it knew was counterfeit. A federal judge in New York threw out the case. She ruled that the statute of limitations had run out....

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ALBANY (AP) — New York officials say seven tax preparers have been accused of filing fraudulent tax documents for clients while 14 people face charges for repeated failures to file returns...

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NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) — An underage girl whose encounter with former football star Lawrence Taylor led to his conviction for sex crimes says he should have been sent to jail. The girl, now 17, spoke to the media after Taylor was sentenced Tuesday to six years on probation for sexual misconduct and patronizing an underage prostitute...

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Jonathan Etienne, 23, of Rochester, has pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan W. Feldman to theft of public money...

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Two people in Monroe County are facing charges under a new domestic violence law that singles out strangulation as a specific crime. Less than a week after the law went into effect, Greece Police collared the first arrest in Monroe County ...

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One of the biggest detriments to criminal offenders’ successful reentry into society is the amount of debt imposed on them through state fees or other fines related to their crime. The issue is examined in a recent report ...

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NEW YORK CITY — Hours after winning the Democratic nomination for New York attorney general Tuesday night, state Sen. Eric Schneiderman challenged his Republican opponent, Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan, to a debate how to crack down on crimes in financial markets.

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